In a few weeks I will be approaching my six month healthy eating milestone. Six months may not see like a lot of time to some…but to me six months is a great length of time. Hell six months is half a year! What inspired me to make conscious decisions about the food I ate was therapy. In therapy the more self-work I did, I was able to identify how my self-worth and perception of food was all interconnected! So…while growing through therapy and my spiritual awakening, I knew that I had to shift my eating habits. I couldn’t work on the mental/spiritual aspects without including the physical. The physical included food and exercise. Plus it was a wrap, once I learned food is a natural healer that heightens or descends our vibrational frequencies. Who doesn’t want to vibrate higher?
Currently, I am a flexitarian which means I am semi-vegetarian. When I say flexitarian the initial response I get from people is WTF! And to that I say, I am transitioning into becoming a vegetarian. In the transition process I am researching and learning more about food, to gain more confidence in my vegetarian cooking skills.
Right now my daily eating habits consist of plant based food items, fruit, and minimal complex carbs. When I do eat meat, my meat of choice is fish (lets save the fish debate for another time). I will admit, with changing my eating habits some days are challenging than others. The struggle gets real when I crave junk food, but a little portion of organic chips never hurt nobody (moderation is key). When I do crave junk food or feel tempted by old eating patterns, I am mindful by checking in with my body. A simple mindful check-in is asking;
- What am I hungry for?
- What do I currently feel?
- What do I need at this present moment?
Mindful questions are wonderful in enabling us to appropriately identify our needs. When we are mindful of what we eat it is a loving self-care practice for the body. Never in my life did I think I would make such adjustments to my diet, but now I’m flexin on em’.
Until next time…
-Peach
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