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Feelings vs. Habits
You just cannot possibly get anywhere consistently without
planning. You just cannot wait until you 'feel like it' before
you get started - that approach is useful sometimes; but it
cannot bring you what you really want consistently. You have to
start doing things in spite of your feelings, rather
than waiting until you 'feel like it'.
Try Something New
Again, some may say 'I don't work like that - I have to feel
right first'. Well - changing habits is all about trying
new ways of doing things. Only then can you see if they work.
If they do - keep them up; If they don't - change them again.
You are in control - completely. But you have to try out
different approaches to life if you want your life to change
and improve. You can always change back if things don't work
out. One important key to good mental and physical health is to
develop flexibility, and not be afraid to try something
new.
Take Time to Make a Plan
It only needs to take a few minutes a day to start planning.
Just jot down half a dozen simple habits you could change. Or
six small new habits to introduce, which would improve your
health.
Here are a few suggestions for your plan:
* Drink a litre of water a day.
* Chew your food better every time you eat - as a guide,
chew
until the food is liquid.
* Cut out tea/coffee - or reduce by a specified amount.
* Cut out/reduce the amount of meat eaten.
* Cut out/reduce starchy food eaten.
* Increase the proportion of fruit/non-starchy vegetables in
your
diet - it can usefully be up to 80%!
* Have some salad with every meal.
* Have 2/3/4 pieces of fruit a day (unless fruit doesn't
suit
you, obviously).
* Stop eating BEFORE you actually feel full. Leave space in
your
stomach for digestion! You don't have to feel 'stuffed'
before
you stop!
* Don't eat when you're not hungry - do something else if
you
need to take your mind off it. Go for a run; walk around; play
a
game; have a shower; clean something!
* Take a 1/2/3 day fruit-juice fast once a month. (On these
days,
drink only fruit juice all day - it's cleansing for the
system.
Preferably, do this when you can be fairly relaxed.)
* Drink herbal teas every day.
* Drink Motherwort tea. An old herbal (book of herbs) says
"Drink
Motherwort tea and live to be a source of grief to waiting
heirs"! Motherwort has the reputation not only of being great
for women, and for the heart, but a general tonic too!
[Next: More ideas - stop work early...]
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