Guide To Understanding Yourself: Day 2

I’m so glad you found your way here. I’m even happier to be sharing this journey with you.

And now you're probably asking yourself, what journey?

This journey, well we can just call it life. Embracing it, Empowering ourselves to live it and finally Growing it to be what we envision.

Day 2: Getting Easier, But Still Not A Morning Person

Tell me in the comments how your day 1 went! I’m so excited to be sharing my journey but want to cheer you on as well.

Journey Journal Entry 8.23

Full transparency day 2 wasn’t much easier on the getting up front but I can say I successfully got up without hitting the snooze button. Progress, no matter how small. As I started to move about for the morning I was reminded of my intentions I had set for myself to consciously listen to my body. This morning my body was guiding me to understand how food choices, both needs and wants, fit into this re-discovery of me. I chose to meditate with this in mind this morning.

Here’s what spoke to me the most. Food, both good and bad, have an emotional and physical effect on the body. I need to start understanding how my body reacts to what I eat and how this plays a role in my mood which plays a role in finding myself.

Today I really listened to my body and dove into how my food choices affect me! These were my Top 5 focuses for today.

1. Cause/Effect: What foods do I eat and how do they affect me? In order to do this I knew I needed to track what I was eating because I really had no idea. I love using this daily journal as an easy way to watch my choices. Not only is it easy to use, it’s 8 weeks and incredibly inexpensive.

2. Slow and Steady: I’ve learned over the years that for me to make life long changes I need to do it slowly and stay course. There’s no way I could examine all the foods that trigger a poor mood/attitude and just cut them out. I’m choosing to prioritize the moods I want to adjust the most and work from there.

3. Listen and Understand Your Body’s Needs: I for one will always need a pick me up in the late afternoon, anyone else? The old me would immediately run for a cup of coffee or an energy drink but the new me is making better choices. Understand if it’s actual tiredness or if your body is lacking something like hydration, protein, good carbs and fuel your body with what it needs.

4. Brain Fog: Stay away from the common culprits of brain fog, this will help you make better all day choices as a result. Some of the most common brain fog foods are: sugary treats, salty snacks, and high in fat meats.

5. Power or Jump Start Breakfast: The easiest way to get derailed is to not be prepared, so I know that I sometimes slip and oversleep, no matter how hard I try. When this happens if breakfast isn’t ready for me to grab I’m most likely going to make a poor breakfast choice that will later lead to poor snack choices. In order to fix this I make sure to have a breakfast ready to go, maybe a protein shake with fruit, maybe a quick overnight oats. This is a priority for me to do the night before.

Favorite Overnight Oats Recipe

1/3c Almond Milk

1/3c Old Fashioned Rolled Oats

1tsp Chia Seeds

1/2 Banana (mashed or sliced)

Sprinkle of candied pecans (crushed)

Add all ingredients to a mason jar (any jar) and stir well. Refrigerate overnight (at least 5hrs) and enjoy in the morning! Some like to add a little extra liquid in the morning

Until tomorrow, have a wonderful and restful evening!

XOXO

Meg