What's Primary Food?Last week in my workshop, Weigh Less, Live More, I talked about the importance of "Primary Food." Primary food is what nourishes us beyond the plate and is really more important than what we eat. When we are nourished by primary foods, we don't rely so much on secondary food (the food that we put in our mouths). Think about when you were a kid or when one of your children were playing with friends in the neighborhood. That happily playing kid isn't running home every ten minutes for a snack. They'll go hours before they come home to eat. They usually aren't even coming home to eat, but because either they or their friends had to return home at a certain time (or it got dark.) If they're bored at home, they're complaining every few minutes that there's nothing to eat! Or think about a time when you've been really excited about a project. You aren't so worried about food. You have to remind yourself to eat. Food becomes an afterthought. Now remember a time when you weren't feeling all that great. Maybe you didn't like your job or a relationship had just ended. That's when comfort food comes in. You turn to whatever food offers you comfort, but in never really works, does it? The more primary food we give ourselves, the less we depend on secondary food. Yes, we need secondary food to nourish our bodies. But, if we are being fueled by primary food, then we can consciously pick the foods to eat that do nourish us. The four main primary foods are relationships, physical activity, spirituality, and career.Today, I'll focus on relationships, specifically friendships. Relationships with friends, family, and even our co-workers. Next week, I'll write about romantic relationships! The quality of your relationships tells a lot about the quality of your life and your health. It's important to cultivate relationships that are healthy and support our individual needs, wants and desires. It really is individual. You could be eating the perfect diet, but if you are feeling isolated and lonely, you aren't going to be to be living your best life.
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DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY!This is the first in a series of posts on how to get started in moving towards better health and well-being, but first I think the right attitude is important, or you may get frustrated and quit. Or, you'll decide changing those habits isn't really isn't very fun, or worth it, which also results in abandoning the whole idea. Do you feel like you're being told what not to do more than what to do?Do you know people who are so busy protecting themselves from anything deemed unhealthy or toxic, that they're completely stressed out?
Life has sped up and I don't know about you, but dinner, being at the end of the day, often gets less attention that tasks that happen earlier in the day. When I was a kid, somehow my mom got dinner on the table almost every night. Maybe with the exception of going out for pizza or Mexican food after Little League games when they finished late. Our family may not have been perfect, and we probably had breakfast for dinner here and there, but we did sit down together for that one meal every night. Now family life is even busier and sometimes it seems like it's more stressful to get a meal on the table. I'm sure you know the feeling of feeling tired from the day and trying to switch gears and figure out what to make for dinner. On the other hand, grabbing something to eat at a restaurant on the way home from wherever, isn't necessarily less stressful. You have to get everyone to agree on where to eat, the food doesn't come fast enough for whoever's most hungry, and then when you get the bill, it really doesn't seem like it was worth it at all. Seriously, wouldn't you rather save it for special occasions or date night without the kids! Why eat at home?
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