DAY 5 of the Breathe First Food Tune-Up: What Do You Do WHEN You Go Astray?

I say “WHEN” because at some point in time, if you’re living life, you WILL eat or drink some type of food that doesn’t serve you or lead you closer to your goals. Maybe it’s during this Food Tune-Up, or maybe it’s after this food tune-up ends. We all eat junk food now and then. And that is OK. Try to be gentle with yourself. If for some reason you happen to slip up and mindlessly give in to a craving and find yourself wearing a guilty look and orange Dorito dust all over your hands…well, just dust off your hands, forgive yourself, and get right back to your healthy eating. We all eat junky food now and then, whether it’s due to a moment of weakness or a well-thought out, conscious decision to indulge. We just have to remember to NOT GIVE UP our overarching goal. All is not lost after eating a few handfuls of Doritos. You don’t have to give up and dive headfirst into a package of Oreos at the next opportunity! You CAN just hop back on the healthy train! All you gotta do is just choose something healthy the next time you have the opportunity to make a choice! No biggie! Remember, if you give up after a little “blip”, you are choosing to go back to your unhealthy eating patterns. Are you willing to go back to unhealthy eating and suffer the consequences–weight gain, feeling sluggy, having inflammation and pain, experiencing poor digestion/elimination, not sleeping well, etc.? Be willing to move on…choose the path that will make your future self happy. Like Thomas Edison once said, “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”

Keep going! You got this!