20/09/2024
This might seem like a silly question, but I want you to take a moment and think about it.
If you’ve struggled to lose weight, with depression or anxiety, or a challenging health diagnosis and you’ve tried all the diets, read the books, listened to the podcasts, taken the pills, all the things, and you’re still struggling, it’s easy to feel hopeless and helpless and like you never will feel better.
Here’s the thing about getting better and feeling better, it’s going to look a little big differently for everyone. We all came to our current situation in a unique way and that means what it will take to get better will be unique to you.
But there are some hard and fast rules that seem to work for everyone, and that is because they’re things that our body needs in order to heal and to thrive.
Here are just a few things you can try that might get you a little bit of relief.
Regulate your circadian rhythm:
- Go to bed and get up at the same time every day
- Get outside first thing the morning for sunshine on your face and in your eyes
- Watch the sunset
- Turn off blue lights or wear blue light blocking glasses for at least 2 hours before you go to bed
Focus on eating a whole food diet:
- Center all your meals around protein, try and get at least 30 grams per meal
- Include healthy fats with your meals, things like avocado, olives, nuts, seeds, and coconut
- Eat fiber rich vegetables, these are typically the ones that grow above ground
- Reduce the amount of grains, high starch, ultra processed, and sugary foods you have each day
Move your body
- Get 3-4 workouts each week that includes resistance training
- Try and get 8-10k steps per day
- If you have a desk job, make it a goal to stand up and move around every hour
If you implement some of these tried and true practices into your daily life, you will likely start to enjoy some small wins and those small wins will propel you to keep going.
Sometimes all we need is a little bit of hope!
