and driving on I kept thinking about it, trying to unfold it. Why did it come to me and what did it mean? Is it just catchy, or is my subconscious trying to tell me something?
If I had to put it in other words, what would I call it? I think about it for a while, make several attempts, and in the end I come up with what it would be:
But why is it so hard to make healthier choices?
And when I say healthier, I'm not just referring to food-although the decision to start making better food choices has a positive effect on both body and mood. A well-balanced diet is the first step, to a "whole foods life". As I continue to drive and think, I reflect on my own relationship with good and bad habits, and what I learned between 20 and 40 about choices. So, somewhere about halfway home, I decide that I'll share with you what I've learned over the last 20 years. And because as a person I stand against unsolicited advice, I urge you to keep what works for you today, and completely ignore the ones you feel don't apply to you.
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- Repeat something 66 times to make it a habit. I don't say it, science says it. But whatever I've managed to adopt as a habit came after repetition, repetition, repetition. Unfortunately, bad habits stick with us easily. Or we repeat them with pleasure, "breaded" in guilt.
- Learn to say "no" more often: your time is your own and it is precious.
- Apologize sparingly and only when something inside you tells you it is necessary.
- Don't share your intentions for positive change with others: you exhaust the effort in words and rest on your laurels before you even start.
- Always start from where you are. That is, you don't have to do something first to start something else: down with procrastination! Throw Lidl wholefoods in your basket today! What are you waiting for?
- Set goals methodically, step by step, and make room for days of rest, silliness, and freedom. For example, if you decide to start running, set days and times to run from the beginning. Don't overdo it and don't increase the goal every day because you'll quickly exhaust yourself, increasing your chances of quitting.
- After the break, back to the program! And don't over-reward yourself. What if you happen to overdo it? Immediately back to the program.
- Put more water in your life - and in your wine.
- You have the right to distance yourself from toxic personalities without remorse or explanation.
- The so-called gut feeling never lies: listen to it even if what it says makes you uncomfortable.
- Don't get stuck on perfect. It doesn't exist.
- As we grow older we forget things that were innate to us as children: dream every day. Small, big, huge.
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Do you have something rich in "bright fibers" to share with us? Add it in the comments.
And don't forget to sign up every week for the free cooking seminars of Lidl Food Academy[/I], [/I]Lidl Cyprus' award-winning initiative, which has been running exclusively in our country since 2015. You can also find all the recipes of the seminars by category on the renewed Lidl Food Academy website.
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