How I Handled My Nutrition During the Craziest Month of My Life
Let’s be real. You may not actually care how my nutrition has been over the past month but my hope is that you can learn from my hectic story and apply it to your own life! So here it is.
June was the craziest month of my life. In short, I got married, went on a honeymoon, moved across the country and had a very very sick dog to the point he almost didn’t make it in the middle of it all. You could say my stress levels were fairly high and if I needed anything during that time it was good sleep and proper nutrition.
But did I get lots of sleep and did I eat all of my veggies? The short answer is no. But my mindset around it all was simple. It was this: I did the best that I could!
That’s it? Yep. Sometimes life is crazy and the best we can do is the best we can do.
Ever notice how certain seasons of your life your work is thriving but your personal life could use some work? Maybe your fitness is on point but your eating isn’t. Or maybe you’re sleeping and eating well but you’re too busy to get a workout in.
Excuses are one thing. But sometimes life just happens and things can’t be perfect and that’s OKAY.
When I was in Hawaii a few weeks ago one of our last meals was at a restaurant right on the beach and I ordered a shrimp salad with some of the freshest produce I’ve had. It was delicious. However, most of the week we were there we ate a ton of less healthy options because I thought “I’m on vacation!”. It was right after eating that delicious, colorful salad and feeling so good that I remembered just why I choose to live a healthy lifestyle and why it’s important to me to choose that even when life gets crazy.
Perhaps my next vacation I can choose to still enjoy local food but have an equal balance of foods that are going to nourish my body instead of rob it of it’s energy.
If life feels crazy to you right now, try not to let the stress of it all overwhelm you to the point where you aren’t at least trying to take good care of yourself. Perfection may not be there and that’s OKAY. But do the very best that you can and you’ll be on the path to lifelong health and longevity!
