Honesty…
A friend recently explained that she was on a journey of honesty. She wanted to share with me where she really was at, looking at her life without excuses, without justifications, without judgment, just accountability and honesty.
I then read a daily verse that rang even truer to that concept of honesty and it made me think about the amount of honesty in my life. Am I making excuses for things? Do I think I am doing better in areas of my life than I am? Do I think I am doing worse than I am? Where is my responsibility? Where is my accountability?
Since my entries are related to nutrition, I wanted to apply the honesty concept to that today. What did I come up with you ask?
“I stink at eating my vegetables!”
For some that know me closely, you may think, “oh yea, I knew that.” But there may be a lot that don’t know, as a personal trainers, we don’t always have it together either! There are areas of my nutrition journey that I am MUCH stronger in, but vegetables are unfortunately not one of them.
So, what do I do about it? Well…I like steps, I like processes, I like checklists!
Here comes the checklist girl in me!
1. Identify what vegetables I like and will eat. If I am feeling adventurous, choose 1-2 NEW vegetables I have not tried! But let’s not get carried away yet…
2. Identify how I like to eat those vegetables most (cooked, raw, salad, shake…etc).
3. Revisit old strategies I have used in the past to eat more vegetables. What worked then? Why am I not using those strategies now?
4. Identify 3-5 recipes that are quick and easy. (I don’t do long complicated recipes!)
5. Plan and prepare! Grocery shop for the items I like and for the recipes I will use as well as prepare (chop/slice/dice/package) them for easy use. (I've gotten lazy! This has been a struggle for me)
6. DO! ACTION!
All the planning and preparation in the world won’t help if you don’t take ACTION!
So far, my favorite recipe to use has been:
Mediterranean Salad
Sliced cucumbers, grape tomatoes, black olives, green olives, feta cheese with a homemade dressing of olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper!
NOW…the question is…what do you need to be honest about? Feel free to email me your answer for your accountability at hjones@mvhospital.net OR seek out our insightful Jennifer Saunders at jsaunders@mvhospital.net if you need help identifying your answer.
Until next time!
Hayley Jones, BS, CSCS, Pn1
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