Erik
04-25-2010, 06:37 PM
(c/o Ryan Andrews)
Feeling overwhelmed by all the nutrition and fitness advice out there? Here’s an easy 4-question guide to help you hack through the jungle of “information noise”.
Question #1: What qualities do I enjoy in food?
Think about taste qualities, colours, textures, amounts, where you get it, how much you spend on it, how it’s prepared, etc.
Question #2: How do I want to look and feel?
Be specific with this one. For example:
* Do you value a lean and muscular body?
* Do you want to prevent lifestyle related diseases?
* Do you want to get out of bed every morning with lots of energy and no pain?
* Do you want the immediate stimulation from processed foods?
* Do you want to feel confident in your own skin?
Question #3: What do I value in life?
For example:
* Do you value fair trade products?
* Do you value a healthy body weight and blood pressure?
* Do you value animal welfare?
* Do you value a long life with family members?
* Do you value your career and volunteer commitments?
* Do you value competing in endurance or strength sports?
Question #4: Do my answers to the first three questions agree with each other?
These 4 questions and answers will:
* Help you figure out exactly why you are living the way you live
* Help you figure out why you choose the foods you choose each day
* Tell you why you exercise or skip it on a regular basis
* Tell you why your sleep schedule shapes up the way it does
* Help you figure out why you eat the volume of food you eat each day
A value-driven life
It’s possible to live according to our values. This is when we are living an honest life — a life with integrity. We are being true to ourselves and what we care about. We are authentic.
When we match up our values and actions, it’s hard to gripe about how life is unfair. When we know what we want, we need to achieve it, plain and simple.
If someone enjoys eating cheap food in high quantities, but they also say that they value sustainable agriculture and a healthy body, well, things aren’t matching up. They’d best do some reconciliation. Don’t you think?
Feeling overwhelmed by all the nutrition and fitness advice out there? Here’s an easy 4-question guide to help you hack through the jungle of “information noise”.
Question #1: What qualities do I enjoy in food?
Think about taste qualities, colours, textures, amounts, where you get it, how much you spend on it, how it’s prepared, etc.
Question #2: How do I want to look and feel?
Be specific with this one. For example:
* Do you value a lean and muscular body?
* Do you want to prevent lifestyle related diseases?
* Do you want to get out of bed every morning with lots of energy and no pain?
* Do you want the immediate stimulation from processed foods?
* Do you want to feel confident in your own skin?
Question #3: What do I value in life?
For example:
* Do you value fair trade products?
* Do you value a healthy body weight and blood pressure?
* Do you value animal welfare?
* Do you value a long life with family members?
* Do you value your career and volunteer commitments?
* Do you value competing in endurance or strength sports?
Question #4: Do my answers to the first three questions agree with each other?
These 4 questions and answers will:
* Help you figure out exactly why you are living the way you live
* Help you figure out why you choose the foods you choose each day
* Tell you why you exercise or skip it on a regular basis
* Tell you why your sleep schedule shapes up the way it does
* Help you figure out why you eat the volume of food you eat each day
A value-driven life
It’s possible to live according to our values. This is when we are living an honest life — a life with integrity. We are being true to ourselves and what we care about. We are authentic.
When we match up our values and actions, it’s hard to gripe about how life is unfair. When we know what we want, we need to achieve it, plain and simple.
If someone enjoys eating cheap food in high quantities, but they also say that they value sustainable agriculture and a healthy body, well, things aren’t matching up. They’d best do some reconciliation. Don’t you think?