Low Motivation Tip - Review your nutrition.

What we put into our bodies can impact the level of energy or motivation we have each day. The science and research in our world also shows the connection between food and our mental wellbeing as well as our physical wellbeing.

As parents it can be easy to fall into unhealthy food habits whether it be emotional eating or not eating enough. There can be many influences towards these habits being created - mental distress/illness, sleep deprivation, busyness of the day, snacking on kids food, lack of planning, snacking on processed snack food are a few of these influences. When we as parents are depleted of the good nutrients we need to keep going we slip into low motivation, unhealthy cycles, bad habits or negative thinking.

Todays tip - Stop and review. 

Review your mind and your eating habits. Are there perceptions and thoughts that are unhealthy that need to be broken? Is there emotional eating happening? This is the time to reach out to someone in your community who can help you to process some of these changes that need to happen or if your like me, do some research and make those changes for what works best in your family. Its important to work on the mental approach to food as well as the physical.

Review your pantry. Take a look at what is stocked, you may only need to add in a couple of healthier, whole food options or take out a few of those sugary processed items. Take note of how your body responds to certain foods, it may be that you need to cut back on some gluten, sugary or even dairy products just as an idea.

I'm not a nutritionist so I highly recommend for you to go and have a conversation with someone who is more educated and skilled in this field. Find out from them what is going to work for you, your family and is going to be sustainable.

This post is about encouraging you to step back and take a look at the nutritional state of your home. If your doing an awesome job then encourage yourself, remind yourself you are doing an awesome job and keep on going.

Below is the link to a website I used to gather food ideas that can help your brain and body with low motivation. These items are reflected in the image. If you would like to know what each item is and why its beneficially then click on the link and it will take you to the same article. Hopefully you'll find something helpful you can add to your pantry. I certainly will add dark chocolate to mine!

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