I’ve been on a pretty strict diet for the past month of so. After several years of eating a bit too freely on the road, and not exercising as much as I should, I saw the pounds add up and I wasn’t too happy with the photos coming out of events. As a “motivational” speaker, I didn’t like the fact that I was a bit of a hypocrite in my own life in terms of being motivated to make the right decisions for my own health.
So I started a fairly strict diet and started spending a bit more time exercising in the hotel (it’s one of the reasons some of these blogs have been missing as I’ve made the decision a few times to spend an hour in the hotel gym instead of being in front of my computer). My calorie intake is way down (don’t worry, I’m alright), but I’ve had to change my eating habits to survive this diet and lose some pretty significant weight.
The biggest shift? I eat slower. A lot slower.
I’ll eat several times throughout the day, but I’ll take a salad, or a shake, or an egg breakfast, or any other meal and stretch that out to 15-20 minutes of eating if I’m by myself. If I’m with others, I try to be one of the last to finish even if my portion is smaller.
What’s happened is that I actually taste my food and enjoy the experience of chewing. I try to enjoy the flavors and textures.
Here’s where the metaphor comes in…
Are you doing this with life right now?
Are you savoring the little moments?
Are you enjoy the texture of your day to day?
Or are you scarfing down life, missing out on memories and/or relationships, and finding yourself unsatisfied?
Take a moment this week to savor life. It’s pretty awesome