Challenges Update: Week 3
It’s official: It’s been 3 weeks since I began my 3 challenges. (Cooking, Fiber, TV).
What have I learned?
- Fiber is a good thing. – The bowl of Frosted Mini Wheats in the morning has been great. I do feel better. I also noticed that there are times in the morning when I felt really sleepy even after a solid nights rest. I’d get up and have a bowl of cereal and the sleepiness would go away. The sleepiness was really just low blood sugar.
- Cooking my meals is a good thing – I only used my official Turbo Cooker recipes a couple of times but still found a way to cook for the 3 weeks. There were a couple of times that I ate out but these felt more like occasions which was nice. The best result of this was not indulging in the crappy Chinese take-out that had been a staple of my diet for so long. Even when I was tempted by time constraints to just go grab take-out I managed to cook quick meals.
- My brain is clearer without TV – Probably has something to do with not being bombarded with electrodes and messages from advertisers all the time.
Conclusion
I’m going to continue my challenges for at least another week in order to deepen the habits. The need for doing this is especially there for TV and cooking. I’ve engaged in bad habits in these areas for a pretty long time. I need to really stay vigilant with these habits until they’re fully ingrained.