Monday, June 3, 2013

Day 10 - It's a choice I make

Every decision we make each day makes it harder to make the next decision. It's true. To make your life easier - make less decisions. Should I get up & ride my bike today? I don't know, it might rain? What if I get an important e-mail while I'm out riding? What if I fall off my bike & hurt myself - how will I get home? I don't know how to fix a flat tire on my bike! What if I run out of water - or have to go to the bathroom while I'm out riding? What will I wear? Do I have any clean socks?
Do you do this to yourself? I do. I can talk myself out of anything with worst case scenarios. But really - any of those things can happen & I will survive. Really - might even be stronger from it. But the key to not letting all that self doubt chatter get you deterred is to make the decision once - for me preferably the night before as I'm a planner. Have your clothes ready. Bring a phone with you. Fill up a water bottle. Easy. Don't wake up & worry about it. Wake up & know you are going to ride my bike this morning. I made that decision yesterday & don't have to make it again. Decision off.

This is how I'm approaching the 30 day RAW food plan. The decision has been made. Food is there in my fridge ready to go. There's no agonizing or worrying or deciding whether I am going to eat a bag of chips tonight - or maybe a fresh warm bun with melted butter (yummy! my mouth is watering) - I don't need to decide - I made that decision to eat raw vegan for 30 days - days ago. Done.

This is the tasty pesto pasta dish I loved from www.healthyfunkyfoods.com. It's got a bit of garlic & lots of fresh basil with zucchini noodles instead of pasta. Really great. You eat it cold & the noodles are medium hard - which is wonderful on a super hot day - but on a rainy day I could see choosing something else.  The thing I especially like about this dish is that when my family is having pasta - this fits right in & I feel a bit more apart of the general meal.  There is actually a ton in a serving s well - so save a bit for a snack later.




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