Feb 25 (edited) • Daily Habits
Illusion of choice vs Intuition
You know those days when you feel down from the moment you wake up. It is a beautiful day, nothing bad happened but you feel heavy and grumpy. I have it sometimes. It is actually a strong state that is not that easy to fix. I tried to analyse and understand the reasons of such a downs.
For now i discovered 2 main reasons :
I do a lot of sports, not like crazy a lot but at least 1 session a day of something related to cardio activity. I have noticed lately that I always feel down after a rest day. Yesterday we went to visit hot springs and also did a city tour. So I skipped my training and it was logical that my muscles are relaxed after "morning spa". But what i see the rest day brings imbalance in my hormonal state and maybe I need at least some warm up session to maintain myself. This comes from belief - Rest days are needed.
Maybe I designed to move every day, or maybe I am addicted and this physical effort sudden drop feels that bad.
Second thing is food. I feel if I am not conscious about what I eat If can really affect my state. What is an interesting thing about it It doesn't have to be bad food, just something that's not right at the moment.
Yesterday I met an interesting person, an elderly man who is amazingly fit and looks fresh, eating mostly very specific whole foods and raw vegetables. His monologue was mostly about how all supermarket food is poisoned in some way and affects our hormonal health, leading to many health problems as well as imbalance in microflora that is affecting our brain function brain etc.
Normally I don't like to hear about global conspiracy theories but this made me think about all the food choices we have basically just following canons and diets and opinions but not looking inside, not reflecting on our body's reactions. Thinking about that I found myself eating things that seemed healthy but actually did not feel so good but became a habit. This habits were based on beliefs and information around me. Broccoli is best veggie, oats are good for breakfast, chicken breast has best protein for muscles , pasta is a good carb, protein isolate is easy to digest etc.
When I listen to my body, I usually end up eating mono products without mixing things up very much, and that might seem absolutely not goof meals from a nutritionist's point of view. I do not like products from far away - coconut milk, exotic fruits, sweet potatoes. It comes from feeling, however they considered as healthy choices. And I am happy I could develop that I actually can feel what is right or wrong for me. Like animals do.
It seemed that there was something fundamental that was hidden from me. Made me question many beliefs and my choices I do.
I think the only way to do that is to develop sensitivity. Maybe it comes from eating more purely and intuitively. Not only towards food but anything else. We have to trust ourselves more.
Just wanted to share this thoughts somewhere, this community feels like safe place to do such a random thing 🙏
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