{"id":666,"date":"2019-02-07T10:46:12","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T21:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kalem92887712.wordpress.com\/2019\/02\/07\/learning-to-put-yourself-and-your-health-first\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T09:48:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T21:48:27","slug":"learning-to-put-yourself-and-your-health-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/2019\/02\/07\/learning-to-put-yourself-and-your-health-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning to put yourself and your health first"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Over-committing, saying yes because we want to please others, juggling work with social and family commitments, running ourselves down to empty to complete all the tasks we took on\u200a\u2014\u200adoes this sound familiar?<\/p>\n

And once we do have a minute for ourselves, exercise and healthy meal preparation doesn\u2019t sound like the most appealing way to unwind, and spend these precious moments of downtime.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s far too common that our own personal health falls to the bottom of the priority ladder. But, as one of our favourite sayings goes\u200a\u2014\u200a\u2018We can\u2019t fill up anyone else\u2019s cup with an empty water jug\u2019\u200a<\/em><\/strong>\u2014\u200aour ability to perform at our optimum, and continue to help and give to others, must start with a solid a foundation. That foundation is our own personal health, both physically and mentally.<\/p>\n

This programme is all about Self-Investment<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200aabout nourishing ourselves with nutrient rich food, putting our exercise goals higher on the priority ladder, allowing ourselves to enjoy more downtime for mental and emotional recovery from our busy lives, about setting up healthy habits for long term vitality and health.<\/p>\n

Simply saying \u2018no\u2019 to friends, family and colleagues can be one of the hardest tasks. We all strive to be helpful, it\u2019s human nature to lend a hand to those in need. But it\u2019s agreeing to take on more than we\u2019re physically and emotionally capable of that\u2019s much harder to deal with and bounce back from. What if we\u2019re the ones who need the help at the end of it all?<\/p>\n

Learning to put ourselves first isn\u2019t instinctual, it\u2019s ingrained into us from a young age to share, to help others and to let someone else go first. But our challenge over this 12 week journey is to put our health first.<\/p>\n

This might look like:<\/p>\n

Keeping Sunday afternoon or early evening free to set ourselves up for a week of nutritious eating<\/em><\/p>\n