Part of becoming a minimalist is getting to know what to eat and when to eat it [see photo].
This year living in Prague has become traumatic due to ever increasing lockdowns that presumably protect us all against covid-19 [there have been 21, 000 death in the Czech Republic and the caseload continues to rise with over 16, 000 new cases the other day]. The biggest hit has been to mental health and that is not talked about in this climate of fear and loathing of the covid-19 virus. Another key part of health is food given that exercise regimes have been tightly limited over winter.
In 2019 I decide to shed weight and eat nothing but healthy food. Inevitably this meant that I tried every food diet [save eating greens which is not my thing]. I also mixed in a strong fasting routine that had me not eating for around 14 to 16 hours in any 24 hour cycle. Then I got really serious about it all I went onto a meat only regime. I lasted about two months but it screwed up my healthy bowels. So finally I gave them all a miss and starting eating what I felt I need and I eat it when I felt I need to do so.
The staples for me at present are pasta, potatoes, sushi, bananas, avocados, apples, oranges, pancakes, and occasional bursts of steak, fish, spring rolls, chocolate, biscuits, etc.
That is not a diet I have seen recommended anywhere and I have looked at a lot of them. However the key feature of my diet is there is no discipline required to eat it. And so all that wasted discipline on food has been channelled into a much more important health factor and that my state of mindfulness.
My state of mindfulness has never been better than for the past three months. I had one minor lapse into sadness for three days but otherwise my mind is clear of stress, fear, and anxiety. It is such a free state of mind that I do not have words to describe it fully or accurately. And my gut is settled at all times. In a sense I have been hollowed out. I have been raised to a level of mental health that I can not remember ever achieving before. I could say that this is a miracle but it is just that I am a practicing minimalist. I have found my unique version of minimal-you and in this state of mindfulness I am able to eat what I like when I like.
Richard.
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