Yesterday, I meditated around midnight. I, literally started my meditation around 11:30 & was done with it by 12:30. It was late, but worth it. I had a good sleep & woke up refreshed at 5:30 am for my morning workouts. I didn’t feel drowsiness or tiredness at all. I had also finished my dinner by 6 pm so even though I was awake until later, I didn’t feel hungry at night. I think meditation is helping me with my hunger levels also.
Fasting for 16-18 hours on most days, eating the low-carb way and now meditation is certainly helping me get my life back.
Yesterday, I also talked to Dr. Shabnam Das Kar in preparation for the Metabolic Health Conference 2.0. I will be hosting a session with her on how low carb can help women address hormonal issues & mental health issues.
I usually don’t like to add a lot of news to my meditation updates, but I wanted to talk about my talk with her as she is also a certified Tiny Habits coach. I told her about these habit-forming challenges that I have been doing each month since February. She said that it’s a good strategy. Once I have time, I am going to read the book, Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg, which she recommended.
I posted about these challenges mainly on Twitter, so if you don’t follow me on Twitter, you may not know about it.
But in short, in February, I ran a challenge to eat a minimum of 30 gms of protein for one meal at least. This doesn’t mean that I ate only 30 gms of protein in that meal or that day. I usually eat a lot more on my low-carb lifestyle. However, having at least 30 gms in one meal ensured that I focused on my nutrition intake for the day.
In March, I ran a challenge to walk at least 30 min every day. Although I was already walking more every day, once I started the challenge, after a week, I wanted to take a break. But I kept at it. At times, I found myself walking late at night, after dinner, just to complete the challenge. Even walking after dinner, helped me sleep well.
This month, I am doing the meditation challenge. So far, I am finding it really beneficial. Even though I spend almost an hour meditating every day, I can see the benefits during the day. I am more clear-headed, focused & productive throughout the day.
So, if you want to get better at something & think that time is an issue, try a challenge. Usually keeping a certain time aside works, but initially, you can just commit yourself to doing a task for 10 minutes every day, for a month. You can even do a weekly challenge, but I prefer monthly challenges.
Try it & let me know if it works for you.