Outline:
- Welcome back Lauren. Jenn & Lauren catch up for a minute
- Intro todays topic: Boredom (why we're all bored with our food, our exercise, etc.)
- The depression of disconnection is setting in after 7-ish months of quarantine, another reason today's conversation is important for overall health & wellness
- Bored of eating the same foods?
- Go seasonal, shop the farmers' market
- Focus on everything you DO eat
- Strategically review your food list
- Buy (and eat) one new food each week
- Change up the spices/seasonings/sauces & 4 ways to do chicken salad
- Change up your cooking methods
- Eating out of boredom?
- Do it anyway and eat nutritious foods when you do
- Try something that's not food related: adult coloring book, crosswords, read a book, listen to a book/podcast/music, call a friend
- Jenn's post-it trick to help us actually do these things
- Bored with exercise?
- Go for a new activity: swim, ride a bike, walk a different route
- Check-in with cardio, strength & flexibility; add what's missing
- Use what you have or buy a new piece of equipment
- Find new instruction/instructors/methods (IG, google, youtube)
- Find a buddy (accountability, share ideas, do it together)
- Bored with TV?
- A plan to share our favorites d to focus on their health
- Do 1 new thing this week. THAT IS A TRIUMPH. See how that feels and what might happen next
Quotes:
"At the beginning of the pandemic, we created a new routine to find calm in the storm...now, 7 months later, we're bored." - Jenn Trepeck
"By changing it up and supporting our physical health, it can also support our mental health." - Jenn Trepeck
"Simply do 1 new thing. It's a TRIUMPH! See how that makes you feel and if you want, build on it. Let that 1 new thing be a victory." - Jenn Trepeck
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