Day 5 Looking After Your Body

It is so easy to neglect our physical self when life becomes busy!

BUT (and I know this won’t come as a surprise) anxiety, depression, pessimism, unhappiness and dissatisfaction with your life are all effected by your physical wellbeing.

So… what do we mean by looking after our body?

It means including some physical activity into your week, eating a healthy well balanced diet and making sure you get enough rest.

Daily Thought

Begin your day by repeating this phrase 3 times in front of a mirror:

“Today I am going to be kind to my body, I will nourish it with good food, I will allow it to rest & I will do what I have to make sure it is well”

Daily Task

Keep a food diary and record everything you eat today.

Breakfast Lunch Dinner Snacks

Did you get enough rest (sleep, relaxing, meditation?)

How much exercise you did today?

13

Decluttering Task Move to the bedroom today and declutter your room so that it becomes a calm, serene environment for sleep.  Remove any old bottles of perfume or items of make up you don’t use  Put any read books away or any old newspapers in the recycling  Wash bed linen

**Bonus – give your pantry and fridge an overhaul and trash the foods you don’t want to be eating!

Reflection Exercises

How do you feel about your diet? What would you like to change or improve?

How could you improve the quantity or quality of your sleep?

What is a realistic exercise goal for you?

14