It is hard to break a habit, especially eating habit. These days I learned from some incidents, which allow me to recognized two things, one is what is a good breakfast for me; secondly, how to consume and appreciate power foods without feeling starved.
I usually eat my breakfast at around 10 o'clock, because that's when I am hungry. I don't like cereals at all, and i don't care for bread either, so my choice of acceptable breakfast is very limited, and thats why i skip breakfast more often than not.
This one day I drove to the office at my normal time, around 9 to 10, and I felt parched. I was hungry and I felt weak and tired. When I got to the office, I wondered where to get energy to sustain me all day. I drank half a cup of fresh coffee and ate half of a croissant. To my pleasant surprise, I was very awake the rest of the day. I was amazed that the food I ate could give me so much energy.
As far as the second lesson, I learned it over the last two months when I was taking weekend yoga teacher training. These are months of weekend all-day classes, which requires I learn how to pack food for my breaks. It's unlike lunch at work when I can just bring left over from last night, as we can't bring meat into the yoga studio. Also we can't eat too heavy, as we will do yoga asana from time to time.
At the first couple weekends, I just scrambled to get food from home, and it sometimes ended up not being enough. So over the months I learn to shop smart to prepare for the weekend. For a given weekend training day, I would bring one banana, one orange, a piece of bread, a cup of yogurt, a energy bar, and some nuts. Plus water, tea, and maybe coconut water. Keeping myself hydrating is most important. Good food with good yoga practices make me feel healthier.
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