Pobody's Nerfect

Remember this little phrase?  It used to be on magnets, buttons, and bumper stickers when I was a kid.

It popped into my mind because I was pondering people say things like, "I've been bad today" when they talk about what they have been eating.  Or "I was really good all day, but then I ruined it after dinner by eating 3 cookies."  This constant struggle for perfection is one of the reasons people don't stick with a healthy diet. 

Food is information.  Food is fuel.  Food is not good or bad, just like we are not good or bad because of what we eat or what we don't eat.  If we can move away from thinking like that, then we are on our way to a healthier mindset and healthier habits.

What if we simply concentrated on nourishing food 80% of the time and allowed for less healthy food (in modest portions)  the other 20% of the time?  What if we ate real, whole, less-processed foods most of the time and allowed ourselves a treat every once in a while?  I guarantee you would feel better, have more energy, and enjoy life more because of the quality of the food you were eating.   In addition,  your mind wouldn't be bogged down with good vs bad and the herculean effort of chasing perfection.

Perfect is unobtainable.  Perfect compared to what?  There is no such thing as perfect.  Instead of trying to be perfect, concentrate instead on progress.  Progress is eating the vegetables at each meal even when you'd rather have something else.  Progress is doing so each day, with consistency.  The more progress you make, the better you will feel, and the less you will be worried about being perfect. 

​Pobody's Nerfect.   

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