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Healthy Eating
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As a griever you already know that healthy eating and enjoying food can be lost in our grief. Eating alone highlights our loneliness as we try to adjust going from family meals to meals for just you. I have already done a great blog posting called “Cooking for One” and I suggest you read it for all the tips and advise it will give you.
For this post I want to focus on the “healthy” mental aspect of eating alone. Eating out socially helps us lower stress and digest our food better. Check out special social activities at Churches, Senior Centers and Resource Centers where social and food come together.
This is one tip I don’t follow well – Eat at your table and not in front of the t.v. Make your meal time an event by cooking your favorite foods and using your favorite dishes What are you saving them for? Decorate the table with flowers or seasonal decorations.
Don’t worry about meal times as much as eating foods that are low in salt and sugar. Enjoy what you eat and stop when you feel full. Consciously enjoy every mouthful (not being distracted by t.v.), savor it and chew it up well.
Do you have a “motto” that you can repeat over and over to keep you motivated? Here is one that you can tape on your mirror, fridge or by your coffee pot so it’s there to help you shift your mindset – “Make Each Day Your Masterpiece”. See your time as precious and not to be wasted. Focus on making the most of each day, nurturing your health and social connections. I know that some days will be better than others, but always start your day with the mindset to create a masterpiece out of that day.
Being a widow and facing life on your own can make the calmest of women feel anxious, nervous and completely stressed out. As a widow, everything gets messed up, but healthy eating is within your control and can make a huge mental difference on how well you process your grief.
New widows, all of a sudden have no partner to share stressful moments or issues with. Healthy eating gets little or no attention, which causes our stress levels to increase. Yes, some days are harder than others, but healthy eating is our way to feel better, stronger and more in control of our life.
Mary Francis, The Sisterhood of Widows
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