Today’s episode is a training I held with my community on CONSISTENCY 101! During our discussion, I talk about our body’s rhythms and the amazing power of routine and consistency in helping us tune into our needs and honor our body’s natural cues.

Your body has so many cycles and rhythms. Your period, sleep, metabolism, digestion and body temperature are all governed naturally by the processes within your body without you needing to lift a finger. Each of those cycles plays an incredibly important role in how we function day to day and when we work with them, we actually can really optimize our calorie burn in our metabolism and decrease our stress.

Top Takeaways

There is enormous power in finding a consistent routine. Think about your meal times. Do you sometimes skip a meal? Maybe some days you have two meals and others you’ll have five. What would it be like if you knew that you were going to have three meals a day and a snack and you built that into your calendar first before anything else? Creating your meal times as a ritual creates a routine for our bodies that they thrive on. If you know you’ll be eating breakfast, lunch, dinner and a snack every day, your body will learn to know what’s next and that creates less stress and energy for your minds. Our bodies are machines. They thrive on routine and predictability. Start developing consistent meal times and consistent meal sizes. Then you can start to either add a little or subtract a little, depending on how you feel. Honor your body’s hunger and fullness cues and. You'll notice when enough is enough.

Skipping meals creates a scarcity mindset and triggers a sense of urgency to eat to prevent future hunger. We end up overeating because we might not be sure when we’ll be able to eat again or when we’ll have time to eat again. It’s important to remember that biologically, your body doesn’t know the difference between an elongated time between meals and actual starvation.

Tweak your schedule to find that time to eat. Set boundaries for yourself throughout the day and carve out the time intentionally. If you know you have more time to eat lunch than dinner, then make sure you take an actual lunch break and eat mindfully. Humans are not meant to work eight hours a day with no break. Chill out, eat your lunch and then go back to work.

Listen and honor what your body wants to do. If you’ve found your sleep pattern has changed or you’re now hungry at different times throughout the day, respect what your body is trying to tell you.