Change isn't easy.
So decide, then start small.
You get your job done, so there's no reason why you can't TAKE A BREAK and do something that matters to you and FEEL SATISFIED. Eating better shouldn't feel like punishment, and your lunch break could actually take you one step closer to THE LIFE YOU WANT TO LIVE.
No more excuses. Start TODAY.
1. MAKE YOUR LUNCH.
Breakfast matters, but it doesn't have to be the most important meal of your day. It's easier to start with lunch, and one you make yourself means better food choices.
2. DEFEND YOUR TIME.
What if you could finally do that thing that you've always said you wanted to do? Has taking that first step felt impossible? Not anymore.
3. GIVE YOURSELF CREDIT.
The reason to eat better is to have the energy to do more of the things that make you YOU. Being good to yourself will inspire you to eat better. Win-win.
“I am on Week 2 of reclaiming my life by living a Box Lunch Lifestyle. I have booked a daily 30-minute lunch break on my calendar and am splitting my time into the two buckets suggested. For the first 15 minutes, I am eating a homemade lunch slowly while quietly listening to my mind and body. The remaining 15 minutes I am dedicating to my Second-Place Dream of living a literary life by reading 300 books per year. This new focus on lunch has given me the energy I need to organize my day, and I’m becoming a better person for me.” — Denise
I’ve never been much of a shopper, and I’m definitely not a cook. But I wanted to eat better and not stand in the grocery store wondering what to buy. This actually WORKS. I make a plan, then stop worrying. I know I’m eating better than before. — Darren
“I was all over the map: forgetting about lunch, working through it, grabbing fast food or eating heavy restaurant meals. BLL gave me the framework I needed to add some structure and intentionality to my lunchtimes. Now 18 months later, I do a pretty good (if not perfect) job of slowing down, preparing food, eating on time, and giving my head some space. These 30 midday minutes have become a window of health that I didn’t even know I needed.” — Don C. in British Columbia
Box Lunch Lifestyle is such a simple idea, it's elegant yet piercing in its call to stop, think, and do life better. No, you are not too busy for this. — Tina
During the 15 minutes of my box lunch time, I am going to take a crack at some writing. It is always something that I have wanted to get better at and, being a science person, I never had much of a chance to write prose as an adult, so here goes. No clue what I will write about, but I have a feeling it will be fun. — Sara in Houston
You've inspired me. I started a blog (with ideas for a business spin-off at some point) and have done almost nothing with it. By the time the boys are in bed and the kitchen is cleaned up, I have no energy left. Maybe I can take 15 minutes at lunch each day to poke at it. — Lindsay
“For me, Box Lunch Lifestyle is mindful eating and goal-getting paired in a snack-size portion of time, just 30 minutes. You have to choose well and eat right for physical health, and you have to dream big and take small steps for mental health. Some days it’s the perfect break in a chaotic day and other days, it’s a reset button because the first half of the day went nowhere and fast. I have made big strides in mindfulness and meditation because of BLL, and that in turn has helped turn down the negative self-talk about poor lunch choices I usually suffered and energized me to tackle other latent projects I’d left behind.” — Starlett in N.C.