We'reemphasizingwhatwewanttoadd, creating a dietbasedonabundance.
I wishsomebodyhadtoldmethissooner, thatitisokaytochange.
When I wasinuniversityand I hadtochangemymajororlaterinlifewhen I completelychangedcareerpaths, I wasconsumedwiththisfearthat I wasjustthrowingawayallofthistimeandeffortthat I hadinvested.
And I wassoembarrassedtoadmittootherpeoplethat I hadchangedmymindagain.
Anditjustfeltlikeeverybodyelsehadtheirpathfiguredoutandmyuncertaintyjustfeltlike a personalfailure.
Andthesamefearevengrippedmewhen I decidedtogoplant-based.
I washesitanttosharethenewswithotherpeoplebecause I didn't knowwhattheyweregoingtothink.
Sowithintheapp, you'regoingtofindeverythingfrommindfulnesswalkstobecoming a moremindfuleater, tomeditationsthatarespecificallydesignedtohelpyouunwindandenjoy a betternight's sleep.
Soforexample, insteadofsaying, I wanttoreach 10,000 viewsonmyvideo, youcancommittoproducingtwovideos a week, orcommittotrainingthreedays a week, orstudying a couplehourseverynight.
Andwhilewemightwishthateverythinghappensallatonce, there's a beautyineachdreammaterializinginitsowntime.
When I wasworkingas a dietitian, andsomebodywouldcometomeandsay, hey, I wannafollowthisspecificdiet, or I wannatrythisjuicecleanse, or I wannaeliminatethisspecificfood, whatdoyouthink?
AsGretchenRubinoncesaid, whatyoudoeverydaymattersmorethanwhatyoudooncein a while.
Soifyouevercomeacrosssomeonewhosaysyoushouldeat a certainway, oryoushouldn't eat a certainfood, beforeyougivein, justaskyourselfhonestly, can I seemyselffollowingthisadvicenotjustforthenextweek, butcan I seemyselfeatingthiswayconsistentlyforthenextfiveyears?
Andiftheanswerisno, it's probably a goodideatofind a morebalancedapproach.
I wasoncetalkingto a therapist.
I wastellingheraboutthisgoal I reallywantedtoachieve, but I wassoafraidoffailing.