RockSolid Life Tip #1 - Toast To Your Health

RockSolid Life Tip #1

Toast To Your Health @ Work.

Do you just mindlessly grab treats at work or do you toast to your health?

A workplace break room often becomes the dumping ground for just about everything. Dessert leftovers from corporate parties, boxes of chocolate sent as a thank you, magically appearing and then disappearing donuts, and candy that was ban by parents from houses. All of that makes its way into a breakroom that you frequent for a “break”. But you cannot take a “break” because you fear that without your usual sugar fix you will struggle with concentration in your next meeting. It’s so mindless that you even think, “why did I just eat that.”

The desire for job performance often drives constantly reaching for sugar. You want to be alert and engaged and maybe you never knew there was an alternative to sugar. The alternative is allowing your natural energy to raise by lowering the need for your body to produce insulin. It’s the insulin production that causes your tiredness and loss of energy...not the lack of sugar. Insulin is produced to deal with the sugar you eat, so if you stop the need to produce insulin you get to feel a constant surge of energy instead of spikes and dips. So the solution at work is to keep the glycemic index of your food low to maximize your natural energy.

I cannot remember the exact day that I began to toast to my health at work, but I do know that everyday that I toast to my health I stay away from the mindless grabbing of the cake, brownies, caramel corn or candy bars that are within arms reach. My energy remains high everyday and I am able to contribute strategically in meetings or focusing on solo work. Almost everyday I get a comment that, “that smells so good” or “looks so good”. “Back at it again, John” is often said.

My answer has become yes, it’s so good you should totally try it and see if it helps you also.

Here’s the tip: Keep a loaf of Ezekiel bread in the freezer and a jar of almond butter in the fridge at your work. Grab those instead of anything on a counter. Toast to your health! That simple!

At 10am and 3pm today you will find me toasting to my health. One slice in the toaster and a nice spread of almond butter on top. Twice a day! Lots of fiber and a good dose of fat to keep me full and satisfied. It is a routine I have settled into and I find incredibly enjoyable.

Try it and let me know what you think.

What tricks have you found to caring for your health in the workplace?