I currently live in southern Brazil and my parents are over visiting from Australia to help my wife and I look after our baby twins for a while.  Today we were deciding what to do for lunch and the idea came up to go to one of the local “all-you-can-eat” places that are so common in Brazil.  I thought to myself “Danger!” I remembered my commitment to myself and to you, the readers of this blog to “practice what I preach” but decided to take it as a great opportunity to put my will power to the test.

So we went to the all you can eat place and I did pretty well.  I still ate a bit more than I needed but I didn’t stuff myself either.  It was a step in the right direction. They say it takes about 28 days to create a new habit, so on day one I made progress.  Tomorrow I will do even better.  That is the point, you don’t have to be perfect straight away, taking small steps towards your goal gives you a better chance of success in the long run.

Another things that really helps is when people close to you remind you of your goal.  I am lucky enough to have an amazing wife (who has very healthy eating habits and rarely overeats) who is always there to remind me to eat slow, chew my food and reconsider seconds.  In the past I was resistant to her comments, sometimes even openly hostile and once even accused my wife of “trying to control me”.  But now I just say thankyou, because I know that she loves me and is always just looking after my best interests.  Humility is an essential companion on your path to bliss.

So I guess in closing this blog entry I will reemphasize why I want to eat less.  When I eat light, I feel light.  I need less sleep and am more creative.  Eating light is a huge contributor to my bliss.