Weekday Routine

Over the past year and a half, I started keeping a food diary that grew into a scorecard of sorts.

I had been dealing with an unhappy gut for a long time and, as previously shared, got AMAZING results from simply drinking a shot of kombucha daily. Things got better FAST, and I felt so much healthier, but I knew I could still improve.

I had read that for optimal gut health, we should try to eat 30 different plant foods per week. That seemed like a good and achievable goal. So, I started keeping track in a notebook.

It was a way for me to put gut health in a spotlight. At the bottom of 30 numbered lines, I put a question: Did I achieve the goal? Yes or No.

So that was the start. I’ve been adding more tasks and check-offs along the way… some proved useful, others have been phased out…

Any notebook or journal will do, but if you pick up a planner (they’re really inexpensive in May), you’ll be able to see the calendar, too.

Some people like keeping lists, some people like crossing stuff off a list, and some people get a little charge out of hitting their goals. I like all of that! So, in a way, this is a game. I’ve gamified my health.

If I hit all my goals, I reward myself in a healthy way. 🧶

Feel free to print one out and try it for a week. Or, make your own… I find that the time it takes to create a page each week is kind of a nice ‘zen’ task. Get some markers and get  creative!

Ooh… one thing that’s missing is the daily step count from my dumb watch. Gotta add that.