Since going Paleo my family has fallen even more in love with our grill. Paleo and grilling just work well together. The past couple of years I've even been stepping outside my grilling comfort zone more and more. Grilling things I'd never thought to have grilled before and trying new flavor combinations. I have to say I'm pretty thrilled with the results of most of my flavor experiments. In the past I'd never have thought to grill fruit, but it's amazing. Grilling fruit and adding it to traditionally savory dishes? Brilliant. Oh yes, and? New rule: every burger recipe for the rest of forever must contain grilled pineapple. OK, maybe more of a guideline. It's a seriously delicious combination though. This Smoky Grilled Pineapple Burger is always a crowd-pleaser at my house. It's not only Paleo, but Whole30, glutenfree, lower carb, and clean eating friendly. I promise you won't miss the bun! paleo, grilled pineapple burger, smoky
I was talking with hubby in the kitchen this morning...and the heavens opened up, the light shined upon me, and I heard the angels singing the hallelujah chorus.
OK, maybe not exactly. But, I did have a huge what I view to be life-changing epiphany: consistency.
I've talked about this before, I've nodded emphatically when reading others discuss this topic. Consistency is key. Consistency is important. Consistency is where it's at.
But I didn't really get it. I didn't deep down to my toes embrace it. I still struggle with inconsistency.
What I realized this morning is that being inconsistent is my problem. My entire problem really. It's my problem in all aspects of my life. Inconsistency is the root of all my struggles. With weight, with housework, with my writing, the list is extensive! Not only that, but if I can figure out how to be consistent it will make my life EASIER!
Maybe this is no news to many of you, but it was seriously a big light bulb moment for me. I am making more work for myself by being inconsistent.
When I take the weekends to be slack from my healthy eating and working out (or weeks that I backslide), I have to work harder all week than I would if I simply remained consistent. In fact, I probably wouldn't have to be near as strict if I simply remained consistent.
When I am inconsistent with my housework I make a huge pile of work for myself that takes hours to dig back out of, when if I merely remained consistent with a few simple routines I could accomplish so much more with minimal daily consistency!
Had I remained consistent with my writing all year, instead of bursts of work followed by blocks of non-writing, I wouldn't be trying to squash a completed book into this last quarter.
I make more work for myself with my inconsistency. If I simply do a little every day at all of these elements I will accomplish far more in far less time. JUST BY BEING CONSISTENT. Being inconsistent makes everything harder!
That is my huge life changing epiphany of the morning. I need to be focusing all my efforts on being consistent. Which will, in fact, in turn make things easier for me. I can change my entire life one consistent task at a time!
OK, maybe not exactly. But, I did have a huge what I view to be life-changing epiphany: consistency.
I've talked about this before, I've nodded emphatically when reading others discuss this topic. Consistency is key. Consistency is important. Consistency is where it's at.
But I didn't really get it. I didn't deep down to my toes embrace it. I still struggle with inconsistency.
What I realized this morning is that being inconsistent is my problem. My entire problem really. It's my problem in all aspects of my life. Inconsistency is the root of all my struggles. With weight, with housework, with my writing, the list is extensive! Not only that, but if I can figure out how to be consistent it will make my life EASIER!
Maybe this is no news to many of you, but it was seriously a big light bulb moment for me. I am making more work for myself by being inconsistent.
When I take the weekends to be slack from my healthy eating and working out (or weeks that I backslide), I have to work harder all week than I would if I simply remained consistent. In fact, I probably wouldn't have to be near as strict if I simply remained consistent.
When I am inconsistent with my housework I make a huge pile of work for myself that takes hours to dig back out of, when if I merely remained consistent with a few simple routines I could accomplish so much more with minimal daily consistency!
Had I remained consistent with my writing all year, instead of bursts of work followed by blocks of non-writing, I wouldn't be trying to squash a completed book into this last quarter.
I make more work for myself with my inconsistency. If I simply do a little every day at all of these elements I will accomplish far more in far less time. JUST BY BEING CONSISTENT. Being inconsistent makes everything harder!
That is my huge life changing epiphany of the morning. I need to be focusing all my efforts on being consistent. Which will, in fact, in turn make things easier for me. I can change my entire life one consistent task at a time!
Oh Kerri this is a HUGE epiphany! But definitely not the easiest one to come around to in my experience. Its kind of like that old tried and true method of taking one day at a time. Each decision and each step all add up big time in one direction or the other. Consistency is definitely the key - kudos on your epiphany! I love it! - Meegan
ReplyDeleteThanks Meegan, I feel silly, but it's such a big deal to me.
ReplyDeleteI can relate to this. I think about how I plan my meals out for the week and if I do it and stick with it I have an easier week. I think being consistent is key. :) Glad that light bulb lit up for ya! :)
ReplyDeleteI have written about this very subject too! I tend to resist consistency for many reasons...it goes along with "setting goals" and "structure" and other forms of self-torture ;-)
ReplyDeleteI think more than anything, trying not to force myself into behavior that seems foreign to me is the key. It's about embracing who we are, inconsistency and all. That's not to say that we can't "improve" but just like binge/diet behavior, the minute we accept ourselves, take a deep breath and realize that we're actually okay just the way we are, trying to force ourselves into molds that don't fit doesn't work and actually works against us...make sense?
Agreed. I have the hardest time keeping up with my responsibilities day after day. I go through the same round of bursts of work and periods of laziness, which result in larger bursts of work. I do good when I post a big daily TODO list on the wall. Helps me visualize what needs to get done, and the visual helps me realize how much more will need to get done tomorrow if I put off things today.
ReplyDeleteI do the same thing! It was at its worst when I was still in college and I'd wait until the last minute to write my papers. Then I was more stressed out than I should have been and ended up taking it out on someone else.
ReplyDeleteYeah, this goes along with the philosophy that it's much easier to keep up than catch up! I have that hanging all over my house! And, I love those light bulb moments...usually its just like that, a VERY familiar concept that somehow wiggles its way into our reality and BAM, we finally get it.
ReplyDeleteYay!
you're not alone. There are just so many distractions too that causes us to be inconsistent.
ReplyDeleteLove your blog
ReplyDeleteyep
ReplyDeleteI know i beat it to death :) but that word is the KEY for me as well.
Way to go! All of us struggle with issues we might not know about, but the day that we realize what the issues are is awesome!
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