An unexpected benefit occurred from my deeper dive into minimalism.
I lost a few pounds. Admittedly, I didn’t have much to lose, but I didn’t mind losing a couple. I expect that if I had more to lose I would, because with minimalism on my mind for things and stuff, it’s seeping into my behavior with food.
For starters, with minimalism (and saving money as a side effect!), I started buying less at the grocery store, kind of without even realizing it. Now, I wait until I’m actually out of something before I buy it again. In the past, I’d stock up on various foods – for what reason I really don’t know.
Not anymore though. I’m a new woman. So, yeah, my cupboards, on occasion, look like the apocalypse is happening now, but I love it!
I realize that in the past, if my cupboards were full, I ate more. By having less, I ration the foods better. I snack less. I’m not as hungry.
That’s a win for me.
So now when I grocery shop, I usually only get fresh organic produce and grass-fed full-fat yogurt(s)/butter. If the pantry isn’t out of stuff, then I hold off on adding to it. That means I’m also spending less overall. Yay.
The exception is when I load up on stuff from Costco. Cuz, well it’s Costco and I don’t have a choice. My favorite organic foods from Costco are:
- fair-trade coffee
- rice
- raw sauerkraut
- chia seeds and hemp seeds
- bananas and apples
- coconut oil
- frozen berries
- frozen wild-caught sockeye salmon
- wild planet tuna in a can
My mindfulness attitude of consuming fewer things (clothes, toys, makeup, furniture, etc) transferred to my eating. Without even trying.
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Funny thing… years ago we bought this giant bin of Survive Thrive food which included 40 days/nights of organic preparedness foods. It was sealed shut and stored away. The other day I told Greg, “Let’s open that up and eat through it!”
It was funny (and cool) opening it up. Now we have a bunch of organic vacuum-sealed foods to eat through.
*Update: My intention with this writing was to share how minimalism is changing other behaviors in my life, for the better, in my opinion. I’m not suggesting everyone needs to be *skinny* or even saying that *skinny* is the way to be. I’m actually lean vs skinny but somehow that didn’t read as well in my subject line.