Jenna Fischer
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Yes. So I have to eat a pretty specific diet because of the cancer medicines that I'm taking. I have to eat like high protein, lots of fruits and vegetables, high fiber, low sugar. In fact, if I don't eat this diet, sometimes I don't feel well. Like it has a direct impact on how I feel in the day. And I was getting really overwhelmed with meal prep.
Yes. So I have to eat a pretty specific diet because of the cancer medicines that I'm taking. I have to eat like high protein, lots of fruits and vegetables, high fiber, low sugar. In fact, if I don't eat this diet, sometimes I don't feel well. Like it has a direct impact on how I feel in the day. And I was getting really overwhelmed with meal prep.
Like mentally, like mentally figuring out how every meal was going to fit into this very specific box was exhausting. But I did not have the luxury of being lazy about this. Right. I had to do it. So I used her philosophy. I asked myself to look at each meal from the framework of what was already working. Because in the moment, it felt like nothing was working.
Like mentally, like mentally figuring out how every meal was going to fit into this very specific box was exhausting. But I did not have the luxury of being lazy about this. Right. I had to do it. So I used her philosophy. I asked myself to look at each meal from the framework of what was already working. Because in the moment, it felt like nothing was working.
Like mentally, like mentally figuring out how every meal was going to fit into this very specific box was exhausting. But I did not have the luxury of being lazy about this. Right. I had to do it. So I used her philosophy. I asked myself to look at each meal from the framework of what was already working. Because in the moment, it felt like nothing was working.
But actually, when I looked at it, my breakfast is working. It's easy. I eat the same thing every day. It's great. My dinners were working because I was already planning and prepping family meals that pretty much met my criteria. So really, the only thing that wasn't working was my lunch.
But actually, when I looked at it, my breakfast is working. It's easy. I eat the same thing every day. It's great. My dinners were working because I was already planning and prepping family meals that pretty much met my criteria. So really, the only thing that wasn't working was my lunch.
But actually, when I looked at it, my breakfast is working. It's easy. I eat the same thing every day. It's great. My dinners were working because I was already planning and prepping family meals that pretty much met my criteria. So really, the only thing that wasn't working was my lunch.
And Kendra suggests that you ask yourself if you can apply what is working about one routine to your routine that is not working. So when I dug deeper, I was like, well, why is breakfast working? And it's pretty much because I eat the same thing. And I don't care. I don't care that I eat the same breakfast. So I tried to apply that to my lunches.
And Kendra suggests that you ask yourself if you can apply what is working about one routine to your routine that is not working. So when I dug deeper, I was like, well, why is breakfast working? And it's pretty much because I eat the same thing. And I don't care. I don't care that I eat the same breakfast. So I tried to apply that to my lunches.
And Kendra suggests that you ask yourself if you can apply what is working about one routine to your routine that is not working. So when I dug deeper, I was like, well, why is breakfast working? And it's pretty much because I eat the same thing. And I don't care. I don't care that I eat the same breakfast. So I tried to apply that to my lunches.
I picked three lunches that I could prepare easily, quickly, and that I could make in batches of like three to four days worth. So my three lunches now are soup, chili, or tuna salad. Done. They have all the stuff in them that I'm supposed to eat. And now I'm not making a new lunch every single day. And you're not stressed about it. No, and it's working. Now all three of my meals are working.
I picked three lunches that I could prepare easily, quickly, and that I could make in batches of like three to four days worth. So my three lunches now are soup, chili, or tuna salad. Done. They have all the stuff in them that I'm supposed to eat. And now I'm not making a new lunch every single day. And you're not stressed about it. No, and it's working. Now all three of my meals are working.
I picked three lunches that I could prepare easily, quickly, and that I could make in batches of like three to four days worth. So my three lunches now are soup, chili, or tuna salad. Done. They have all the stuff in them that I'm supposed to eat. And now I'm not making a new lunch every single day. And you're not stressed about it. No, and it's working. Now all three of my meals are working.
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And just know we are having a good time in Oklahoma. We can't wait to tell you about it. Exactly. But now here is the Lazy Genius episode. It's a new year. Let's name what's working.
And just know we are having a good time in Oklahoma. We can't wait to tell you about it. Exactly. But now here is the Lazy Genius episode. It's a new year. Let's name what's working.
You know, you often hear about like the red flags to look for in a relationship. But what if, what if we like changed that focus and started making a list of the green flags that we were looking for in friends and partners? You know, like more like instead of framing it, here's what I'm avoiding, be like, here's what I want to run toward, right? Okay.
You know, you often hear about like the red flags to look for in a relationship. But what if, what if we like changed that focus and started making a list of the green flags that we were looking for in friends and partners? You know, like more like instead of framing it, here's what I'm avoiding, be like, here's what I want to run toward, right? Okay.
You know, you often hear about like the red flags to look for in a relationship. But what if, what if we like changed that focus and started making a list of the green flags that we were looking for in friends and partners? You know, like more like instead of framing it, here's what I'm avoiding, be like, here's what I want to run toward, right? Okay.