#measurelesslivemore

Sumac is a restaurant in an airstream in the middle of a field. And it takes a minute to get your food.

The way we live today, we don’t wait. We don’t stop. We don’t breathe deeply. And we don’t idle. Most of us aren’t in any sort of place we would want to idle anyway. Lately, I’ve been wondering,

“how did we learn it? That talent for insatiability.” – Margaret Atwood. 

(keep going… there’s a playlist for you at the end of this post).

Everyone is running from place to place – especially in Tech. Trust me, I would know. Gym, office, lunch (Sweetgreen or some other expedited version of “healthy”), office, happy hour, home, kids’ soccer practice, takeout, sleep. Most of us are a little overweight, drink too much, savor too little. Our FitBits and Apple Watches count our steps and send us little firework emojis when we hit 10,000. We have meditation apps, calorie counting apps, water intake apps, apps for our menstrual cycles, apps for music to work to, sleep to, exercise to. We measure everything – so we can reduce calories, increase water, increase steps, reduce stress. Fucking sleep. There is actually a company whose slogan is “hack your metabolism.” So I ask again… where did we learn it? This talent for insatiability. This quest for ‘more.’

Everyone asks me what diet plan I use. Keto? Whole 30? Intermittent Fasting? 80/20? Everyone asks me what workout routine I follow. Cycling? Lifting? Cardio-centric? The truth is, there is no diet (nor will there ever be) and there is no routine. There is, however, a philosophy. 

The philosophy is pretty simple. And you’ve found bits and pieces of it sprinkled across this blog before.

It goes something like:

1. Movement – start with Steph Rose at Phase6.
2. Hydration – two to three liters a day.
3. Nutrition, #eatfoodnottoomuchmostlyplants and nothing that comes in a package (Michael Pollan)
4. Rest, #measurelesslivemore (#mllm)
5. Balance, #equalpartsdisciplineandindulgence 
6. Consistency – do it every day. 

This is #oneandahalfslices 

Everyone is looking for something that works – something that will make them lose weight, live longer, sleep sounder, be happier… 

The diet that works and the changes that matter aren’t difficult. You don’t need a nutritionist, a therapist, or a personal trainer. You need this post, your own diligent mind, your own beautiful heart, and ecosystem of supportive, motivated, divergent thinking humans to spark your curiosity in a million different directions.