Time: 1 Hour
STEP 1: Go to the grocery store and get enough food to make lunch for the week. Focus on healthy items to increase mental focus and clarity, and to maintain energy through the afternoon. Buy a glass container for lunch and a glass water bottle if you don’t have one. Investing in quality items will leave you more likely to use them daily and you don’t have to worry about BPA or plastic contaminating your meal.
STEP 2: Take 15 minutes after dinner to make your lunch for the following day. You might consider cooking enough for 2-3 days in order to save time. If you have kids or a spouse, enlist them to help you so you can finish quickly and get back to enjoying time with them. Make it a family activity.
STEP 3: Put a sticky note on the back door, on your steering wheel, or on your phone to remind you to get your lunch from the fridge. If this is a new habit the extra step will help you to remember.
STEP 4: Inform your team at work of your new habit and how your schedule will be changing. (If you have a boss, ask them if they approve this schedule change before implementing it.)
STEP 5: Enjoy your newfound time, Utilize it in a way that you will feel less anxious, healthier, and more fulfilled.
