The “Color + Protein + Water” Rule
🥗 FOOD
At each meal, aim for:
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1 colorful fruit or veggie (like spinach, bell peppers, berries, or carrots)
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1 source of protein (like eggs, beans, tofu, chicken, or yogurt)
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1 comfort-carb or healthy fat (like rice, sweet potatoes, olive oil, or avocado)
Example:
A wrap with grilled chicken (protein), spinach + tomato (color), and hummus (fat). Easy, satisfying, and balanced.
💧 HYDRATION
Follow the “sip often” strategy:
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Keep a water bottle near you all day.
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Add a splash of lemon, cucumber, or mint if plain water is hard to drink.
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Herbal teas (like peppermint or chamomile) also count!
Bonus: Drink 1 glass of water right after waking up—your body’s dehydrated overnight and this helps your brain and digestion.
🥣 NUTRITION
Instead of counting calories, think:
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“Did I fuel myself enough to feel stable and clear-headed?”
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Include omega-3s once a day (walnuts, chia seeds, flax, or salmon) — they’re great for brain and mood health.
@ScorpiaD
thanks for these tips and reminders! need to remember to get my omega-3s!
@ScorpiaD I cannot drink water for the life of me so love these tips, and I would exist on chicken alone should I be left to my own devices, so everything here is an eye opener to me 🥰💜
@Amanda84
I also struggle with drinking water too and go DAYS without it but something that has helped me drink more water is if you have a small cup, like my mine is like almost the size of a toilet paper roll but a little wider, you can drink one small cup for for every hour. You drink a cup at 3:12, then 4:30 or 5:28, just for every hour. Another way is to exercise or dance, when i'm tired doing just dance for example it feels so much easier drinking even a whole glass of water. One last thing is I dont like drinking cold water unless im really thirsty or its hot, I like drinking warm water instead because for me since water has no taste it doesnt need to be cold, it feels like the taste is the cold. Of course of want my juice to cold,but not my water.
I hope this helps!
@MimiplusTherapy that helps massively, thank you for taking the time to give me so much great advice and in great detail. I greatly appreciate it 💜🥰
Add that electrolyte stuff or fruit to make it taste sweeter :)
@ScorpiaD I think omega 3 is important for health. I take the fish tablets.
