Adapting Summer Diets

Thank you very much and what changes do you notice in your food choices or physical activity in the summer and are there particular things you do differently to stay well in the summer? In the summertime, I definitely would say I have to increase my diet in order to stay active in a healthy way. Summertime, it's a lot of activities that actually opens up. is outside, everyone has something to do, there are different events that are opening up during the summer, kids are out of school, so you know you just have a lot of a lot more commotion around you. So it's just very important to really be on top of your own personal mental health. And you also said physical physical health so exercising. I would say adjusting like I said I will probably like during the spring I would exercise maybe three days out of the week or it would just be probably less of a routine. I would just probably have more energy to work out more days throughout the week. During the summer, it's most likely decreasing and I'm more so enhancing what I'm doing during my workout. So instead of me working out maybe four times out of the week four times out of the week with a 30-minute workout. I'm most likely going to work out three or two days out the week with a 45 to an hour kind of workout, so that way it's more of a balance. And I don't know, I feel like it's just a different mood when it's the summertime, if that makes sense, when it comes to exercise, being in the gym, staying fit. Thank you very much. And you alluded to it previously, just now, in fact, summer can be a social season, okay, with events, food, and more spontaneity. Now, do these situations bring challenges for you? And if they do, how do you navigate that? Yes, I would say that the summer increases anxiety a bit with the increase of people around me. But the way that I cope with them is just being mindful about the places that I go. And then when I do go, I'm just always cautious about how much time that I am there. And I'm aware of my body and how I feel and how people make me feel that are around me. So if I need to take a moment to step away and just have a moment for myself, I'm aware that I always have that option to just find a secluded area or find a bench to sit down somewhere so that way I can just recuperate and reground myself. allowing the chaos around me to really create chaos within. Excellently put, thank you very much. And on that note, thinking about positive health behaviors and attitudes, are there any that feel especially relevant for you in the summer? And if there are, why? The summertime, I feel like you definitely need more patience because of the increase of, I guess, in the community and in the population of people that are going to be around you. A lot more people are outside or at grocery stores or, you know, at certain events, even when it comes to just social gatherings period, restaurants, there's a lot more people who are in attendance. So just having patience, being able, and also self-control. I feel like that's really important. Being aware of your surroundings, being considerate of other people's time and other people's wellbeing along with yourselves. So I think that's important. Just, yeah, I would say patience is because of the time, the timing, it's gonna be different. You're probably gonna have to wait longer and longer lines, self-control, because you just, like I said, it just contributes to being considerate of other people's time, other people's conditions. You never know other people have a difficult time in the summer from health conditions. So just being aware of maybe spacing or just being aware, just being trying to be helpful in a uncomfortable situation that could be for most people. Absolutely. Preparation and helpfulness. And have you discovered any strategies that help you stay on track with your health in the summer? I mean, what works for you? And would you recommend anything to others based on your experience? I would say mainly I feel like the summertime you should be able to have less of a strict routine, just being able to balance things, but in a way that's just not stressful. So just making sure that, you know, with the work that you do, you also have time to emotionally just deal with things.