You’re in the home stretch for this two week challenge, but this is just the beginning of your new eat at home habit. One thing that’s sure to strike at some point (if it hasn’t already) is the feeling that you just don’t want to cook.
It feels hard. You’re not in the mood for what’s on the menu. You just don’t want to think about it.
This feeling hits everyone at some point. There’s nothing wrong in feeling this way. The main thing is to not give in to it! You have to learn to deal with and overcome the cooking blues.
There’s just one rule: Don’t give in and eat out.
Eating out won’t spur you to start cooking, it will wreak havoc on your budget and set back your new eat at home habit.
Here are a two strategies to stay the course. These are opposites of each other, but they both work great.
1. Put aside the feelings of not wanting to cook, and just get into the kitchen and start. Usually, once I get started it’s not so bad and soon we have dinner on the table. Think of it this way – in 30 minutes to an hour the whole dinner thing will be over. Family will be fed, dishes done.
2. Give yourself a break. Have a yo-yo (you’re on your own) dinner. This works best if you have older kids who can fix their own sandwich or heat leftovers. Another simple idea is to make pancakes. Or scrambled eggs. Or ramen noodles. Two or three foraging dinners won’t really hurt anyone, but it will spur you to start cooking again.
Remember – whatever you do, don’t eat out during this time! The goal is to triumph by making dinner at home. Even simple sandwiches eaten at home count as a winning meal to help you keep up your habit. Then you’ll have more energy and enthusiasm for cooking a better meal the next night.
Tiffany
P.S. You might also try cooking your favorite recipe. We often think so much about what our family would like that it’s a real treat to make something that we’ll enjoy ourselves.
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