"I wonder if you're eating more snacks just because you're home and they're available"
This question was posed to me over the weekend (by my wife as we're social distancing and can't remember what people outside of our family look like).
The answer is undoubtedly yes. Before Corona I would easily be out of the apartment at least half the day if not the whole day. Now I'm always home. And there's kids and there's snacks. And kids have snack time; so that means daddy (me) has snack time too.
My "work" environment has completely changed. This environment change has not only affected my snacking habits but also just about everything else I do.
I'm sure this is the case for you too.
Whether we want it to or not, our environment plays a huge role in the decisions we make all day, everyday.
Environment doesn't just mean the physical space you're in. It also includes the people in that space, the stuff in that space and could include the amount of time you'll have to be in that space.
For instance, we all have that one friend that whenever we hang out with them things go off the rails. Doesn't matter what the plan was, he/she always finds a way to take things to the next level. Just being with that person changes our whole environment into one where we make bad decisions.
(Btw if you can't think of that one friend, it might be you.)
The good thing is that quarantine life is just beginning to shape up. Yes it's already been a couple of weeks but I'm pretty sure we are in this for the long haul.
So with that, you have the opportunity to shape your environment in the way that's most beneficial to you. (Good news is you don't have to worry about that one friend because you're social distancing right? #StayHome)
You've had a couple of weeks to basically data collect what's working for you and what's not. Now's the time to enhance the things that are working and either get rid of or alter the things that are not working.
The key here is that you need to do this now. The longer you wait, the harder it will be to make changes.
