5. Be Patient with Yourself
It took three years for me to go from dabbling in macrobiotics to eating 3 macro meals a day--happily and consistently. If you are not using macrobiotics to recover from a serious health condition, you have the privilege to experiment. Use your body like a chemisty set, really learning the effects that different foods have on you. Maybe you need a Twinkie hangover to really appreciate a brown rice buzz. By doing this research, your body will begin to choose what it prefers over the long haul.
Trust whole foods and trust nature to steer you back on course after falling off the wagon. Read macrobiotic books. Take a cooking class. Getting back to nature is a lifelong adventure. Be nice to yourself and have fun.
About Jessica Porter
Jessica Porter is the author of The Hip Chick's Guide to Macrobiotics (Avery, 2004). She is also a macrobiotic chef, cooking instructor and hypnotherapist. She completed her macrobiotic training at the Kushi Institute in Becket, Massachusetts. She hosts a weekly radio show in Portland, Maine, where she also does standup comedy. She was featured in Simon Doonan's recent book, Wacky Chicks: Life Lessons from Fearlessly Inappropriate and Fabulously Eccentric Women.
