After the third consecutive night of no sleep, I was starting to lose it.

Our newborn daughter, who had looked so sweet and angelic in the moments right after her birth (9 on the APGAR – you go, girl!) had morphed into a demonic nighttime presence.

If you think that you need to love – or even like – healthy food and exercise in order to do it, then you’re stuck.

I hear this all the time: “I tried kale, but I didn’t like it.”

And this: “I started jogging, but just didn’t get into it.”

And this: “I downloaded a meditation app, but I didn’t enjoy it.”

When we give up on things because they don’t trigger LAFS, we are by definition eliminating the possibility of adding the healthiest things to our lives. That’s because the healthy stuff, in our consumer culture, is surrounded by foods and activities designed to be addictive.

Today’s Friday Fertilizer from Plant Yourself explores the Love at First Sight Trap, and shows you a way out.