Some of the key factors to practice “Mindful Eating” are paying attention to our food, the purpose of eating, what to eat, and what not to eat. The first and most important step is "Awareness." Reading labels and avoiding foods that contain animal products, as well as added salt, sugar, and oil, is a good start. Additionally, "Water fasting" can help you retrain your taste buds to crave foods that are meant to be eaten; if you crave an apple or carrot instead of cookies and chips, you have overcome your food addiction. Another way to break the cycle is to keep healthy snacks on hand in case you get hungry. Preventing the uncontrollable steering of your car toward the grocery store when you're overcome with hunger by packing small containers of cut veggies with hummus and apples with peanut butter.
"MINDFUL EATING"
RECOGNIZE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL HUNGER SIGNALS
It's unlikely most of us will be able to control every bite of food we consume. It's understandable that there are times when you have to eat on the go or have a small window of opportunity to eat or risk going hungry for the rest of the day. Even if you can't follow a strict mindful eating regimen, you can still avoid mindless eating and ignoring your body's signals. Before eating a meal or snack, you might want to take a few deep breaths and think about what you're about to put into your body. Do you eat in response to an emotional cue? Perhaps, you're bored, anxious, or lonely? Consider it an exercise that you do while eating; every minute you practise counts.
RECOGNIZEWHY YOU EAT EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT HUNGRY
STOP EATING TOO MUCH AND GAININGWEIGHT.
ENHANCE YOUR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
LEARN MORE ABOUT A VARIETY OF NUTRITIOUS AND DELICIOUS FOODS.
A HIGHER LEVEL OF HEALTH SATISFACTION
LEARN HOWTO DEALWITH EMOTIONAL TRIGGERS
LEARN ABOUT BETTER FOOD SOURCES PROVIDE MORE ENERGY.
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