I love the part about mindless eating. So often, when we are eating while doing something else (watching television, talking with friends, etc), we hardly even taste the food. It's almost something to do without our mouths and our hands rather than actual eating. Conscious eating -- actually tasting the food and appreciating it -- is work! It's funny to say that, but it's an act of concentration that doesn't come naturally to us grazers and munchers. Instead of taking the bag of chips or pretzels to your chair in front of the television, take a bowlful. Enjoy them. Notice them as you eat them. Finish the bowl. If you want more, go back and get another serving. But make it a conscious choice instead of just fishing your hand in the bag 10, 20, 30 more times.
And Kellie, YES! Even if I've eaten very healthfully at a meal and am proud of my choices, if friends start ordering dessert it makes me want to do it! What is that about? I'll have to look at your study...
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I love the part about mindless eating. So often, when we are eating while doing something else (watching television, talking with friends, etc), we hardly even taste the food. It's almost something to do without our mouths and our hands rather than actual eating. Conscious eating -- actually tasting the food and appreciating it -- is work! It's funny to say that, but it's an act of concentration that doesn't come naturally to us grazers and munchers. Instead of taking the bag of chips or pretzels to your chair in front of the television, take a bowlful. Enjoy them. Notice them as you eat them. Finish the bowl. If you want more, go back and get another serving. But make it a conscious choice instead of just fishing your hand in the bag 10, 20, 30 more times.
And Kellie, YES! Even if I've eaten very healthfully at a meal and am proud of my choices, if friends start ordering dessert it makes me want to do it! What is that about? I'll have to look at your study...
September 9, 2009 - 8:20amThis Comment
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