In a nutshell, “mindful eating” is
focusing on the food you’re eating and what you’re experiencing when you eat it.
Eating “mindfully” can:
· Promote better digestion.
· Help you feel full with less food.
· Help you enjoy your meal more.
· Help you slow down and enjoy life more.
· Help reduce stress and anxiety.
· Help you notice how different foods make you feel after you eat them.
· Help you notice when you turn to food for reasons other than hunger.
· Help you lose weight!
My biggest tip for you around mindful eating is to
avoid multi-tasking while you eat.
When you eat, are you:
· Watching TV?
· Making sure everyone else is taken care of (kids, grandkids, spouse)?
· Working?
· Driving?
· Scrolling through social media?
· Thinking about what you’re going to do next?
· Worrying?
If so, you aren’t getting the best benefits from the food you’re eating AND you’re likely eating more food than your body needs (which, by the way, means weight gain).
What is your biggest challenge around “mindful eating”? I encourage you to address that challenge in at least one meal in the next 24 hours and notice the “positives” that come from it.
Here’s to healthy eating!
PS: I’m excited to announce that I’m collaborating with two awesome Certified Health and Life coaches. We’ve started a Facebook Group called “Mind, Body & Jesus”. Please join us to learn tips for a healthy mind, body, and relationship with Jesus!