On busy days of work, we often eat food while we are working. I would like to share information about mindful eating and practice to get healthier and dieting correctly.
Have you fully enjoying your food? Have you ever fully paid attention to your experience of food?
Mindful Eating Meditation and Practice
What is mindful eating?
Mindfulness means focusing on the present moment, calmly accepting feeling, thought, and body sensation. Mindfulness covers all areas of our life.
Just like, mindful eating is about focusing your full attention on what you’re doing–what you’re eating, how it tastes, and the textures, flavors, colors, and other elements of the food in front of you.
According to Dr. Cheung,
“The tenets of mindfulness apply to mindful eating as well. The concept of mindful eating goes beyond the individual. It encompasses how what you eat affects the world. We eat for total health.” Source: health.harvard.edu
Mindful eating is fully enjoying your meal without distraction or judgment. It’s taking your time with each bite, focusing on chewing, tasting, swallowing, and the health benefits that nutritious foods provide for your body.
What do we get benefits from mindful eating?
You notice that you are eating food for reasons.
You can get greater pleasure from the food you eat. As you learn to slow down and more fully appreciate your meals and snacks.
You make healthier choices about what you eat. By focusing on how each type of food makes you feel after eating it.
Improve your digestion by eating slower.
Feel fuller sooner and by eating less food.
You make a greater connection to where your food comes from, how it’s produced, and the journey it’s taken to your plate.
You are eating in a healthier, more balanced way.
How do you start eating mindfully?
Slow down and pay attention to the activeity. You’wll enjoy the taste of the food more and digest better.
It may even help with weight management as you become more conscious of what you’re putting into your body. You’ll eat more slowly and become more in tune with your body and the difference between real hunger and temporary cravings.
To explore these benefits, try eating meditation. The workbook will help you practicing Mindful Eating Meditation.
Sit comfortably and close your eyes. You may sit on the couch, in a chair, cross-legged on the floor, or wherever you feel the most relaxed and centered.
Select one item from your bowl or dish using your index finger and thumb.
Whether a raisin, a peanut, a piece of dried fruit, or anything else.
Just pick up one piece of food and feel its texture in your fingers.
This approach ensures that you focus on just one small bite at a time.
Chew slowly. Put the food into your mouth and chew, noticing all the sensations on your mouth. Is the food crunchy, soft, or chewy? Does it taste fruity, nutty, salty, or sweet?
Mindful Eating Meditation Workbook
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Done correctly, this exercise will require you to take up to 20 minutes to finish a small portion of food.
Focus all your awareness on the act of tasting the food and enjoying each tiny bite.
You’ll likely notice that eating this way makes flavors more intense and satisfying.
The final Thought.
It may not always be practical to use this eating meditation technique, espacially, you are with friends or in restaurants.
You may be able to eat mindfully in some of these situations.
I usually practice alone or with my husband.
I am with friends or colleagues, I, however, can apply the same principles and eat less while enjoying my food more.
For more information book to read.
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Eating Mindfully
How to End Mindless Eating and Enjoy a Balanced Relationship with Food
By: Susan Albers, Lilian Cheung
How about your eating habit?
Wouldn’t it be nice to eat less and be healthier?
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