Mindful Eating
Recognise Your Hunger
Before you eat the entire block of chocolate, take a moment.
Are you confusing your hunger with “boredom” or for some other reason that is only temporary and an emotional state of mind?
Eating till we are full on a regular basis can ultimately set us up for an ongoing bad relationship with food.
We are all guilty sometimes of indulging and eating more than what we really need to. This will happen from time to time. Unfortunately, this happens way too often with so many people, therefore creating a snowball effect and becoming stuck in an unhealthy lifestyle that is ultimately hard to change.
To help us balance this extremity. On a scale form 1 to 10 with 1 being extremely hungry. You should be aiming to eat between 4 and 7.
This will help you avoid over eating, therefore when you do hit those hunger pains at 1 in the scale you are more than likely to make better food choices.
Don’t Feel Guilt
If your body is telling you to have bacon and eggs for dinner, that’s what you should have. Don’t put extreme limitations on your food choices, this will only set you up for failure and binge eating.
It’s o.k to want different foods sometimes and at different times of the day. If you’re following a nutritional plan to improve your health, or you might be getting some nutrition direction, there always needs to be some flexibility to establish sustainable healthy habits.
You must enjoy your food and not feel any guilt toward. Embrace the goodness of providing your body with what it needs.
Take it Slow
Don’t rush the eating process. It takes at least 20 minutes for your hunger related hormones to register whether you have had enough. This is why, when we eat too fast we tend to consume excessive calories than what we need. Take is slowly and enjoy.