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Overview
What is Mindful Eating?
Seven
Habits of the Mindful Eater
The
Four Foundations of Eating Mindfully
What
Does Mindfulness Do
Mindful Eating Acceptance Affirmations
Mindful
Eating Motto
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MINDFULNESS
of the MIND On a scale of 1-10, how aware am I at this moment? Am I tasting every bite or am I mindlessly chomping away? Observe
the taste, texture, smell, and sound of food.
This helps you to pay attention to what you are doing. Identify whether you are mindlessly snacking or in touch with
every single bite.
MINDFULNESS
of the BODY. Listen to your body. Do I pay attention when it says stop? Or, do I ignore my body's feedback. Identify how your body tells you it's hungry and full. Pay attention to hunger pains, a rumbling stomach, your energy level,
movement, body posture and muscle tension. If you don't respond, your body could stop giving you important information about how it is doing. Learn to know the difference between emotional hunger
(stress eating) and physical hunger.
MINDFULNESS
of FEELINGS is noticing feelings that start and stop eating.
Anxiety, guilt, stress, comfort, boredom and pleasure are just a few. It's important to get in touch with your emotions. If you don't get a handle on your feelings, Sometimes, coping with your feelings is more important that changing the type of foods you eat.
MINDFULNESS
of THOUGHTS. Be mindful of your thoughts. Observe “should” and “should not”
thoughts, critical thoughts (I'm so fat!), food rules, "good" and "bad"
food categories. Notice how positive and negative thoughts sway your behavior. A thought is just a thought, you don't have to respond to it.
Susan Albers
© 2004
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