If you love sweets, you might have a love/hate relationship with Halloween. Being surrounded by so much candy can tax even the strongest willpower. Fortunately, mindful eating is not about willpower–it is about awareness and choice.
Have you noticed that when you are travelling, you pay more attention to the environment? Truth be told, we are surrounded by natural beauty every day, which we either take for granted or simply ignore.
Have you noticed that when you are travelling, you pay more attention to the environment? Truth be told, we are surrounded by natural beauty every day, which we either take for granted or simply ignore.
The journey I have been taking you on is about mindful eating, but did you know that becoming mindful in the everyday moments of your life can help your mindful eating? It can. By practicing being mindful in the moment, we train ourselves to stay focused.
Take a photograph of something that you’re about to eat before you eat it. Look at the photograph and ask yourself, (1) does this food look appetizing (2) is this food that I genuinely want to eat or is it something that I’m eating because it’s available or prescribed, and (3) would I be happy sharing this photograph with someone else?