I continued this mindful eating process for a total of 10 days – taking photos of my food and then mindfully eating eat bite. After 10 days I experienced a lightness and increase in energy. I lost a couple pounds, and became aware of how I interact with food. I became aware of how much sugar affects me – how my energy peaks after eating foods containing high levels of sugar or carbohydrates and then quickly drops off to the point where I just want to sleep. Most importantly I noticed how much I don’t like preparing food. For me, my bad eating habits are in part due to my lack of interest in spending time preparing food. I am very driven in many areas of my life, but when it comes to food preparation I am fairly lazy. When I’m hungry, I want to eat right then and there. As a habit, I don’t pay very much attention to my body’s hunger signals either and I don’t plan well in advance for responding to these signals. I usually wait until I”m light headed or my stomach is growling before I start looking for something to eat – then I eat whatever is convenient. For me, I need to make sure I have easy to prepare, quickly available, healthy food to eat on hand. This was a wonderful practice for me and I hope you will give it a try yourself.
Mindful Eating – Day 4
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