Everything You Need to Know About Mindful Eating for Weight Loss
Here's how to slow down and feel more satisfied.
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Chances are, you're no stranger to multi-tasking. You scroll through Facebook when you stand in line, watch TV while you fold laundry, and help with homework while you cook dinner. While these habits are fairly benign, multi-tasking while youeatcan impact your weight loss.
Think about your last couple of meals. What were you doing besides chewing? Distractions can make it difficult to recognize when you're full. Mindful eating, or being fully present while eating, increases your awareness so you can consume more consciously, less automatically, and with more pleasure—a good thing since appreciating how your food looks, the aroma, taste, and texture can affect the amount you eat.
To be clear, mindful eating isn’t about finding the time and space to eat in absolute silence. (That's just crazy.) It just helps you to slow down so you can recognize how much you've eaten and whether you've had enough. Ready to eat more mindfully? Start here: