Mindful eating and not dieting for a healthy life!
I believe that due to our hectic lifestyles, the majority of us are accustomed to multitasking. We frequently consume food or take a snack while working, driving, reading, watching television, or fiddling with our mobiles, tablets or computers. This causes us to eat without fully paying attention to what we’re eating.
Mindless eating fosters a lack of awareness of the food we’re consuming. I have witnessed over my long years of practice that this has a high likelihood of causing obesity and other health problems like high cholesterol and diabetes, which may eventually result in a heart attack or stroke.
Remember you are what you eat!
๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐ข๐๐๐?
In contrast to mindful eating, dieting can be quite harmful. Your body may suffer from a lack of vital nutrients, vitamins, calories, and carbohydrates if you reduce your food intake while on a diet.
Dieting can result in unfavorable alterations in body composition, hormonal alterations, decreased bone density, menstrual irregularities, and decreased resting energy expenditure.
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ?
In my opinion, mindful eating entails paying close attention to your food during the entire process of purchasing, preparing, serving, and eating. But changing your eating habits and approach to snacks and meals is necessary in order to follow this technique.
Balanced or mindful eating emphasizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, seeds, nuts, and healthy oils and fish. With this strategy, however, you may enjoy less junk food since you will start paying more attention to what you eat.
๐๐๐ญ’๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ!
๐๐ต ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ต!
โข When making a shopping list, take into account the item’s potential impact on your health and make sure to stick to it to prevent impulsive purchases.
๐๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฉ๐บ ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ต๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ!
โข Avoid arriving at the table famished. You can be in such a rush to eat that you may miss out on actually enjoying your food if you skip meals frequently.
๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ!
โข Consider everything and everyone who put effort into bringing a lovely meal to your table. As you enjoy delicious cuisine and the company you are now with, take a moment to express your gratitude.
๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ๐ด!
โข Be mindful of the flavor, scent, color, texture, and even sounds that various meals produce as you prepare them as you are cooking, serving, and consuming your food. Try to list all the ingredients, including seasonings, as you chew your food and consider their healthful properties and how they help you to maintain your health. Ensure that all the ingredients that you use to prepare your meals are safe for your health.
๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ด & ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต ๐ด๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด!
โข When your mouth isn’t full, it’s easier to taste food. Between bites, pause to enjoy your food.
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐บ & ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต ๐ด๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ญ๐บ!
โข Take your time chewing so you can appreciate the flavor of the dish. Before you converse with your fellow diners, spend at least five minutes practising mindful eating.
Eating slowly and chewing your meal well helps with healthy digestion and increases the nutritional value of your food. This is due to the fact that it promotes intestinal health by altering the bacterial flora in your intestines.
I advise everyone to start paying attention to their bodies. Take one step at a time, making it a habit to regularly reflect on everything that we put into our meals. This will bring informal mindfulness to our daily meals which will undoubtedly result in a healthier lifestyle.
Happy mindful eating!
