What is Mindful Eating?
According to Healthline.com, mindful eating is based on mindfulness, a Buddhist concept.
Mindfulness is a form of meditation that helps you recognize and cope with your emotions and physical sensations
It’s used to treat many conditions, including eating disorders, depression, anxiety, and various food-related behaviors
Mindful eating is about using mindfulness to reach a state of full attention to your experiences, cravings, and physical cues when eating
Fundamentally, mindful eating involves:
- eating slowly and without distraction
- listening to physical hunger cues and eating only until you’re full
- distinguishing between true hunger and non-hunger triggers for eating
- learning to cope with guilt and anxiety about food
- eating to maintain overall health and well-being
- noticing the effects food has on your feelings and figure
These things allow you to replace automatic thoughts and reactions with more conscious, healthier responses
Yours in Health,
Anita
