Mindless Eating

Mindless Eating.....



This is a topic that is rarely spoken on. Mindless eating, is something that is done with out thought. Stop for a day, to think about what we are putting in our mouths to eat.
Once you have made the choice of the food, placing it in the mouth comes next. Most times we may not look at it once we made the choice. This happens mostly after ordering food through a drive thru. The food is ordered, picked up at the pick up window,it is  unwrapped  and eaten for we have to drive as well.
Instead........

Look at the food you are about to place into your month. In the first bite, what do you experience? It is the texture, then the taste ......?
The chewing starts. As you chew, you continue because of the taste or the texture of the food you like at this point.

Is it sweet, sour,salty.......whatever the taste, you want to continue ,for you like the taste right now, so you continue .

As you continue ,focus on your meal. Do not drive, turn the TV off, hang up the phone. Focus on what you are putting in your mouth. Savor every bite . Chew 6-8 times before swallowing. Look at  your next bite. Become aware of  the hand movement towards the mouth. Pay attention to the food you are feeding yourself.

Be MINDFUL of what you are PUTTING IN  YOUR MOUTH for  EVERY TIME, daily.
 With this, one would be able to  think twice of what they are putting in the body!

Theresa Clarke  PA, MBBS, MSc,PhD(c)