A great tip and advice from the team at Metabolic Jumpstart
Mindful eating (continued)
Tangible benefits of mindful eating
Mindful eating can help you resist desires to eat when you don’t need to and stop eating when you are satisfied. The bottom line is that you can naturally eat less and avoid blow-outs from your nutrition plan.
Mindful eating can really help you enjoy your food and feel nourished rather than punished. Mindful eating will help you:
Eliminate trips to the vending machine or service station for snacks.
Reduce snacking just before dinner and wait for your meal.
Stop eating when you are satisfied rather than clean your plate.
Say no to snack offers from family.
Reduce the times you turn to food to deal with stress and emotions.
Enjoy occasional treats without guilt.
Mindfulness changes the way you think. Rather than reacting to food-related thoughts that cause you to overeat (e.g. “I’ve had so much chocolate, what’s the point, I’ll just finish the packet), you hear these thoughts and learn to not obey them.