Monday, August 4, 2008

What benefit does Mindfulness have with my weight management?

To understand how Mindfulness can impact your weight management, you must begin with an understanding of Mindfulness.

Do you find yourself craving food?
Are you really hungry?
Are you sure??

Take a moment and place your attention on how you think about food:
Do you use food as a way of rewarding yourself?
Do you use food as a way of filling time and avoiding a real sense of purpose?
Do you use food as an excuse?
Do you use food for emotional soothing?
Do you use food as a result of anger?
Do you use food to replace sex?
Do you use food as entertainment?
Do you snack? Are you really hungry?
Do you eat because it's "time"? lunch "time", dinner "time", noon, etc.

In order to change your behaviors and attitudes relating to food, you must first be aware of them. Then you have the power to choose the behaviors you want to keep. You are powerless over your food habits, until you know what they are; from there the power is in your choices.

1 comment:

HHJ said...

I was fat for many years. After working with Sumner Davenport on Mindfulness, I finally have my weight in control. I was amazed when I learned how much I ate. I had myself convinced that I was doing everything I could to lose weight. Now I know the truth about my eating habits and it it much easier to stay on my program.