Do you eat mindfully? It's a term I've always seen thrown about, the explanations usually say to sit, focus on the flavours and remove distractions, which I find hard to do if you're at the table with other people.
This week I've been following a suggestion to set a timer to see how long it takes to eat a meal. Once you know your baseline, you've to extend by a minute each day until it takes you at least 15 minutes to clear your plate. I've found it really helpful, so thought I'd pass the recommendation on
Here's a quick summary of why slower eating is better for you:
Hey this is really interesting Cooper and very important as we need to digest our food properly.
Do I eat mindfully? sort of yes I eat my meals at my dining table and don't read emails or go on the communities and I live alone and I enjoy my food and eat slowly but I'm easily distracted so I don't just concentrate on the food.
Distractions happen to anyone, I suppose that's why the old mindfulness mantra always fails - it's hard to maintain focus for 15 minutes. It's great you eat slowly despite it
I'm trying to do this. Putting my knife and fork down between bites really helps. I know when I watch telly whilst eating or if I'm reading/on the computer I end up eating without actually really tasting anything and it makes me want to overeat because I'm not satisfied.
That's excellent! It might sound silly, but I always feel a bit self-conscious putting the knife and fork down between bites, so it's great you are doing it
I attended a weekend where Mindfulness was practised - but it was a few years ago now - but I did find it very interesting, and it made me more aware of many things at the time.
Regarding whether I eat mindfully now - I would say not really. I tend to be quite mindful when planning and preparing my food, and enjoy the colour, texture, and flavour - and I try to savour each mouthful, but I also eat in the lounge, whilst watching TV, and I probably eat relatively quickly, so I conclude that I probably don't really eat mindfully enough.
I haven't looked at the article yet, but I will hope to do so, and I feel sure that your post will make me think more about this.
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