eating with intention and attention.
Eating with Intention
Be purposeful when you eat:
• Eat when you are truly hungry.
• Eat to meet your body's needs for fuel and nourishment.
• Eat with the goal of feeling better when you finish.
Eat with Attention
Devote your full attention to eating:
• Eliminate or minimize distractions.
• Tune into the ambiance, flavors, smells, temperature and texture of the food.
• Listen to your body's cues of hunger and fullness.
Excerpt from Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat: How to Break Your Eat-Repent-Repeat Cycle by Michelle May, MD(Greenleaf Book Group, October, 2009).
Original content found at: http://www.obesityaction.org/magazine/oacnews15/Mindful%20Eating.pdf
