eat mindfully

Yes, Mindful eating something that goes very slowly sometimes. I have been working on this goal for about 1 year now. I am also recovering from bulimia and anorexia so I think its happening even more slowly for me (thats ok, I understand its totally normal!) Someday I will be able to eat mindfully almost all the time. Right now the path is full of potholes and slopes and high and lows, but I am so determined to make this happen for myself I don’t think I’ll ever give up. I have a recording I purchased on iTunes called “Guided meditation using self-hypnosis techniques and yoga nidra relaxation for weight loss” by Dr. Siddharth Shah. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS! Its been helping me a lot. I also have a book “Eating Mindfully” by Susan Albers, Psy. D. It has a lot of exercises and guided meditations that are very helpful. I wish I had more support sometimes, like a group or something to go to, but I am so shy sometimes it may take a little longer to find something like that. To all the other people with this goal on their list, I send my love and support. Cheers!

I think I can call this goal done for a while. I am not perfect; I still multi-task and eat sometimes, but I am doing this less and less. Because I’m watching my portions more, I know its important to enjoy each moment of eating while I can.

I have an insatiable hunger. One explanation is that I am nursing my son. But, it’s pretty insane. So, I am trying to munch healthily and mindfully. It’s just always on my mind! I’m trying to up my protein intake so that maybe it will sustain me longer.

I have balanced my eating quite a bit. I am being more honest with myself and thinking about what I’m grabbing when I want a snack. Sometimes I am frustrated that I have to be so controlled, but I know I’m an emotional eater and so having the structure helps me from overdoing it and then feeling awful about it.

One big step is that I am off of dry cereal and eating oatmeal or 5-grain hot cereal each day, though I still sweeten it with maple syrup or brown sugar. I am drinking a lot of water again and that feels wonderful. On any given day when I start to feel sluggish I check to see how much water I’ve drunk. Usually drinking more will do the trick. I still have such weak spot for chocolate. This week I am adding some choc chips in a raw nut mix to see if that satisfies.

I’m making progress and it feels more balanced that I’m not thinking about it every second of every day.

I’ve been on the path to eating mindfully, slowing down and being aware as I eat. Its still a challenge. And while I am working on being conscious of all of the sensory experiences of eating, I still am somewhat resistant to being mindful of my portion sizes and have a tendency to go overboard. So I’ve joined weight watchers online, and am committing to following it for three months. Here I go.

and staying away from sweets. They are bad news!!! I also think I’m hitting my daily protein intake, which is helping me with sustained energy throughout the day. I have been not very diligent with water, however, and have to get that going again.

I’ve been keeping a food journal, so that’s good. I’ve been writing down what I’ve been eating and how I’ve felt at the time I’m eating it. So I’ve been good about that.

What I haven’t been going about is keeping myself from overeating, and from eating junk food. I’ve managed to make exercise a priority in my life, I’ve got to get back into the habit of making food a priority as well. But even better would be to let go of the need to want to overeat. Baby steps.

is vital to my success in regaining strength in my body and recovering from this pregnancy and childbirth. I am not so concerned about reaching a particular goal weight as I am feeling good and balancing my food intake. This week I remain candy-free. No more excuses.

I’ve been making an effort to eat mindfully. Before I start eating, I try to remember to look at what I’m about to eat, and to think about how it tastes and how it feels as I eat it. I’m hoping that this will help me slow down and eat less. Sometimes I forget, but I’m getting better at remembering. Its easier to do when eating alone, but even then I forget sometimes and eat mindlessly.

weight: 148.2

breakfast: oatmeal with apple and brown sugar

lunch: 2 beef hotdogs on whole wheat buns (I know, bad choice. This is what comes of eating on the run)

dinner: fish, rice, mache greens