Mindfulness

Mindfulness is a key player that can help guide you through your intuitive eating journey, keep reading to learn all about mindful eating and how it can bring you closer to finding freedom with food 👇🏽Mindful eating is the practice of bringing full attention to your eating experienceMindfulness is a form of meditation that can help you become aware of how your eating habits make you feel both physically and mentallyMindful eating allows you to develop awareness around your food experiences, physical hunger cues, and your feelings towards foodIt can help you distinguish between when you’re eating for physical hunger and when you are eating to satisfy your emotional hunger (i.e boredom, stress, sadness, etc.).. In turn you will be more aware of when you’re eating out of emotional hunger and can look for other sources of comfort besides foodPracticing mindful eating has been shown to help with weight loss because you are aware of how much your body physically needs to feel satisfied and in turn reduce overeating that tends to occur when you are mindlessly eatingWhen you practice mindful eating, you’re more likely to choose foods that make you feel good (like nutritiously dense fruits and vegetables) rather than foods that don’t make your body feel as greatYou still allow yourself to eat any food you want with mindful eating, but you are less likely to binge on foods because you’re aware of how the type of food and how much you eat makes you feelLastly, practicing mindfulness with your eating habits allows you to develop skills that ultimately help you practice mindfulness in other parts of your life as well 😌How are you doing with your mindfulness or what strategies are going to incorporate to help you become more mindful?