19/02/2025
🍽️ Day 18 : Mindful Meal
Why Mindful Eating Matters🤔
Mindful eating is an act of self-love and compassion. It allows you to:
❤️ Strengthen Your Body Awareness – By tuning in to your hunger and fullness cues, you nourish your body without overeating or depriving yourself.
🧘 Improve Digestion & Absorption – Eating slowly and with awareness helps your body properly break down and absorb nutrients.
🍎 Enhance Your Enjoyment of Food – Engaging your senses makes meals more satisfying, reducing the urge to eat mindlessly.
💖 Cultivate Self-Compassion – Free yourself from guilt or restriction and instead listen to what your body truly needs with kindness.
Follow these steps to eat with intention:
1️⃣ Set the Scene – Create a peaceful environment. Turn off distractions (TV, phone) and sit at a table.
2️⃣ Engage Your Senses – Before eating, observe your meal. What colors, textures, and aromas do you notice?
3️⃣ Express Gratitude – Take a moment to appreciate the food before you, the hands that prepared it, and the nourishment it provides.
4️⃣ Eat Slowly – Take small bites and chew thoroughly. Pay attention to the taste, temperature, and texture of each bite.
5️⃣ Check-in with Your Body – Throughout the meal, pause and ask yourself:
- Am I still hungry, or am I satisfied?
- How does this food make me feel?
- What flavors am I noticing?
DO you find this way of eating challenging? Why do you think that is?
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