It is possible to participate in the party, eat what you want, enjoy it immensely, and still fit into those favorite shorts.
a sense of urgency to get to the next bite without fully completing the one you have in your mouth? Are you anticipating the creamy lusciousness of Aunt Joy’s banana cream pie as you finish the second half of your burger, now no longer the object of your craving? Like many other activities in life, it seems we rush from one bite to the next, never really experiencing or enjoying what we’re all the flavors, scents, textures, and colors consuming in the moment. After the first that come alive as freshly harvested foods few bites, taste and flavor come from a difbecome available. Experience each sweet ferent, future menu, dreamed up by the kernel of corn, remind yourself of how insatiable mind. long it took for this food to grow, and recall Think about the following at your next its place in your life, from childhood summeal: mer evenings to sharing it with your own Purposely slow down. Savor the beauchildren. tiful and amazing food that’s in front of Chew each mouthful 20 times. Notice you. Even if you or your host threw the the change in flavor intensity and the strucbarbecue together at the last minute, acture of the food. Chewing food into smaller knowledge the work and preparation. pieces improves digestion. Receive the food in your body with Think of eating as a ritual. With congratitude. Be curious and appreciative of versations as a side eat SRB-map-ArndConc-half0218.qxp_SRB-map-ArndConc-half0218 2/8/18 10:12offering, AM Page 1 when you
eat and talk when you talk. It’s only polite not to talk with your mouth full, anyway. Also, set your utensils on the plate as you enjoy what you’re eating. Doing this will help ease the temptation to mindlessly shovel in the next bite. All this slowing down gives you one of the best waistline benefits: eating less without feeling deprived. With the 20-minute brain-to-belly fullness meter at your disposal — the time it takes for the brain to register fullness — a practice of pausing to verify your physical hunger can help distinguish when mental hunger is driving the desire. Putting the brakes on before you’re overfull lets you mindfully and joyfully delight in all there is at the celebration table. It is possible to participate in the party, eat what you want, enjoy it immensely, and still fit into those favorite shorts. With a few changes to your routine, you’ve made a completely different meal of health and happiness.
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