Thank you for all the likes & to new followers, it gives me heart to continue blogging….as does the fact that I feel more mindful every time I write this blog, it definitely helps me keep on track!
I’ve been trying to mindfully eat each meal, at least for a moment or a few mouthfuls and I can’t believe how hard it is to do! I read that we usually tune out to what we eat after the first few mouthfuls….and for me this is definitely true!
If I can bring myself to attempt to eat my whole meal mindfully (on rare occasions when I am totally alone) I can’t believe how much time slows down, to the point of being almost painful! I will feel fidgety, like I want to multi-task while I eat (check texts, read something, write lists). My mind will wonder and as with meditation I try to bring it back to the present moment….but I’m amazed at how I don’t actually like mindfully eating!!! I guess I am so used to doing other things while I eat??? I am realising just how totally conditioned I am! If I’m eating alone I’ll also be reading at the very least!
Having said that I am starting to see some benefits of eating mindfully (when I remember to do it which considering we eat 3-5 times a day it’s still happening rarely!). I am more aware of texture, of tension in my body as I eat, of my stomach… how hungry, satisfied or full I feel. Amazingly I am becoming aware of not actually liking some foods I’ve always eaten!!! And I always feel fuller quicker than if I eat mindlessly!
So….I’m determined to use eating as a mindfulness practice….trying to be gentle with myself when I forget time and time again….I’ll aim to just bring myself back to the present moment and really focus on what fuel I am putting into my body….maybe this will once and for all help me to eat less and eat healthier foods!?
Deep Heart Wisdom 
YES! The world need more people who think like you. And I agree, mindful eating is super tough. Good for you!
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Thankyou 🙂
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