Wellness Pathway #233
Eat Attentively
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In my Wellness
Pathway titled "Drive Attentively"
Click, I was
writing about mindfulness to encourage you to avoid a most common cause of injury and death -- automobile accidents.
Here I want to apply mindfulness to another common cause of injury,
disease, and death -- obesity. By eating attentively we can overcome the urge to
overeat in order to reach and to maintain our optimum body weight.
The impetus for this Pathway was the recent decision by the U.S. Medicare
program to start providing coverage for weight-loss therapies, including stomach
surgery, diet programs, and behavioral as well as psychological counseling.
Given that stomach surgery alone can cost between $30,000 to $50,000, one begins
to appreciate just how much it must cost to treat the health problems which stem
from obesity.
What if everyone was given $50,000 for maintaining their optimum body weight
over a period of years (say $5,000 every 5 years for 50 years)? That, in my
estimation, would be money better spent than stomach surgery. But would you be
able to do it, even with that much of an incentive? And how would you go about
it?
Eating attentively is a good place to start. As with driving, multitasking leads
to mindless eating and an increased incidence of accidents involving both the
quantity and quality of our food. Don't let that happen to you! When you eat,
eat. Don't eat and read or watch TV or do anything else. Just enjoy your food,
whether you are alone or in the company of family and friends.
Slow down. Savor every bite. By chewing our food slowly and thoroughly, we give
our body the chance to feel satisfied before we have overeaten. By eating
attentively we enhance our natural appetite control. By actually experiencing
our food we minimize the unconscious, mindless eating that causes us to put on
weight in the first place.
Coaching Inquiries: Do you eat attentively? Could you avoid doing other things
while you eat? What would it be like to chew every mouthful at least 20 times?
How could mindful eating become a regular part of your routine?
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May you be filled with goodness, peace, and joy.
Bob Tschannen-Moran
LifeTrek Coaching International
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Williamsburg, VA 23185-5043
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