You may be saying “fascinating, but
what does all of this have to do with mindful eating?”. The art of mindful eating has to do with the discipline of delaying gratification. When the limbic or “hot” system gets activated, we do things im- pulsively. For many of us that comes with turning to food to feel better. Here are 4 simply ways to “cool down” the limbic system, instinctive response.
1.Start small…incredibly small I suggest you do this by incorporating body scanning throughout your day so it is 2nd nature to you by the time you need to use it.
2.Maintain consistency I personally employed the Seinfeld Technique to achieve consistency. Get yourself a big wall calendar that has the entire year on it. Each day that you do a body scan, you get to put a red “X” on the day. Your job is not to break the red “X” chain. It isn’t about employing it before eating, or not, it is about doing the scan itself… everyday!
3.Find a way to get
started in less than 2 minutes When I first started doing body scans, I would do it when I was brushing my teeth in the morning. Then I moved to doing it when I brushed them at night. Then when I ate each meal. From there, I have added when I’m sitting at a stop sign and also incorporated breathing exercises into the body scan, etc….now it is second nature and I don’t even know that I am doing it, just that I am very self-aware of what I am doing…moment to moment throughout my day.
4.Improve one thing, by one percent Mindfulness is about being present and not judging what happens. If you forget to scan your body and stress eat today, tomorrow you start again.
New Year’s is that time of year when we are all tempted to jump into a huge resolution to make changes to our eat- ing, weight, wealth, or some other aspect of our lives. And what normally happens to those huge resolutions? We don't stay
committed. This year, why not commit to the 4 easy principles above and see if by March you’re able to say I have maintained my New Year’s resolution! Your mind and your body will thank you!
MJ Allen is here to help inspire both you and your practice. MJ holds a B.A. in Forensic Psychology, a M.S. in Clinical Mental Health and Counseling from Southern New Hamp-
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