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THE MINDFUL-EATING STYLE: QUESTIONS TO HELP YOU FOCUS

Let’s suppose you are sitting down to a meal. Take a brief time to clear your mind and concentrate on the meal ahead. Relax, and take a deep breath. Slowly exhale. You are not in any hurry. Remind yourself that eating is an important activity in your day and it should not be rushed. Remind yourself that awareness and focus are the keys to your success in overcoming your binge eating.
Look at the food you are about to eat. Take a close look. Silently ask yourself the following questions and think deeply about your answers to each:
What does each item of food look like?
What colors are these foods?
What are the shapes of the foods?
How are the foods arranged on the plate?
How much of each food do I have in front of me?
How big a portion of each food do I have?
As you begin to contemplate these questions, begin eating. I want your eating to be normal so you don’t have to take an extraordinarily long time for these mindfulness questions. After you do this a few times, mindful eating will become more automatic and natural. You’ll begin to think about the details of the food throughout the meal. Don’t think about this as a chore. You are practicing mindful-eating awareness to enhance your enjoyment of the experience and to increase your powers of self-control.
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THE MINDFUL-EATING STYLE: QUESTIONS TO HELP YOU FOCUSLet’s suppose you are sitting down to a meal. Take a brief time to clear your mind and concentrate on the meal ahead. Relax, and take a deep breath. Slowly exhale. You are not in any hurry. Remind yourself that eating is an important activity in your day and it should not be rushed. Remind yourself that awareness and focus are the keys to your success in overcoming your binge eating.Look at the food you are about to eat. Take a close look. Silently ask yourself the following questions and think deeply about your answers to each:What does each item of food look like?What colors are these foods?What are the shapes of the foods?How are the foods arranged on the plate?How much of each food do I have in front of me?How big a portion of each food do I have?As you begin to contemplate these questions, begin eating. I want your eating to be normal so you don’t have to take an extraordinarily long time for these mindfulness questions. After you do this a few times, mindful eating will become more automatic and natural. You’ll begin to think about the details of the food throughout the meal. Don’t think about this as a chore. You are practicing mindful-eating awareness to enhance your enjoyment of the experience and to increase your powers of self-control.*70\358\8*

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