#1 Beyond the plate: ask yourself this one question to understand your eating habits & food choices
Jun 2, 2024
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Discover the power of mindful eating by asking 'Am I hungry?' to understand food choices and habits, leading to healthier decisions aligned with personal health goals.
Mindful eating as the foundation for healthy food choices and transformation.
Incorporating self-reflective questions to understand motivations for food choices and promote mindfulness in eating habits.
Deep dives
Importance of Mindful Eating for Healthy Food Choices
Mindful eating is highlighted as the foundation for making healthy food choices and sustainable transformation. The practice of mindfulness in eating habits is emphasized to create awareness around hunger cues and emotional triggers. By starting with the question 'Am I hungry?', individuals can delve deeper into understanding their motivations for eating. This approach encourages mindful consideration of food choices, leading to better decision-making that aligns with overall health and well-being.
Benefits of Asking Self-Reflective Questions for Mindful Eating
Encouraging the practice of self-reflective questions before eating, such as evaluating if the food will nourish the body and considering emotional triggers, fosters a more mindful approach to eating. By examining feelings before and after eating, individuals can align their food choices with desired outcomes. Implementing these simple yet introspective questions can lay a strong foundation for consistent healthy habits and support long-term well-being goals.
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Exploring the Impact of Mindful Eating through Self-Questioning
In this episode I share a practice that I introduce to all my clients from the very start of working together, regardless of their goal(s), and that serves as the foundation for a sustainable transformation, and consistently making mindful food choices. It's a very simple practice that you can implement right away and that will give you lots of valuable insights into your own eating habits, allow you to discover the deeper aspects of your food choices, and learn more about why you eat, what you eat, when you eat and how much you eat.