Mindfulness is often described as reaching a mental state, whereby awareness can be focused on the present moment; in which feelings, thoughts and sensations can be acknowledged, with therapeutic effects.
We can often experience occasions when we are repeating daily, reoccurring tasks, and can drift off, or go into “auto-pilot”.
For example, the daily commute to work; we remember starting the journey, and we remember reaching the office, but do we really remember what happened during the time it took to get there?
A regular mindlessness can occur when faced with a hectic day, full of repetitive tasks. We can be easily distracted, and can often forget to be mindful of our feelings, and what is happening around us.
In practising mindfulness, it can help with both work and person lives. It can help us remain calmer in stressful situations, and assist us to recognise any negative thoughts we are feeling or thinking. In recognising these feeling and thoughts, we can change our way of thinking to a more positive, healthier perspective, improving our quality of life.
The same can be said for our eating habits.
We have all experienced times when sitting in front of the TV, and we feel like a snack. We remember opening the snack, and suddenly it is finished, but we don’t remember eating it all.
A good starting point is the weekly grocery shopping. Many find this a mundane, repetitive task, that must be done, and not necessarily enjoyed. We mindlessly fill our shopping baskets with foods that are unhealthy, and fall for the multipack promotions that the supermarkets roll out, making us all buy more than we actually need.
By practicing mindfulness, we pay more attention to what we are buying and the quantity that we are buying it in. We may also pay more attention to trying new foods, cooking with different ingredients, and trying to buy more healthy alternatives than our “usual” weekly shop. It could even be enjoyable.
Another way that mindfulness can help us lose weight; is that is relives stress. Stress is one of main causes of over-eating. When we are stressed we tend to distract ourselves, and when distracted, we do not notice the types of food we are eating or the quantity as much. After practicing mindfulness, we are more aware of the stress we feel, and are more capable of managing that stress. We then eat less and become more mindful of the unhealthy snacks we eat, and the quantities we consume them in. We are also more mindful of when our stomachs feel full.
There are many methods to losing weight, but you could start losing weight and eating healthier just by being mindful.
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We can often experience occasions when we are repeating daily, reoccurring tasks, and can drift off, or go into “auto-pilot”.
For example, the daily commute to work; we remember starting the journey, and we remember reaching the office, but do we really remember what happened during the time it took to get there?
A regular mindlessness can occur when faced with a hectic day, full of repetitive tasks. We can be easily distracted, and can often forget to be mindful of our feelings, and what is happening around us.
In practising mindfulness, it can help with both work and person lives. It can help us remain calmer in stressful situations, and assist us to recognise any negative thoughts we are feeling or thinking. In recognising these feeling and thoughts, we can change our way of thinking to a more positive, healthier perspective, improving our quality of life.
The same can be said for our eating habits.
We have all experienced times when sitting in front of the TV, and we feel like a snack. We remember opening the snack, and suddenly it is finished, but we don’t remember eating it all.
A good starting point is the weekly grocery shopping. Many find this a mundane, repetitive task, that must be done, and not necessarily enjoyed. We mindlessly fill our shopping baskets with foods that are unhealthy, and fall for the multipack promotions that the supermarkets roll out, making us all buy more than we actually need.
By practicing mindfulness, we pay more attention to what we are buying and the quantity that we are buying it in. We may also pay more attention to trying new foods, cooking with different ingredients, and trying to buy more healthy alternatives than our “usual” weekly shop. It could even be enjoyable.
Another way that mindfulness can help us lose weight; is that is relives stress. Stress is one of main causes of over-eating. When we are stressed we tend to distract ourselves, and when distracted, we do not notice the types of food we are eating or the quantity as much. After practicing mindfulness, we are more aware of the stress we feel, and are more capable of managing that stress. We then eat less and become more mindful of the unhealthy snacks we eat, and the quantities we consume them in. We are also more mindful of when our stomachs feel full.
There are many methods to losing weight, but you could start losing weight and eating healthier just by being mindful.
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