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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Mindful Eating: You Don't Have to Be a Monk to Try It
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After I read your blog and the attached article I decided to try some mindful eating at lunch. I had a wicked stressful morning, the cafeteria was closing in ten minutes and there was no healthy vegetarian option!! What to do, what to do?? I convinced myself that grilled chicken on a roll with lettuce, tomato and balsamic vinaigrette was the best option, but I still felt guilty about the meat. I took my first bite without thinking and wasn’t impressed. The roll was too big, the chicken was, well, too chickeny. Blech. I decided to just try the chicken alone. That’s when I remembered the mindful eating. I didn’t have a knife, so I just speared the chicken with a fork, took a bite, closed my eyes, and tried to mindfully eat the chicken. I still felt guilty and as I opened my eyes I mindfully watched the chicken slide right off my fork and fall to the floor! I think it even bounced before I could react. Sigh….. I reached down and mindfully picked up the chicken and threw it in the trash. I then mindfully ate the roll, lettuce and tomato sandwich and you know what – it tasted wonderful and filled me up completely! Who knew mindful eating could have a mind of its own!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the wonderful story! No matter how many times we reread this, it always makes us laugh.
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