Want to learn to eat mindfully?
Coach Hilary here to help you learn what mindful eating is all about and how it can help you keep your weight down.
But first, why am I talking about eating mindfully anyway?
Good question!
In the modern world we eat for convenience rather than for nutrition. We eat for instant gratification rather than long-term health benefits.
Can you imagine learning a new way of slow eating in which you actually get to experience the tastes and textures of your food rather than wolfing it down in a hurry or snacking on the go?
I can help you to learn to slow down and eat mindfully! I can help you to see the food you eat as medicine that not only nourishes your whole system, but also tastes delicious!
So what is mindful eating?
Mindful eating means taking the time to honor your food by choosing high quality, organic food, preparing it with care and eating it slowly and mindfully using your five senses to really enjoy it. It means allocating quiet time to prepare and enjoy eating your meal without rushing or multitasking at the same time.
Mindful eating is a way of saying to yourself: “I respect my body enough to be mindful of what I put into it and of the way I eat.” Think of this type of eating as a meditation. It means choosing to be present with your food and the way you eat it.
The biggest change I made 8 years ago, when I really started working on this journey to a healthier me, was that I changed how and when I ate, much more than what I was eating. I had already made some of the difficult transitions away from foods high in preservatives and food dyes, to improve health conditions for my children. But if you are not mindful about how and when you are eating, all the organic salads in the world won’t help you lose a pound!!!
A huge part of self-care, is being mindful in everything you do! Meditation and other activities that calm the body and take you from a stress response to a calm response in your body will literally turn on the fire that burns calories inside your body. This will help you to metabolize the calories you are putting in, and absorb the nutrients you consume! Your whole body and mind will thank you for it - TRUST ME!
I have lost over 400 lbs now on this journey and of course increased physical activity and more recent changes to my diet like transitioning to a largely plant based protein diet etc have helped to continue the weight loss and break plateaus but before I could move more, or make huge changes to the way I prepared food - I needed to lose enough weight to be able to do that. Mindful eating is the key that I swear by. Long before I went to school to become a certified health coach I started sharing with others simple things that would help them on their weight loss journey. Mindful eating was by far my go to – I have literally had hundreds of people ask for help over the years with weight loss – and why wouldn’t they ask me – health coach or not – 400 lbs is a lot of weight to lose! And while it is important to move towards a whole foods diet and try farm to table mentality where ever possible – mindful eating is by far my #1 most promoted tactic to reset your body, re-fire your metabolism and break the plateaus you are experiencing!!!
Eating mindfully helps to:
● Sense intuitively when you are full
● Gain way more satisfaction from eating
● Develop a healthy relationship with food
● See food as medicine
● Discover new tastes and textures
● Improve digestion (less gas and bloating)
● Regulate bowel movements
● Discover food sensitivities
● Create healthy habits that enliven you and will help you THRIVE!
How do I know if it’s time for me to learn to eat mindfully?
Glad you asked! It’s time for you to practice mindful eating if you answer “YES” to any of these questions:
● You get bloated after eating
● You scoff down your food like there is no tomorrow
● You eat just to feel full not to enjoy the tastes
● You eat to numb out any of the other “stuff” that has you stressed
● You want to learn to enjoy healthy food
● You feel bloated easily
● You gain weight easily
● You can’t lose those extra pounds, despite your diet and fitness efforts
● You crave sugar or starchy foods
● You have difficulty focusing or foggy brain
● You feel lethargic after eating
● You have allergies or hay fever
● You feel addicted to eating foods that aren’t healthy for you but you can’t stop
● You tend to gain weight easily, especially in your belly
What do I do now?
In my health coaching practice, I can help clients discover what triggers them to overeat or binge eat. I can lead them through a step-by-step process to learn how to eat mindfully and to learn what to eat for their unique body type. In fact I have studied advanced nutrition protocols in the area of weight loss that are the foundation to my 90 Day Total Body Weight Loss Transformation Program.
If you answered “YES” to any of the symptoms above, then contact me now to schedule a Breakthrough Session and talk with me about how you can learn to eat mindfully.
I’ll help you understand what’s blocking you from eating mindfully and I’ll show you how to get started.
To your health!
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