Comments on: Challenge: Mindful Munching http://heymonicab.com/2010/07/challenge-mindful-munching/ An Ayurvedic Blog: Your Modern Guide to Living Healthy Through Ayurveda Mon, 21 May 2012 04:30:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Monica http://heymonicab.com/2010/07/challenge-mindful-munching/#comment-511 Monica Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:22:28 +0000 http://heymonicab.com/?p=803#comment-511 Hey Marit! Congrats on the new move - I know boxes and clutter is NOT easy to live with! But it sounds like you turned it around to have a nice meal - awesome! I love this "practice not perfection" - you hit the nail on the head. Good job and enjoy a great weekend!! xo Hey Marit! Congrats on the new move – I know boxes and clutter is NOT easy to live with! But it sounds like you turned it around to have a nice meal – awesome! I love this “practice not perfection” – you hit the nail on the head. Good job and enjoy a great weekend!! xo

]]> By: marit http://heymonicab.com/2010/07/challenge-mindful-munching/#comment-510 marit Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:58:58 +0000 http://heymonicab.com/?p=803#comment-510 holy cow! this is EXACTLY what i needed to read today. i'm in the middle of a huge move and we've been living out of boxes for weeks, eating out, snacking here and there and finally last night i dug out some plates and a pot and put a table top on some boxes and we sat down and ate together, my husband and i, face to face, and it was marvelous! i miss consciously eating food so much. i love the challenge because it gives me something to strive for. a reminder of my own beliefs that i've seemed to stray pretty far from these last few months. and i'll try to remember, practice not perfection - otherwise i end up beating myself up! :) once again, thank you thank you thank you monica b!!! ~ marit holy cow! this is EXACTLY what i needed to read today. i’m in the middle of a huge move and we’ve been living out of boxes for weeks, eating out, snacking here and there and finally last night i dug out some plates and a pot and put a table top on some boxes and we sat down and ate together, my husband and i, face to face, and it was marvelous! i miss consciously eating food so much. i love the challenge because it gives me something to strive for. a reminder of my own beliefs that i’ve seemed to stray pretty far from these last few months. and i’ll try to remember, practice not perfection – otherwise i end up beating myself up! :)
once again, thank you thank you thank you monica b!!!
~ marit

]]> By: Monica http://heymonicab.com/2010/07/challenge-mindful-munching/#comment-452 Monica Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:02:30 +0000 http://heymonicab.com/?p=803#comment-452 YES Kimberly!! You are right on. xoxo YES Kimberly!! You are right on. xoxo

]]> By: Kimberly http://heymonicab.com/2010/07/challenge-mindful-munching/#comment-451 Kimberly Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:30:16 +0000 http://heymonicab.com/?p=803#comment-451 I love your second suggestion especially. We in WI over EAT all the time! Slow down, taste it, and let your tummy feel full. LOVE IT. Keep it coming. I love your second suggestion especially. We in WI over EAT all the time! Slow down, taste it, and let your tummy feel full. LOVE IT. Keep it coming.

]]> By: Monica http://heymonicab.com/2010/07/challenge-mindful-munching/#comment-444 Monica Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:33:30 +0000 http://heymonicab.com/?p=803#comment-444 Thank you for sharing your experience Kristy. It's a really interesting observation and certainly you are not alone in this habit. Start to think about what is it about that tv that makes you comfortable. Is it because it signals "downtime" or maybe you live alone and hear the sound of people? Maybe you ate dinner in front of the tv when you were little, so it's like your sanctuary? Or are you escaping being alone with yourself? Whatever the reason, start to ask yourself what makes that ritual so comforting for you. From there you can get to the root cause and get the "aha!" moment. From there you can unravel it so that it's not a habit any longer. There's a good book, If the Buddha Came To Dinner. Might be a fun one for you to pick up someday :) Namaste. Thank you for sharing your experience Kristy. It’s a really interesting observation and certainly you are not alone in this habit. Start to think about what is it about that tv that makes you comfortable. Is it because it signals “downtime” or maybe you live alone and hear the sound of people? Maybe you ate dinner in front of the tv when you were little, so it’s like your sanctuary? Or are you escaping being alone with yourself? Whatever the reason, start to ask yourself what makes that ritual so comforting for you. From there you can get to the root cause and get the “aha!” moment. From there you can unravel it so that it’s not a habit any longer. There’s a good book, If the Buddha Came To Dinner. Might be a fun one for you to pick up someday :) Namaste.

]]> By: Kristy Meyer http://heymonicab.com/2010/07/challenge-mindful-munching/#comment-432 Kristy Meyer Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:51:00 +0000 http://heymonicab.com/?p=803#comment-432 This is something I fail at almost everyday. I have fallen into the habit of eating in front of the TV at night. When i eat away from my desk at work, it's with my colleagues..and sometimes the work chat is not conducive either. But the night time TV eating...That is becoming a very solid habit. I am thinking about eating my dinner in front of the tv right now, and i feel comforted... This is something I fail at almost everyday.
I have fallen into the habit of eating in front of the TV at night.

When i eat away from my desk at work, it’s with my colleagues..and sometimes the work chat is not conducive either.

But the night time TV eating…That is becoming a very solid habit. I am thinking about eating my dinner in front of the tv right now, and i feel comforted…

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