7 Really Surprising (but common sense) Benefits of Mindful Eating
How the Hobbit and Owl went from "not normal" to a really awesome NEW NORMAL
Storytime
How Mindful Eating made us go from ānot normalā to a really great New Normal.
Iām obsessed with the sea salt dark chocolate caramels from Costco.
At least I used to be.
It was so bad that if I couldnāt find them at Costco (they often move them to different sections of the store), I would have a bit of a hissy fit. And, Iād always buy two containers in case the next time I went to Costco I might just lose the game of hide-and-seek.
But, after a month of writing about and focusing on Mindful Eating, I noticed that Iāve eaten a lot less of my favorite sugary comfort food. A LOT LESS. I actually still have two containers on reserve, and I havenāt been to Costco in over six weeks.
This is NOT NORMAL for me.
Hobbit even asked if I was okay when I turned down his offer to bring me one.
I used to eat anywhere from 3-10 of them in a day, depending on the level of stress and, dare I say it *mindlessness* I would allow into my world each day.
But this week, in hindsight, there were days I didnāt have any, and didnāt miss them, and didnāt crave them. I mean, not at all.
Whatās even more *not normal* is that Hobbit who is typically a meat and starch type of eater, has been reaching for fruits and vegetables more.
Last week, after breakfast, I cut up an apple and left it on the counter for nibbling, and when I came down to the kitchen a couple hours later, it was gone. GONE! This never used to happen.
And one more *not normal* thing that has happened, we arenāt wanting to go out to eat. It used to be a special treat, or something we would do if I didnāt feel like cooking. But in the last 2-3 weeks, we havenāt even thought about it. We even opted for steaks at home instead of going out for our 7th anniversary!
You know, Hobbit and I have a joke, whenever we get out of the car to walk into a public establishment, he always asks me if we are gonna āact normalā. We joke that we are not normal individuals (we are a Hobbit and an Owl in relationship afterall), and when we enter the āoutside worldā we need to pretend to ābe normalā while we go about āpeoplingā.
Well now, thanks to a month of focusing on Mindful Eating, we have to figure out what the new normal is at home.
We arenāt complaining.
itās a good new normal.
Read the rest of the story to learn other benefits we experienced from Mindful Eating.
BTW - Tomorrow is the first of the month, a new mindfulness topic. Join me next month to explore LETTING GO and how to do so mindfully.