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Eating isn't one decision but hundreds. Explore the 6 phases of eating and learn how to discover the thousands of places we can change not only what we eat, but how we eat - helping us find health and well being.
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To beginEating isn't just
one thingor a single choice.
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Eating is a series of steps or phases.
Every time you eat,
you are making hundreds
of decisions.
Changing your dietdoesn't being by changing
what you eat.
Megrette.com, Mindful Eating made easy
It begins by changing how you
THINK
Lets thinkDifferently
Differently
Differently
about foodMindfully
Because by
thinkingDIFFERENTLY
Decisions can become
opportunities.
Lets explorethe six phases of
Eating
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The first phase is call the Non-eating phase.
That is the time when you are not eating.
Why? You are not hungry.
The thing is, people forget to check in with their hunger
and eat just because food is available.
That is one way we might eat mindlessly.
The next phase is…
Preparation Phase
That is the
gathering,
ordering,
planning and
cooking of a meal.
The PauseIt is a place to set you
INTENTION
for eating.
This tiny space, can offer so much
benefit.It can be filled with
silence,
a wish,
prayer or
gratitude.
During the mealThis is an opportunity to really
notice your
direct experience eating.
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Check in with your ever changing sense of
hunger.
Noticing how taste and how preferences
change with
each
bite
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End of Eating
Is when hunger is no longer present
because with each bite, your sense of
fullness grows.
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After EatingIt is the time where we clean up from a
meal. It is time to return to the Non-eating phase.
Megrette.com, Mindful Eating made easy
There is no reason to eat at this timebecause hunger has ended and
fullness is now present.
The meal or snack is over.
Eating is done.
non-eatingpreparation the pause
during the mealend of meal
after eating or clean up
The 6-phases of eating are:
Which is why, awareness or
Mindfulness is key.
Megrette.com, Mindful Eating made easy
The amount of time you are at any phase is always changing.
Set your INTENTION
to see opportunity.
Can change how you THINK.
Making it easier to change what you eat.
Megrette.com, Mindful Eating made easy
Mindful Eating
To learn more please visit
www.TheCenterforMindfulEating.orga nonprofit resource with an educational mission.
