Mindful eating associated with lower risk of weight gain
Posted on 5 August 2009
Over the last few weeks I have, as part of a book I am writing, embarked on a bit of an overhaul of my own diet. Apart from
Published August 5, 2009 . Filed under: Brain and Behaviour, Healthy Eating, Weight Loss
I wonder what generalisations might be applicable to the general and wider activity levels of practitioners of yoga. Chris Evans is a fan, I believe.
August 5, 2009 @ 6:06 pm
So what you eat is important, how you eat is important, when you eat is important, knowledgeable snacking can be helpful, and perhaps wider sociological factors may have some bearing .. ?
Seen this?
August 5, 2009 @ 6:12 pm
Very interesting! and furthermore super important everything what you explain, I liked much, I I am fanatical to read subjects of diets, if somebody wants very important information that there am been investigating do not doubt in writing to me: loresevero@hotmail.com
August 5, 2009 @ 9:14 pm
I wonder if this is enough to help rid the body of fat accumilated from menopause and or hypothyroid. Nothing seems to shift this fat.
August 7, 2009 @ 1:05 pm
Hi Janet,
You may find that extra calcium would help. – The BBC2 showed a series of programmes a few years ago called
August 7, 2009 @ 1:42 pm
@Janet,
positive thinking, regular meals, controlled portions, intelligent snacking + frequent moderate exercise. Trawl around the archives here, Johns’ site is a goldmine.
August 7, 2009 @ 5:01 pm
To add to Chris’s comment to Janet – and very little carbohydrate!
August 10, 2009 @ 5:31 pm
Well, I’m surprised that dr. Briffa had to lose fat, even if only 14 pounds and I’m surprised that he lost it so quickly just by eating mindfully. Full of surprises.
I’ll definitely think about chewing more. I know that I’m not chewing enough and my only consolation is that it’s not carbs that I’m not chewing and that need the amylase in the mouth. When you have small children it’s hard to be zen at meal times.
off topic but related to Dr. Briffa’s personal experiments. Do you know a good source of vit D3 for children in Ireland?
August 11, 2009 @ 5:56 pm
simona
I wrote: “The cleaning up of my diet and some mindfulness when I eat (more about that in a moment) has worked
August 11, 2009 @ 8:49 pm
Personal experience, but mirrored by many – when I was a carbophile I had to snack a lot. Strangely I remained a skinny bastard, but with the blood glucose, blood pressure and lipids of a fattie.
These days with minimal carbs, lots of protein, saturated fat and veggies, I can go much longer without any thought of eating. I recently bought a load of snacky stuff, from radishes to hazel nuts and cherries, which I have hardly touched, I simply don’t get those ravenous hungers any more.
I’m sure the quality of my food makes a major difference, mostly locally sourced and minimally processed.
Here’s the weirdest one though, on the past I could double my strength (and halve it again even more easily) without any change in my appearance. Of late I actually seem to *look* more muscular.
Mark Sisson wrote a bit about this
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/gain-weight-build-muscle/
Congratulations, you seem to have found the same effect!
August 12, 2009 @ 12:07 am
Oh, dear, silly me, all those details, I should have said congratulations and keep my thoughts for myself. Sorry. I thought that your diet was already low carb and healthy, I didn’t think that you had to clean it up. See, my own prejudices made me read the post carelessly.
August 12, 2009 @ 12:30 pm
Thank you Margaret for this link, very good and kind of you. I’m keeping at it along with the chewing.
August 14, 2009 @ 8:36 pm