It's not a race! If you are used to eating on the hoof, bolting down food between school runs and excercise classes, rushing lunch breaks, eating in the car etc, you are not eating consciously.
Or Mindfully.............

Why is this style of eating not good for us?

• ​Don't race ahead with eating as your 'satisfied and stop' signals wont be able to activate in time.  This can mean you could over-eat and also suddenly feel very full.

The 20 minute window of opportunity is 'digestion gold.'  Hormonal responses can have time to send signals to our brain and digestive system that we have eaten enough.



Stop eating when you feel satisfied, not full.  This mans you have not overeaten and you are mindfully taking note of how you feel during meals.

Eating food triggers a chain reaction of events. Even a strong smell of food can act as a trigger in some cases.

SEE, SMELL, THINK ABOUT FOOD - Triggers saliva production in the mouth. There are enzymes in saliva which help to break food down and moisten it.

STOMACH IS TRIGGERED TO SECRETE MORE ACID.
SMALL INTESTINE PREPARES FOR 'PERISTALSIS' (THE JOURNEY OF THE FOOD).

• When rushing food we are not allowing our GI tract to prepare.
• Slow Eaters consume, on average, 2 ounces of food a minute.
• Fast Eaters consume, on average, 3.1 ounces per minute, taking larger bites and chewing less.

This demonstrates that Fast Eaters are actually projecting lumps of food into their stomachs, creating difficulty for your stomach to turn food into liquid chyme.  This potentially can lead to digestive issues such as acid reflux, poor gut health, bloating and gas.

Interestingly, you can reduce your calories, per meal by up 70, if you eat slowly.  That all adds up over a day, weeks, months.

Sipping water whilst eating is also a proven means of improving satiety thus reducing calorie intake.

Reference: University of Rhode Island.

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Counselling is an opportunity, over either short or long term periods, to help you bring about effective change or enhance your wellbeing.  The role of the counsellor is to support and enable you to explore your thoughts, feelings and behaviours by talking openly and freely. All information shared between us remains strictly confidential (unless somone is at risk of harm) to ensure that a strong, trusting, safe relationship can be built between the counsellor and the individual.

The process is safe, private and is non judgemental, genuine and empathic with who you are and what you are experiencing in your life. 

Counselling can help with many different life experiences such as bereavement counselling, relationship counselling, PTSD, eating disorder counselling.

Please contact Anna Honeysett at Eat To Live on 01795 534627. If the answerphone is on please do leave a message as we may be in clinic (Messages are secure and confidential).

Counselling is available for eating disorders, relationships, PTSD, Depression, Trauma, Weight Loss.  Please do feel free to have a chat with Anna about what you need so the counselling is specific too your needs.

Mindfulness and Counselling can help with depression and many other emotional difficulties.  To find out more contact Anna Honeysett 01795 534627 (please leave a voicemail if the answerphone comes on, we may be in clinic).

Anna Honeysett, Counsellor has joined the team, offering Counselling and guidance.

We provide a confidential, peaceful environment where you come and talk through difficulties, find solutions and take them forward.

You will be supported and safe and all visits are completely private.

Anna specialises in eating disorders which can vary from binge eating, anorexia, bullemia, crash dieting, perpetual weight gain, fear of food as examples.

Whilst she specialises in eating disorders she can see clients with other requirements.

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