#58 Eat Mindfully

Take a lesson from the animals. When they eat, it is all that they do. – Vegetarian rhinoceros at Perth Zoo

It doesn’t seem strange to most people to sit and eat while watching a program, working on the computer or reading a book. Most of the time we distract ourselves while eating, not even noticing how much we are consuming or even what it tastes like. We disconnect from what should be an enjoyable activity in itself.

Mindlessly eating is one of the biggest contributors to obesity. It is easy to sit in front of the television with a bag of potato chips or a handful of cookies and finish it without even remembering doing so. This habit is so ingrained in many people that they can’t imagine sitting and doing nothing other than eating.

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