More about mindless eating

Mindless eating is when we just chomp away for want of something better to do. So we might be eating popcorn in the cinema (out of a bucket!), munching on a chocolate bar in the underground or bus. Or maybe we are at the football, eating a pie. Or in front of the telly, with a bag of crisps (some bags so huge now they would be better called sacks).

When we are concentrating on doing something else, then we are not concentrating on what we are eating. The calories go in, and we don't even get that nice feeling of a full tummy. This sort of eating is relatively easy to give up.

Reducing weight means eating less, so it is important that we really enjoy our food. Concentrating on what we are eating allows us to enjoy it more, but also gives time for the stretch receptors in our stomach to notice when we are getting full.

Take the Mindless Eating Challenge! This website is run from Cornell University, and is really helpful in making those frequent small changes to eating behaviour. Give it a try.

If you are in or near Glasgow and want to lose weight, try to make a few small changes every week. To help you, try hypnotherapy with me.

www.carolinebrowntherapy.com