Eating Mindfully Part 1 of 2

What is eating mindfully? Well, it's eating. Mindfully. Instead of zoning out and shoveling food in your face while watching TV or a movie, or in front of the computer, or at a party, it's being aware of what you're eating, how fast you're eating, and how it tastes.

Think about reality shows like Masterchef or Top Chef. Think about how the judges take a slow, savoring bite of the food to REALLY taste it. That's what your meals should look like (but with less Gordon Ramsey-type gushing/screeching).

Yoga has been clinically proven to help people move through life more mindfully, and that includes eating. So yoga is definitely a way to learn how to eat more mindfully. But what if you don't want to do yoga? Well, aside from not being my friend anymore ( :P ), you can give these Mindful Eating Marathon tips from EatingMindfully.com a try: