{"id":176,"date":"2009-10-23T14:30:15","date_gmt":"2009-10-23T18:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.livingmindfullytoday.com\/?p=176"},"modified":"2015-09-18T19:41:11","modified_gmt":"2015-09-18T23:41:11","slug":"starting-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.simpleserenity.com\/blog\/mindful-eating\/starting-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting Over"},"content":{"rendered":"

“We\u00a0are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a\u00a0habit.”<\/p>\n

~Aristotle<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

When you are ready to release\u00a0yourself from repetitive dieting or overeating, the following exercise\u00a0will guide you through the process of identifying, respecting and\u00a0satisfying your hunger as well as re-learning to honor yourself and\u00a0trust your own word. I have also added movement and strength training as\u00a0a reminder and as a way to honor your body.<\/p>\n

Recognize and\u00a0acknowledge the damage that dieting causes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Be\u00a0aware of dieting mentality and thinking:<\/strong>
\nForget\u00a0Willpower
\nForget Obedience
\nForget Failure
\nInstead, create a\u00a0winning personal plan<\/p>\n

Get rid of all dieting\u00a0tools<\/strong><\/p>\n

Listen to yourself and honor your\u00a0hunger<\/strong><\/p>\n

Practice eating\u00a0naturally<\/strong><\/p>\n

Make peace with\u00a0food<\/strong><\/p>\n

Buy and enjoy the foods you like<\/strong><\/p>\n

Regain your pleasure in eating:<\/strong>
\nAsk yourself what you really want to eat?
\nDiscover the pleasures of the palate
\nMake your eating experience more enjoyable<\/p>\n

Don’t settle, check in:<\/strong>
\nDoes it still taste good?<\/p>\n

Also:<\/strong>
\nDrink 8 glasses of water a day<\/p>\n

Engage in a choice of:<\/strong>
\nAerobic Activity 5-6 times a week
\nCommit to Strength Training 2-3 times a week<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”<\/p>\n

~Aristotle<\/p>\n

When you are ready to release yourself from repetitive dieting or overeating, the following exercise will guide you through the process of identifying, respecting and satisfying your hunger as well as re-learning to honor yourself and trust your own word. I have also added movement and strength <\/p>\n

Continue reading Starting Over<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1001002,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[111],"tags":[53,54],"class_list":["post-176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mindful-eating","tag-damaging-diets","tag-healthy-eating","odd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.simpleserenity.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.simpleserenity.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.simpleserenity.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.simpleserenity.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1001002"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.simpleserenity.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.simpleserenity.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":594,"href":"http:\/\/www.simpleserenity.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176\/revisions\/594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.simpleserenity.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.simpleserenity.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.simpleserenity.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}