Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat for Binge Eating

Whenever you feel like eating, ask yourself, “Am I hungry?” and do a Body-Mind-Heart Scan to focus on your physical sensations, thoughts, and feelings.

Quite often, your thoughts will give you clues about whether or not you’re hungry. Notice whether you’re thinking something like “I deserve this.” Remember, hunger is a physical feeling that comes on gradually, not a thought that appears suddenly. If you find yourself rationalizing or justifying, “It’s been three hours since lunch so I should be hungry,” you may be looking for a reason to eat.

After all, it’s your body, your mind, and your life. Aren’t you the best person to make decisions about how you should eat?

it’s easier to stop eating when you trust that you’ll eat again when you are hungry.

When you’re hungry, eating is more pleasurable and satisfying

Mindfulness is simply deliberate awareness of the present moment without judgment. When you pause to observe what is happening right now—as if in slow motion—you not only have an opportunity to better understand why you do what you do, but you can choose your actions rather than continue to react (re-act) out of habit