Roger on July 12th, 2009

I’ve been eating mindfully since I wrote my series on mindful eating, but it’s not always easy. I find that if I begin eating a meal mindfully, then I’m much more likely to finish the meal mindfully. But what’s the best way to begin eating a meal mindfully?
The best way is to start of with [...]

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Roger on May 29th, 2009

This post is Part 2 of a two part series. You can read Part 1 here.
In Part 1, I discussed the first six happiness activities in The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want by Sonja Lyubomirsky. This post discusses the last six happiness activities.
7. Learning to Forgive Others
When you [...]

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Roger on May 1st, 2009

Since I wrote my series on mindful eating, many new readers have subscribed to my blog who may not have read the series. I also know some of you read the series without actually trying mindful eating. You know who you are.
As a result, I decided to cook and serve one last dish [...]

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Roger on April 7th, 2009

This post is part of a series of posts on mindful eating. The Introduction contains links to the entire series.
If you’ve been following this series, you know I used the book Mindful Eating: A Guide to Rediscovering a Healthy and Joyful Relationship with Food by Jan Chozen Bays, MD as my guide. Jan is an [...]

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Roger on April 1st, 2009

This post is part of a series of posts on mindful eating. The Introduction contains links to the entire series.
It’s the last day of my mindful eating trial and I’ve finished Jan Chozen Bays’ book. I’ve learned three new things from the book and my experiences.

Be careful of rigid rules. You can create rules that [...]

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Roger on March 23rd, 2009

This post is part of a series of posts on mindful eating. The Introduction contains links to the entire series.
It’s the twenty-second day of my mindful eating trial and I’ve read 132 pages of Jan Chozen Bays’ book. I’ve learned six new things from the book, my own experiences, and the experiences of the other [...]

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Roger on March 15th, 2009

This post is part of a series of posts on mindful eating. The Introduction contains links to the entire series.
It’s the fourteenth day of my mindful eating trial and I’ve read 84 pages of Jan Chozen Bays’ book. I’ve learned a six new things from the book, my own experiences, and the experiences of the [...]

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Roger on March 5th, 2009

This post is part of a series of posts on mindful eating. The Introduction contains links to the entire series.
Well, it’s the fourth day of my mindful eating trial and I’ve read thirty-eight pages of Jan Chozen Bays’ book. I like the book, but there are too many exercises for me to be able to [...]

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Roger on March 2nd, 2009

This post is the first post in a series on mindful eating. Here are the other posts:

30 Days of Mindful Eating - Day 4
30 Days of Mindful Eating - Day 14
30 Days of Mindful Eating - Day 22
30 Days of Mindful Eating - Day 30
30 Days of Mindful Eating - Author Interview

I love eating popcorn [...]

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