The Alkaline Diet is NOT a usual type of diet you know about. It is NOT a faddy diet or a quick fix diet. It is a way of life - a healthy lifestyle that will give you LOADS of energy, restore your vitality and great health and help you to lose weight or gain weight if you need to.
One of my top tips when coaching people to make the change from their unhealthy habits and build new ones is that of Conscious Eating - being aware and mindful of what you are eating.
However, as many people are not used to this way of eating it is very easy to go back to unconscious eating which can lead to obesity, acid reflux, excess wind, being "stuffed" etc. Here are my top 7 tips on how you can start conscious and mindful eating today - which with other alkaline tips can help you lose weight and get rid of many other health problems you may be living with now.
Seven Tips to get into the Conscious Eating Habit
1. Firstly - are you really hungry? STOP and think about it as it may be you are dehydrated and need some water to drink. Dehydration is often mistaken for hunger. Stop for a couple of minutes, have a drink and THINK about if you are hungry or are you doing something out of habit, or because you are stressed out or angry about something or are you just bored at that moment and so you think you should eat? If you are NOT really hungry then maybe have a drink and a short walk instead of reaching for snacks or other foods.
2. Relax and sit at a table that is clutter free! This is part of the enjoyment of eating our food. Do NOT eat at your desk while reading emails etc as this is really not the best way to be enjoying your food AND you will definitely be eating unconsciously if you do this. If you have a family member or friend to eat with then all the better. If not, no worries as even if you are eating alone it should still be an enjoyable experience.
3. Make your eating time just that. Time for eating NOT for watching TV, reading the paper or ringing a friend. Concentrate on what you are eating and NOT on what is on the TV etc. In fact turn the TV off, don't answer the phone and relax while you eat.
4. Put your cutlery DOWN between mouthfuls and CHEW your food - and notice the texture and flavours that you are eating! Digestion begins in the mouth with the action of saliva. If you do not chew your food properly then your digestive system needs to work much harder. Chew until your food is broken down, swallow and then pick up your cutlery for the next mouthful. This one tip alone will seriously help you along the road to conscious eating and to losing weight.
5. Notice when you are in fact full - and this may be BEFORE you finish what you have on your plate! Eating more slowly will help your stomach be aware when it is full. This will then give your brain enough time to get the message that it is time to stop eating. If you need to leave some food then so be it. Leave it! Over time you will realise you don't need so much food and your portions will naturally become smaller.
6. Learn from mistakes as you probably will at some point "forget" some of the rules and will rush your food, feel full (and maybe sick) and bloated. Learn from this and next time THINK before you eat.
7. Finally, if you are tempted with unhealthy snacks at work or home are they in arms reach of you? If so MOVE THEM. It's amazing to know that if people have to actually get out of their chair to get to snacks then they will eat less of them.
Good Luck with your conscious eating
Are you constantly tired, lacking in energy, sluggish, depressed, have bad skin, backache, headaches, acid reflux, or just put up with other health "niggles"?
Are you "sick and tired" of being "sick and tired"? Maybe you need to lose weight or even gain weight?
Eileen Bowley will help you with all the above problems and help you make that transition from an unhealthy lifestyle to a healthy and happy one. The Alkaline Diet is NOT a "regular" diet as it is a healthy lifestyle NOT a quick fix or fad diet. The great thing about it is that you do not have to make all your changes at once as you do with usual diets - you take it step by step. This will help you build new healthy habits, lose or gain weight AND stay at your ideal weight as you create new healthy long term habits.
Download your Alkaline Diet FREE report here http://alkalinedietsuccess.com/ and start making some simple changes today and start your journey to great health and vitality.
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