Mindful Eating
Have Your Cake and Eat It Too!
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In my twenties, I kept my weight under control with many hours in the gym or running for miles each week. In my thirties, I fell in love with yoga but found I had to cut down on the excessive amount of alcohol and ice-cream that I used to get away with. Finally, in my forties, I have learned to maintain a figure I am happy with by eating mindfully. At 45, I was mindful that I had no money in the bank. At 46, I was mindful that I was appearing on stage completely naked! (Calendar Girls stage play.) And now at 47, I am mindful that I am writing “Mindful Eating: have your cake and eat it too!” Joking aside, it has been so effective having 'my reason' at the front of my mind before deciding whether or not to partake in treats. For example, I would stop and ask myself, “Do I really want to be spending money on extras when I'm already in debt?” “Do I really want the biscuits during rehearsals or am I eating them just because they are there?” For me, mindful eating is all about eating what you love and loving what you eat …... but only when you want to. I had a terrible habit of eating for the sake of it until I learned the better way.
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When you hear others preach, “Everything in moderation”, do you want to smack them in the face? If so, then this book is definitely for you. Author Shelley Charlton is the kind of person who either wants all of the cake or none of the cake. She has accepted this fact about herself and has found a way to work around it without piling on the pounds. This brief guide does not ask you to change what you’re eating and drinking but instead invites you to take a closer look at how and why you’re eating and drinking. Here Charlton offers her thoughts, observations, and results from experimenting in the hope that you can learn to eat mindfully too. Obviously, Mindful Eating does not promise you the ultimate beach body in six weeks! However, it presents techniques to help you work with your body and mind so that you gradually feel better about yourself, lighter on your feet, and happier in your own skin. Also by Shelley Charlton, YogaBounce®: The Best of Both Worlds available at Amazon.com. For more information about Shelley please visit www.freeyogaonthebeach.com.
About the Author
Shelley Charlton is an eternal student of health, wealth, and happiness. After seventeen years in the air force (and almost four years of clinical depression), she decided to retire early and pursue her dream of acting and sharing the benefits of yoga. She hopes to help others gain and maintain peak physical and mental health. She is currently living the dream with her beloved cat, Puss, on the Hibiscus Coast in New Zealand.