There is no denying that making changes in eating habits is difficult. Our diet is closely linked to childhood, memories and the lifestyle that we have been leading over the years. However, it is important to realize when it is time to adopt a mindful eating attitude. The truth is that food has a direct influence on our health and the aging process.
How did the NutriMind project come about?
In consultation, as a nutritionist, I felt the need to help change the eating behavior of my patients. I started studying mindful eating and that was how the NutriMind project came about.
In order to combine the psychological component with the nutritional aspect , I invited the psychologist Joana Meira to the project. Thus, those who join the program do not benefit only from nutritional monitoring. He also learns to prioritize slow food and to introduce mindful eating > in your daily life.
Mindful eating : What is it and what are the goals?
The mindful eating movement aims to teach her to eat with awareness and according to the needs of the your body. This concept (represented in the figure below) aims to be able to learn to stop, listen and recognize what is truly important for your health and control the way you eat.
mindful eating also aims to combat impulsive, compulsive and uncontrolled eating. With nutritional monitoring based on mindful eating , she is able to identify the triggers that trigger emotional hunger and control herself when those moments arise.
This movement also favors the change in lifestyle and, consequently, helps to achieve its goals, such as weight loss, for example.
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The two practical activities implemented throughout the project – slow food and mindfulness – are crucial to developing conscious eating habits .
Who can benefit from mindful eating ?
According to the World Health Organization , 95% of people who go on a diet and manage to lose weight regain all their weight, or even more, in just 5 years.
To change the food lifestyle and implement a diet, you must change behaviors . This is essential to achieve an change effective and permanent , otherwise it will be just another diet, which in no way changed his eating behavior.
On the other hand, in today’s society, with the hectic pace of everyday life, it is understandable that you have difficulty planning a correct and balanced diet . You may be convinced that you don’t have time to cook or go shopping. What does that lead to?
If you are more stressed, bored or tired, you are likely to take refuge in food and not listen to your body’s real needs. Without realizing it, he is eating more than necessary and not always with quality.
In short, food serves to nourish your body, giving you energy for daily activities and not to fill emotional states. Herein lies the difference between physical hunger e emotional hunger . The program helps to distinguish them, as well as to apply dietary and psychological strategies to overcome emotional hunger.