Food is one of life’s best pleasures- are you appreciating and savouring what and how you eat?
Love your body as much as the food that feeds it.
When did you last stand naked in front of a mirror and really look at yourself? I am old enough for this to be much harder than it was 20 years ago. We live in a youth-obsessed culture and as we get older we can be made to feel that the natural changes to our bodies should somehow be overcome, hidden and even denied. The sexiest people are all shapes, sizes and ages – what they share is confidence and delight in themselves and their bodies.
Really sexy people are at ease with their bodies.
Everybody has flaws and imperfections. If you focus on your physical flaws rather than seeing what is beautiful about yourself, you will stop enjoying your full physical potential. Eating and body image can become so distorted that pleasure in a body that can run, jump and dance is lost along with the pleasure of eating. If you are young, be grateful for your body now. In 20 or 30 years you will long to have it again.
Here are some ways to eat well for a healthy mind AND body
- Eat fruit and vegetables daily.
- Make time to cook; cooking your own food is healthier not just because the ingredients are better but the time you spend preparing it can be mindful or social.
- Eat more slowly and relish your food. Take time to really enjoy and savour your food. Deny yourself nothing but take longer eating and relishing what you are eating. Notice what the food tastes of and how it feels in your mouth.
- Eat what you enjoy; keep portions moderate but don’t deny yourself the pleasure of eating. Eat with someone else.
- Eat better snacks; nuts, dried fruit or home-made pop corn.
- Have regular meal times.
- Bring colour to your plate.
- Take a minute to be grateful for your food and the body it feeds.
- Don’t see food as a problem, see it as the source of life that it is.
- Try finding five physical aspects of yourself that you like, and really take note of what people compliment you for.
Why not give your body a good clean out now and then? Fasting every once in a while is very good for clearing your system both physically and mentally and is still used as a spiritual practice.
Take a piece of chocolate and eat it as slowly as you can, let it melt on your tongue and stay in your mouth as long as you can. Enjoy this exercise with a friend!
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