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DALLAS—

Catherine Estephanous is doing what so few Americans do these days--eating slowly.

It's not what the doctor ordered--but pretty close.

"Well, it's not something that I'm consciously trying to do,” Catherine said. “It's something that I have to do my personal trainer has actually told me you need to eat slower and take your time so that you don't over eat."

Catherine has practiced mindful eating for a couple of months and even though her job at Forest Park Medical Center can be fast paced--she's slowly getting the hang of it.

"I mean, sometimes there's different things on the plate and I'll pick what I want,” Catherine said. “It's taking time to do that as well, so overall you are eating slower."

Catherine said the trick is to think before you eat--but that's often easier said than done our fast paced world with fast food restaurants on every corner where we eat our fast often without getting out of our cars.

Registered dietitian Karin Hosenfeld often suggests clients eat slowly--smell the food, take a bite, put the fork down, taste the ingredients and feel the texture of the food.

Then do it all over again.

"If we start to pay attention to the things we are actually eating, either write them down, I think that would be a good start or actually pay attention while we're doing the act of eating it would help us to slow down, notice the things that we are eating and maybe make better food choices and maybe eat a little less," Hosenfeld said.

We may eat less because paying attention allows the brain to recognize when the stomach is full--mindful eating can help dieters slow down and not over indulge.

"If you'll notice you can give a toddler, you know their favorite bowl of ice cream, they have a couple bites then they need to go off and play,” Hosenfeld said. “It leaves us wondering why are they not interested in this ice cream. It's because they are satisfied and they are done and we've lost that ability for that satisfaction."

As for Catherine--she's losing weight which makes the mindful eating process easy to swallow.

"Since I've had my trainer I've definitely improved at being a mindful eater," Catherine said.

 

 

 

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Chew Your Food! Mindful Eating may help you lose weight

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