Re: the mmmmmmmmmm experiment

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thank you Pam those are all good suggestions & I will be trying them & keeping

in mind what you said about dieting history. THAT really makes sense to me, too.

mj

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> Hello MJ

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> Congratulations of your pizza Mmmmm []

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> I'm noticing that when I eat quickly (my normal way of eating) I don't

> even take time to breathe because I am trying too hard to down that food

> as fast as I can. Where does that come from? HMMMMM? At some level you

> fear hunger. This is natural in all humans, but can be enhanced in

> people who have had to fight for their 'fare share', or of course those

> who have a history of dieting. In stems from deprivation. Spending time

> with hunger can be a good thing, I don't mean starving yourself, but

> allowing yourself to feel hunger & to explore your feelings connected to

> that hunger. Recognising what you feel when your hungry as well as what

> you feel when you have no food at hand can be an eye opener & a good

> tool to have with IE.

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> Mmmmmmmmmmmmm moments can come from simple mindfulness. Start slowing

> down as you prepare the food, look at what your doing, think about how

> it has arrived on your plate, observe the food. When you then take that

> first mouthful it will have more of an Mmmm as it will be approached

> with thought.

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> Pam

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