• What do you do with your free time? I like to fly!!

    Tom was gracious enough to fly me.. so fun!

  • Are you a mindless eater?

    Do you eat in your car? Take your lunch with you, or figure you’ll get it on the go? Do you eat standing up/over the kitchen sink? Does lunch consist of the bar in the car or a Frappuccino ™? Have you visited a fast food drive thru in the last month?
    Just an FYI: a Carmel Frappuccino ™ has 380 Calories, 130 of them are fat, 15 g (that 34%, recommended is less than 30% Fat), 240 mg of sodium, and 48 g of Sugar. That might be a quarter of your calorie needs, in one unhealthy drink.
    If you answered yes to any of these questions, you are eating mindlessly! Don’t go beating yourself up over this, we have all done this, good news is… It’s never to late, to start the day over….

    Let me ask you another set of questions…
    Do you know how or where you food is prepared? Do you know what those words are on the label that you can’t pronounce? Have you EVER looked at the labels on the packed food you buy? Do you buy organic, or even know what that really means? Do you think about how others lives have contributed/or been affected by the food you are eating?
    Being Mindful is a state of being!

    It means to be aware of, or careful, to be present. When was the last time you offered gratitude for your food, or thought about how it got to be in front of you?
    Taking time to appreciate our food, and being mindful about what we are eating can have a powerful impact on our lives. Simply being more conscious of how we eat, what we are eating and honoring what we eat, will shift our perception on what the purpose of our consumption is.

    Mindful tools
    Take a moment write now to set an intention around eating more mindfully. Create your own or chose one of the following ideas.
    1.    When the food is in front of you, take a moment to give thanks for it!
    2.    Prepare a home cooked meal consistently of veggies and grains; try to have your usual favorite food with out the meat.
    3.    Shop organic, visit a health food store instead of your regular grocery store
    4.    Eat one meal with nothing from a package
    5.    Eat in silence (turn off the tv, computer, music etc..) try this with your loved ones, see who can do this the longest, verbal contact is good!
    6.    Eat a salad, only a salad!
    7.    Try tofu, it takes on the flavor of the food, add it to a stir fry with your favorite sauce.
    8.    If you don’t cook, invite yourself to a friend’s house for dinner (one who loves to cook). Ask them to go through this mindful experience with you.
    9.    Join a cooking class/group.
    10. Eat slowly, put your fork down between bites and really chew your food and enjoy it!

    Please share your experiment with me, I am curious to hear you process, remember this is a practice, be compassionate with yourself and enjoy!
    Eating Mindfully is a fun way to bring a greater sense of health and wellness to your beingness.

    Peace & Love Always
    Casey