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“Keep close to nature’s heart...and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean” - John Muir 🌳🌎🌿💚 Be kind to our collective mother. Be mindful of your choices about food, clothing, packaging, transportation, and waste, which all influence future generations. Go outside and celebrate Earth Day, every day 🌱 pic credit to my dear friend, fellow tree hugger, and vegan goddess @naturallyjessie

Monday has met its matcha 💚 Yesterday I posted about physical hunger and the importance of recognizing hunger + satiety, especially if you’re prone to overeating. As I was thinking about all the delicious food + bevies my friends and I have been enjoying over the past few days, I noticed that we all eat for reasons other than physical hunger, like eating to celebrate something or trying a food/drink because it looks good 😍. . . 💚 It’s normal to eat for other reasons besides hunger sometimes, but if you find yourself repeatedly turning to food as a sole source of entertainment, comfort, or because of boredom, loneliness, sadness, anxiety, or to numb yourself from other uncomfortable emotions, it might be helpful to journal what triggers you to use food in this way. It’s most likely not the food that’s begging for your attention, but something bigger. . 💚 Talking to a professional (such as a licensed social worker) can help you figure out what’s behind your boredom-driven or emotional-driven eating. Working with a registered dietitian can help you establish healthier eating habits without dieting or deprivation (which are two things that can lead to a distorted relationship with food) that I’ll talk about in my next post 📝

The other day on my story, I asked if you practice mindful eating, and a majority of those who answered, replied “no, I want to though”, so I thought I’d share some tips on how to get to started on eating slowly, mindfully, and with intention in a series of posts 📕📗📘📙. . . 🍽 my first tips are geared towards people who find themselves overeating- before you eat, ask yourself are you physically hungry? Do you feel an emptiness/growling in your belly? or do you want to eat out of boredom or to suppress emotions? . . 🍽 if you’re actually hungry, pay attention to what you’re eating and how you’re feeling. After a few (or several) bites, does your food still taste as good as the first bite? ☝🏼tip- if you notice that your food doesn’t taste as good as the first few bites, STOP 🛑 & reflect, because trying to re-experience that first bite, isn’t going to happen 👉🏼 Instead, check in with your stomach, is it still empty/growling? Or is it satisfied? . . 🍽 keeping a food journal can be helpful to gauge your hunger/fullness and note any other feelings related to food. I’m going to continue sharing tips in several other posts but I hope this helps with introducing the concept of mindful eating + feel free to comment for more Q&A😊❤️

When you’re not sure if you should even eat something this breathtakingly beautiful 😍🍦vegan froyo @mikeanddaves made of pb2, banana, vegan caramel, vegan chocolate frosting, and vegan protein powder 😋 so.damn.good!

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