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\"Mindfulness\"<\/a>I’ve just recently done a Mindfulness and Meditation course, and it was interesting. I realised that I’m not very mindful.<\/p>\n

What is mindfulness?<\/h1>\n

Mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment.<\/p>\n

Mindfulness also involves acceptance, meaning that we pay attention to our thoughts and feelings without judging them\u2014without believing, for instance, that there\u2019s a \u201cright\u201d or \u201cwrong\u201d way to think or feel in a given moment. When we practice mindfulness, our thoughts tune into what we\u2019re sensing in the present moment rather than rehashing the past or imagining the future.<\/p>\n

Sometimes when it comes to eating I feel like I’m on auto pilot and don’t really think about what I am doing, so introducing mindfulness into eating is essential. Easier said than done. This is what I struggle with – being mindful, sticking to what I say I’m going to do, creating habits.<\/p>\n

I’ve also realised that I’ve forgotten to ask for help when grocery shopping – not very bright of me is it! I think I will write that at the top of my grocery list. I have a pad that I use to write down what I want, I believe that I will write that statement at the top of a few pages in the pad to remind me and get into the habit of always doing that so I don’t forget again.<\/p>\n

There is still something blocking me from releasing my extra weight, this is all part of my personal journey and one day it will just all fall into place.<\/p>\n

In the meantime I am learning a lot about myself and just enjoying the journey.<\/p>\n

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