Five Tips for Conscious Eating

1. Eat when you're hungry
2. Relax breifly before eating
3. Eat in a pleasant atmosphere
4. Concentrate on chewing
5. Accept your lapses from conscious eating

Excerpted from the Kripalu Cookbook
http://www.kripalu.org/article/271
(Great recipes available on the site as well!)

What Your Body Really Needs

"By far the most successful and sustainable method of weight control is to commit to educating yourself about what your body really needs and why."
www.nutrition-news.blogspot.com
So, what your body really needs is--your mind!

Importance of Getting your Z's

Can more sleep really help us control our weight? Three experts weigh in.
http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/guide/lose-weight-while-sleeping

If Hunger Were a Body

Certain times a story plays in my mind: that hunger is bad, something to struggle with, an annoyance. Here's another story to consider: what if hunger were a living thing, part of this creation, no less than the trees and grass? What if it were an invitation to delightfulness? If hunger were a body, could you dress it in clothing that fits? Something not too loose, not too tight. Allow it room to move and breathe and dance and laugh. With too many layers on, its beauty cannot show itself as well.

Flattery vs sincerity

I have often thought of chocolate cake as a flatterer - makes you feel good in the short term but offers little edification over time. A little dose of flattery is fine but you can't beat sincere and genuine friends - ones make you feel good AND support your general functioning.

Resources

What resources (books, DVDs, prayers, etc) do each of you use to support your healthy living?

How can we remind ourselves of "God's comfort" which "is clear and has nothing wanting" when faced with double fudge chocolate cake?