| December 2010 E-News | Can You Really Lose Weight with Mindful Eating - and Does It Matter?Last month, I answered one of the questions I’m frequently asked: What do YOU eat? This month, I’m answering an even more common question: “Can you really l*o*s*e w*e*i*g*h*t eating what you love?” With New Year's Resolutions ahead of us, many are about to enter the "repent" phase of the eat-repent-repeat cycle so it is a legitimate question.  Without a doubt, the answer is YES (as Lewis, pictured here, and the others below have proven), but even the way it has to be typed to make it through your spam filter is one of the reasons we don’t talk about that very often. We don’t want to be associated with an industry that promotes restriction, deprivation, and guilt. Most promise quick fixes but deliver short-term results—even their claims can’t be spelled out without landing them in junk mail—right where they belong!
 When we started eleven years ago, we called the program “Changing Weighs.” Over the years, we repeatedly saw that the changes our participants experienced were far more significant than just what they weighed. Just as I had, so many were finally able to end years of struggling with yoyo dieting—what I now call the eat-repent-repeat cycle.
We eventually changed our name to Am I Hungry? Mindful Eating Workshops to reflect the power that awareness has on the individual’s ability to become an expert in meeting their true needs—food and otherwise. But whether the numbers change or not, their life does—and that is what matters most. But that begs the question: How can eating what you love help someone lose weight? I’ve summarized the reasons below, but I think you’ll want to read the personal stories we just posted about several people who’ve experienced significant changes—body, mind, heart, and spirit. - Depriving yourself of the foods you love eventually leads to overeating. Learning to eat fearlessly takes the power away from certain foods and is one of eight keys to breaking your eat-repent-repeat cycle.
- You don’t gain wt because you eat what you love. You gain when you consume more than your body needs by eating when you’re not hungry and/or continuing to eat after you’ve had enough. Relearning to identify and trust your body wisdom is essential.
- Loving what you eat—in other words—eating mindfully with intention and attention is another critical skill. Further, mindfulness has benefits far beyond anything that can be measured on a scale.
- Eating what you love opens the door to doing what you love. As you stop restricting yourself, you’ll stop punishing yourself with exercise. It becomes possible—even necessary—to discover joyful, pleasurable physical activity that supports your mood, health, and NRG (another word we can’t spell out!).
Read the stories of people below who have experienced it for themselves. Then, consider setting a NEW New Year’s resolution for a change and find an Am I Hungry? Mindful Eating Workshop near you. Diagnosed with severe heart disease, suffering from chronic pain, and at over a hundred pounds above his athletic weight, Lewis's situation seemed hopeless. He's lost 113 pounds and says, "Am I Hungry? is 'a getting healthy program.' The byproduct just happens to be losing weight." Read more... Sharon’s Story - Fed Up with Thinking About FoodSharon was fed up with thinking about food all the time. She's lost 32 pounds so far from participating in the Am I Hungry?® Workshops but more importantly, she says "My fantasies about food are gone. Read more... Athan’s Story - How to Eat Like a Thin PersonAthan's wife had been after him for years. "She is a pencil-stick. I thought only thin people could eat like that, not the rest of the world." Now Athan knows how to eat like a thin person. Read more... Camerin’s Story - Heal Thyself...Then Help Others HealCamerin, like many women, struggled with yoyo dieting and body image issues. Mindful eating and self-compassion have been transformational. Read more... Don's Story - Lifestyle Change Changes Your LifeAt the advice of his doctor, Don decided to take the Am I Hungry?® Workshop to get better control over his diabetes. “I didn’t take the class to lose weight but to change my lifestyle. Weight loss just happened to be one of the benefits.” It certainly has. Read more... Eat Mindfully, Live Vibrantly!
Michelle May, M.D.
Your NEW New Year's Resolution Starts Here!Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat: How to Break Your Eat-Repent-Repeat Cycle is a step by step guide for eating what you love without guilt or bingeing. Get an autographed copy for yourself or someone you care about for 35% off! (We are sorry that Amazon ran out of books during the holiday rush but we have them in stock!)
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