Eating isn't one decision but hundreds. Explore the 6 phases of eating and learn how to discover the thousands of places we can change not only what we eat, but how we eat - helping us find health and well being.

1. To begin
Eating isn't just
one thing
or a single choice.
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Eating is a series of steps or
phases.

2. Every time
you eat,
you are making
hundreds
of
decisions.

3. Changing your diet
doesn't being by changing
what you eat.
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It begins by
changing how you
THINK

4. Lets think
Differently
Differently
Differently
about food
Mindfully

5. Because
by
thinking
DIFFERENTLY

6. Decisions
can become
opportunities.

7. Lets explore
the six phases of
Eating
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8. The first phase is call the
Non-eating phase.
That is the time when you are not eating.
Why?
You are not hungry.

9. The thing is, people forget to
check in with their hunger
and eat just because food is
available.

10. That is one way we might
eat mindlessly.

11. The next phase is…
Preparation Phase

12. That is the
gathering,
ordering,
planning and
cooking
of a meal.

13. The Pause
It is a place to set you
INTENTION
for eating.

14. This tiny space,
can offer so much
benefit.
It can be filled with
silence,
a wish,
prayer or
gratitude.

15. During the meal
This is an opportunity to really
notice your
direct experience
eating.
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16. Check in
with your ever changing sense of
hunger.

17. Noticing how taste
and how preferences
change
with
each
bite
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18. End of Eating
Is when hunger is no longer present
because with each bite,
your sense of
fullness grows.
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19. After Eating
It is the time where we clean up from a
meal. It is time to return to the
Non-eating phase.
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20. There is no reason to eat at this time
because hunger has ended and
fullness
is now present.
The meal or snack is over.
Eating is done.

21. non-eating
preparation
the pause
during the meal
end of meal
after eating or clean up
The 6-phases of eating are:

22. Which is why, awareness or
Mindfulness is key.
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The amount of time you are at
any phase
is always
changing.

23. Set your
INTENTION
to see opportunity.

24. Can change how you
THINK.
Making it easier to change
what you eat.
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Mindful Eating

25. To learn more please visit
www.TheCenterforMindfulEating.org
a nonprofit resource with an educational mission.