Tweak: Eat Consciously

January 12, 2009 · Posted in Catherine's Story, Eat Consciously, Tweaks · Comment 

For years, more often than not I have combined eating with another activity: eating and reading, eating and watching TV, eating and surfing the Internet, eating and working. Growing up, when my mom and I shared a meal we’d frequently both have our heads buried in books.

Last year, I read some of Geneen Roth’s excellent books about emotional eating and I realized that multitasking while eating made it just too easy to overeat. Frequently I would finish what I was eating and then discover that I hadn’t even paid attention enough to enjoy the food. Read more