Hi ya. What is Mindfulness?

Mindfulness is “the intentional, accepting and non-judgemental focus of one’s attention on the emotions, thoughts and sensations occurring in the present moment”,[1] which can be trained by meditational practices[1] derived from Buddhist anapanasati.[

Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindfulness

It is not as simple to achieve as it may sound

can you recommend a website that can teach mindfulness or tell you the basics of how to do it? Thanks

and this book is great too
Florencia Clifford’s Feeding Orchids to the Slugs.

Good luck with it all.
Strangely enough they’re not really books about weight loss… In the strict sense. They’re about nourishment, connection, gratitude, wholesome living and taking time to get pleasure and satisfaction from eating. I lost over 2 stones using the techniques….
You could get these books secondhand or from the library perhaps.
But the websites are great in any case. All the best 😊

Thanks Simon

have you lost weight through mindfulness?

I’m intrigued by the idea because my problems are psychological, sugar cravings, comfort eating its all mental and I’ve never really got past it

maybe mindfulness could play a role

I’d like to know your experiences

Hi y’all. It’s been interesting following and contributing to this topic. My eating patterns have been in the past, very much influenced by my mood, my emotions and my external circumstances, influencing what, how much and when I eat. This has led to me using food to try to manage myself and it has led to unhelpful patterns and large weight increase..through gently and patiently using mindfulness techniques in books and using websites like me and Simon have mentioned it has helped me to care for myself in other ways, not just by eating. I have learned to nourish myself from a wider range of activities and become more compassionate and less judgmental towards myself. I’ve lost over 3 stones and now combine fasting with mindful eating on non fasting days. It.is a.long but rewarding process. Susie Orbachs little bool is really easy to read and helped me a lot. Best of luck.

Andrew, I would want to know an awful lot more about it before parting with that amount of cash! Best regards, Simon.

I agree in most part to what you are saying. The small remaining part sees a nominal fee as a “sincerity test” to establish commitment.