The book Mindless Eating is about the fact that we encounter a variety of subtle cues in our daily lives that prompt us to eat. For example, we have heard that food porn might encourage overeating, and the size of the plate you use determines your portion size - and larger portions make you eat more. Dieters often speak of "trigger foods," that they just can't seem to stop eating and must pass up altogether to stick with their healthy eating plans, but everyone has food or situation that gives them the same problem.
Once we become aware of these problems we can sometimes control them, though this is a very hard thing to do. It requires an almost constant awareness of what we're eating, which is why food journals can be effective at quashing bad habits. It is also helpful to take a serving at put the rest of the food away, out of sight.
Do you have a "trigger" or some sort? Have you ever almost not realized that you were eating something until it was gone, even if it was just a bowl of berries, and not a plate of nachos? How do you cope with it?

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9-13-2006 @1:51PM Spitzmaus said... A mindless binge-eater I'm not; food and the experience of eating are much too important to me. As a rule, I make very conscious decisions about what I choose to ingest, although no bag of potato chips is safe when my hormones are raging!
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9-13-2006 @2:27PM Angela Pitt said... Don't mind the mindless eating and it won't mind you.
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9-13-2006 @3:48PM Miranda said... Mindless eating is a great book for those that are dieting. It has some very helpful tips.
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9-13-2006 @6:15PM mehetabelle said... Sometimes, mindless eating is due to not realizing that what you really crave is texture (crunchy, creamy...) or that you're thirsty. Or you're seeking novelty, to win something -- looking for those nuts in the clusters, the raisins inside the yogurt, the cherry inside the chocolate. If you realized these things, it won't be mindless anymore, huh?
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