Don't Make an Old New Year's Resolution New Mindful Eating Program Takes Inside-Out Approach
On January 1st, millions of people resolve to lose weight. Most will give up long before they reach their goals. Mindful eating is gaining attention as a new way to address this old problem.
Skokie, IL, December 17, 2015 (Newswire.com) - On January 1st, millions of people resolve to lose weight. Most will give up long before they reach their goals. Mindful eating is gaining attention as a new way to address this old problem.
“Mindful eating is an inside-out approach to eating and self-care that focuses on changing thoughts and feelings first, so changes in behaviors will last. Mindful eating helps because it hones your awareness about why, when, what, how, and how much you eat,” according to Michelle May, M.D., founder of Am I Hungry?® Mindful Eating Programs and Training. Dr. May, a self-proclaimed recovered yoyo dieter, says most diets fail because they are negative and unsustainable, leaving the dieter feeling guilty and disappointed. Instead of following rigid rules, Am I Hungry? participants retrain themselves to eat instinctively using the Mindful Eating Cycle from May’s book, Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat: How to Break Your Eat-Repent-Repeat Cycle.
"I can't believe that just by changing two things in my life I have been able to break this 15 year plateau, and now my members are achieving the same health benefits as I have."
Sharan Tash, Owner
Sharan Tash, a licensed Am I Hungry? Mindful Eating facilitator in Skokie said, “Instead of setting a goal to lose an arbitrary number of pounds, resolve to become more mindful about your eating, physical activity, and self-care. This approach doesn’t require deprivation and punishment because positive, enjoyable changes are the only way to break the eat-repent-repeat cycle for good.”
Sharan is offering a seminar called “A New Year - A New Relationship With Your Food and Your Health” on Sunday, January 10, 2016 at 1:00 pm at TASH Fitness – 8816 Bronx Ave in Skokie, IL. Participants will discover how to reconnect with their instinctive ability to eat when they’re hungry and stop when they’re full without restrictive rules.
Having lost over 130 pounds in 1990, Sharan was in a 15 year plateau up until October, 2015 when she discovered mindful eating and Shakeology. “I can’t believe that just by changing two things in my life I have been able to break this 15 year plateau, and now my members are achieving the same health benefits as I have.”
Sharan will also facilitate an eight week Am I Hungry? workshop beginning in January. Participants will learn how to recognize and cope with mindless and emotional eating and rediscover joy in movement. Workshop participant Athan Perahoritis said, “Before this, I thought I had only two choices: eating everything or being on a diet. Now I can choose from the whole menu and leave the restaurant feeling great.”
To register for the seminar or learn more about the next workshop, contact Sharan Tash by phone 847-379-5777 or Sharan@TASHFitness.com. For more information about Am I Hungry? Mindful Eating Programs and Training, visit www.AmIHungry.com.
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