Do You Suffer From Decision Fatigue? by John Tierney, New York Times Magazine, August 17, 2011.
We're sharing this article on decision fatigue that appeared in the New York Times Magazine because it illustrates so many of the points we address at our brain health meetings and our blood sugar and mood chemistry meetings.
It concerns what happens to our capacity to make good decisions when our brains are out of fuel.
Gratefully taken from training materials developed by Dr. James Gordon and The Center for Mind Body Medicine, Washington, D.C. Contributed by Anna Looney.
Experiential Exercise: Drawing a Picture of Your Relationship with Food and/or Mindful Eating
Gratefully taken from training materials developed by Dr. James Gordon and The Center for Mind Body Medicine, Washington, D.C. Contributed by Anna Looney.
To illustrate the effect of imagery on physiological processes, lead the group in a short exercise called the Lemon Imagery. The exercise invites participants to imagine the entire process of eating a lemon. Here is the script (read slowly and calmly, not rushing through this; add or take away details of the kitchen as you wish):
How will you know when you're ready to train for Suppers facilitation? If you thoroughly review and answer the questions below, your responses should bring you closer to making this important decision.
1. Do I feel sufficiently grounded in my own Suppers experience and journey of health-seeking or recovery to provide guidance for the journey for others?
2. Apart from hosting a meeting, how can participation in the Suppers community help me in my own journey of health-seeking or recovery?
When we say we want to age with grace, what are we visualizing?
Mobility? Erect posture? Social engagement? Pain free? Secure? Having fun? Functioning independently?
Eye Hunger
Eat outdoors and pause to look around
Set a beautiful table with a variety of textures, shapes and colors
Include variety of textures, shapes and colors on the plate
Choose a plate size/shape that is attractive
Cut up food in different shapes
Play with the art of Bento
Add garnishes
Look at pretty beads/charms/art between bites
Periodically rest/close eyes between bites
Adjust indoor lighting to your preferences
Avoid eating where you can see your trigger food
Stop and feel
Pay attention
The personal experiment is prized at Suppers above any, even the best researched, understanding. Suppers Facilitators will not tell you what to do. We ask members to avoid giving unsolicited advice to each other too. Instead, we ask facilitators and members to help people design personal experiments and track personal observations using your own body as the data source.
Here’s how it works:
Announce your meeting via email a week or two ahead. Your announcement/invitation should include details such as:
(Here is a sample email invitation.)
From "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People"
