Notice and Name exercise

What's going on?

What are you doing... right now?
What are you thinking... right now?
What's around you... right now?

Notice and name

Noticing just means pausing to pay attention.

What's going on right now? What am I doing?

Naming just means you take an extra moment to describe the situation to yourself. Call it out.

Oh, right, I'm feeling rushed, and that means I'm more likely to grab junk.

How does that help me?

When we slow down, pause, and pay attention, we put our conscious, thinky brain in charge instead of our unconscious, automatic brain.
We're able to make more informed choices. Like picking healthy food.

Assignment

Use your "5-Minute Action" to check in during one meal today. Add your observations to your "Owner's Manual".

What did you notice about that meal? (e.g. Were you able to eat slowly? Did you feel good about your food choices? Where did you eat? etc.)

Answer:

I was able to eat my 'snack' slowly.
I ate at my desk, but not in front of my computer. I was reading an article that I had printed out.
I started reading the document, about one page in, I got bored... then decided to eat my snack.

Interesting ... I was bored... so I wanted food

I was restricted in what I could eat, since I brought my lunch with me, but I did eat the 'All Bran' bar first of all my food. This happens to be the 'treat' in my lunchbox.
also interesting, I get the reward food first :)

I feel like taking time to eat lunch at work is a luxury that I cant always afford. I want to use my lunch break to get outside and go for a walk and get some fresh air.
This is why I feel rushed when eating my lunch.

I'd like to do this again at a different type of meal, eg dinner at home alone or dinner out at a restaurant, or a Sunday breakfast with the family where I am 'served' the meal by Ben.
Notice what I am doing, how I am feeling and assign a 'name' to it. for example (as in the above) I was bored... then I wanted to eat.