Are you a Mindless Eater? If you’ve ever scraped the bottom of a large tub of popcorn, polished off a platter of pasta, or even grazed the grass of your kid’s Easter Basket for hidden treasure (yes - we know all the tricks), then you probably are a mindless eater! The book Mindless Eating has completely changed the way we look at overindulgence, and and it has taught us to be more conscious of what we put into our mouths. You can read our complete review, which we wrote for our friends at The Diet Channel.

We promise you’ll never look at a buffet the same again after reading this book. I’ll be honest - I fall asleep reading books all the time. They relax me and just lull me to sleep. But while reading this book, I saw a lot of my own habits exposed - which was exciting in a disturbingly fun sort of way, and I tore right through the book without as much of a yawn. This book will teach you what a diet can’t!

Taking it one step further

Dr Brian Wansink, the funny and brilliant doctor that authored the book, has started The Mindless Eating Challenge with his buddy Dr Collin Payne. They’ve started this challenge to go one step further and give you some interactive help with making better habits for good health and weight loss. I joined the challenge, and based on my survey answers, they gave me 3 changes to make in my life to help me reach that goal. These are not drastic changes. They are actually very simple, and it is surprising how much impact they will make on my weight loss if I stick with them. I checked in with the Challenge today and let them know how I did. I got instant feedback that if I continue on with last week’s habits, I’ll lose 13 pounds in a year with no other efforts. That was really surprising, because I didn’t even feel the changes!

Joining the Challenge is easy. Whether you read the book or not, you’ll benefit from the challenge. Fill out the survey. Each month. you’ll be given 3 changes to make in your life. The folks at the Challenge will email you to remind you to check in and update your progress. They’ll evaluate your response and keep you on track! Visit The Diet Channel to read all about it, and while you are there, sign up for one of their blogs and share your positive changes with other bloggers. This can truly make a painless change in your weight loss!

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