{"id":5264,"date":"2021-05-20T02:00:08","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T16:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindandbodyarchitect.com\/?p=5264"},"modified":"2023-04-11T18:01:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T08:01:31","slug":"mindless-eating-what-causes-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindandbodyarchitect.com\/mindless-eating-what-causes-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Mindless Eating \u2013 What Causes it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||6px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>As humans, we make around 35,000 decisions each day. These range from the biggies, like what your ideal career may be, or whether you\u2019d like to start a family, to the tiny everyday choices, like what you\u2019ll wear and what you\u2019ll eat. If you have any form of Disordered Eating Behaviour, the little choices such as what to eat become difficult decisions and this can ultimately lead to mindless eating.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your decision making is made more complex by the sheer volume of information that you process each day. Increases in technology mean your mind is in a constant state of information filtering.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How Do We Make Decisions? <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||11px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>We use a range of strategies to make these decisions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Impulse<\/strong> \u2013 you go for your first option;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Compliance<\/strong> \u2013 you choose the most pleasing or popular option;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Delegation<\/strong> \u2013 you ask others to make the decision;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Avoidance <\/strong>\u2013 you put off making the decision, or abstain from it entirely;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Balance<\/strong> \u2013 you create a list of pros and cons and use this to make your decision, or<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prioritising<\/strong> \u2013 you consider what action will have the greatest impact, and base your decision on that.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Making decisions is one of your most complex and constant tasks each day. Understanding this can help you to realise why this leads to an increase in cognitive load, and why your attention is compromised.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Mindless Eating and Attention <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/mindandbodyarchitect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Cognitive-load-leads-to-mindless-eating.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Working memory and attention, working memory and decision making, working memory and cognitive load, cognitive load and mindlessness, cognitive load and autopilot, why do I have disordered eating, how to stop binge eating&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Cognitive load leads to mindless eating&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||11px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>This increase in cognitive load impacts your working memory. Working memory is closely related to attention. If you place too much burden or cognitive load on your working memory this will lead to mindless, automatic behaviours such as mindless eating.<\/p>\n<p>Working memory functions by supplying you with templates for behaviour based on previous experience (habit), and whilst there are various theories about the relationship between working memory and attention, there is a <a href=\"https:\/\/oxford.universitypressscholarship.com\/view\/10.1093\/acprof:oso\/9780195310139.001.0001\/acprof-9780195310139-chapter-14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">broad consensus<\/a> that cognitive load, working memory and decision making are linked. Put simply, when our brains have too much to process, decision making becomes hard, and slipping into automated habits like mindless eating becomes all too easy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindandbodyarchitect.com\/mindset\/diet-mindset-willpower-leads-to-failure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about<\/a> how Willpower is a working memory process and will lead to sabotage and failure.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to Recognise Mindless Eating <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/mindandbodyarchitect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Mindless-eating-behaviours.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Types of mindless eating, emotional eating, impulse eating, impulse control issues and binge eating, impulse control issues and emotional eating, yo-yo dieting, number of decision per day affect food choices&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Mindless eating behaviours&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||11px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Mindless eating is simply defined as not being aware of what you are eating. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/227344004_Mindless_Eating_The_200_Daily_Food_Decisions_We_Overlook%22%3eCornell%20Study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">study<\/a> by Brian Wansink\u2019s found that while you think you make around 15 food and drink decisions each day, the real figure is closer to 200. That\u2019s a lot of mindless eating!<\/p>\n<p>So how can you start to recognise this type of behaviour? Consider these 5 types of eating behaviours:<\/p>\n<p>#1 &#8211; <strong>Eating when you\u2019re not hungry:<\/strong> often because you\u2019re bored and need something to do;<\/p>\n<p>#2 &#8211; <strong>Eating when distracted:<\/strong> perhaps when watching TV, or chatting with a group of friends;<\/p>\n<p>#3 &#8211; <strong>Eating unawares:<\/strong> consuming food straight from the bag makes it really easy to eat a great deal more than a serving size;<\/p>\n<p>#4 &#8211; <strong>Emotional eating:<\/strong> the complexities of eating for comfort, dampen or avoid emotions play a large part in mindless eating. Being mindful of emotions while eating can help to break these patterns, or<\/p>\n<p>#5 &#8211; <strong>Outside influences: <\/strong>we\u2019re surrounded by advertising that seeks to suggest we need a juicy burger or a luxe tub of ice cream. The implication of potential happiness is enough to trigger a significant craving.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why Being More Aware Will Help Your Food Choices<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||11px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindandbodyarchitect.com\/work-with-me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mind &amp; Body Architect<\/a> is dedicated to creating healthier, happier minds and bodies. Mindless eating is just another form of Disordered Eating Behaviour which leads to overeating, emotional eating and binge eating.<\/p>\n<p>Simply by understanding the relationship between the volume of decisions you make each day and how this impacts your food choices, you can begin to regain control over your choices.<\/p>\n<p>We can help you learn how to change your habits to reduce distraction, stay more present and make more conscious choices to create healthier food choices and reduce emotional eating, mindless eating and binge eating.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindandbodyarchitect.com\/my-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more about my journey<\/a> through food addiction, obesity, anorexia, bulimia, yo-yo dieting, binge eating, and all the way to recovery to understand the wonderful things our minds are capable of.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Next Steps<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The true shift begins with understanding and managing your cognitive load in order to step forward into breaking free from the habit of mindless eating.<\/p>\n<p>When you truly value and attend to the act of eating and making healthier choices, overeating and emotional eating have the capacity to reduce. 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