A Letter From Lauri: Weight Control

"Patience gives peace, haste regret."
- Ibn Gabirol

Dear All,

Weight is obviously a big topic for many of us. I invite you to think about what you perceive is your ideal weight, not the ideal weight you were when you were 20-something, but the ideal weight right now. At what weight do you feel your best? Why is it important for you to be at that weight? Maybe you’re already at that weight.

If your intent is to lose weight, I invite you to visualize yourself at that weight? What do you need to do to achieve your goal? How important is it to be at that weight? How can you modify your diet? Are you eating when you’re hungry or when you’re nervous or stressed or tired? Is eating that extra piece of chocolate cake more important to you than being at your ideal weight? Are we making our choices with haste, or are we making mindful decisions about how to nourish our bodies?

In many religions, it is customary to say a prayer before eating. There’s a good reason for doing this: saying a prayer makes us stop before we eat and appreciate what we have. Perhaps this doesn’t feel right to you, but I invite you to develop some sort of ritual around your food in order to bring more mindfulness, and patience into your life.