Risk Management: Mindful Eaters

Risk Management

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 02:22 AM PDT

1000 years ago, the amount of moves a peasant could take were limited. He understood the risk in his world well, but it isn’t because he was super smart. It’s because his world was small.

The world is now too big to understand how risky a single action can be. Still, some people are more adept at understanding risk than others.

Have you ever walked into a dinner party or restaurant and recognized that sick feeling of dread in the pit of your stomach?  The whole scary thought that there may be no "good" choice you can make.

Building off the conversation Julien started -- 1000 years ago, the only food risk was not having enough.  If food crossed your path, you ate it.  The risk you faced was starvation.

Now -- starvation really isn't a risk for a good many of us.  Actually, it's quite the opposite.  We are dying from over-consumption.  There is so much information out there that promises to help us reduce our risk -- but we can't take it all in.  And even if we could -- most if it is conflicting information.  That makes most of our eating choices seem "risky".

And yet...people navigate these choices all the time.  How?

Here's my opinion.

They listen to the feedback their own eating experience provide.  Feel stuffed and uncomfortable -- uncomfortable should be avoided -- stop eating sooner.

Feel so hungry by the time you get home that you're crabby to everyone that makes eye contact with you until you eat everything that's not nailed down?  Perhaps you should learn to plan better and not let yourself get that hungry.

Learn from your experiences -- and then implement a plan to keep you from repeating those unproductive patterns.  That's risk management!

Thanks Debbie...as always another great post.

I hate when I get so hungry. I eat too fast and eat more then I need. Then of course I feel miserable for hours. Better planning is needed for sure!
I tend to just drink a shake for breakfast because I am always in such a hurry. Then lunch comes around and I don't always eat. I just grab a protein bar. Then of course I am starving by dinner.
 Now that Susan is doing her thread about "what we eat" it is helping me to plan and make better choices.

I always love your posts...thanks for sharing!!

HUGS....connie d

I totally get you Connie.
By the time dinner comes around you can eat the kitchen sink.
So Kudo's for you for identifying your problem area, that is the hard part.
Now...you know what to do. Better planning or handy dandy protein snacks...that are at your reach.
Yepper...it's all about making the right choices. Sometimes we do and sometimes we don't.
Life happens and we just keep keeping on!
No beating you up either, we just do the best we can.