10 Skill-sets of Mindful Eating

By Pavel G. Somov, Ph.D.

There is more to mindful eating know-how than just paying attention and chewing ten times. This diagram shows 10 different skill sets that I consider to constitute fully conscious, mindful eating. These are: craving control, trigger control, hunger recognition, fullness recognition, mindful emotional eating, mindful social eating, philosophy of eating, process focus, satiety extension, and appetite control skills. Note: each skill is really a skill-set consisting of sub-skills. For example, craving control consists of such specific craving control skills as distraction, relaxation, self-talk, mindfulness and several combinations thereof.

Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

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Pavel Somov, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist and the author of "Eating the Moment" (New Harbinger, 2008), "Present Perfect" (NH, 2010), "The Lotus Effect" (NH, 2010), "Smoke Free Smoke Break" (2011), and "Reinventing the Meal" (2012). He is in private practice in Pittsburgh, PA. His book website is www.eatingthemoment.com

Marla Somova, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist in private practice and an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Counseling at Carlow University in Pittsburgh, PA. She is the co-author of "Smoke Free Smoke Break" (2011).

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Somov, P. (2009). 10 Skill-sets of Mindful Eating. Psych Central. Retrieved on May 20, 2013, from http://blogs.psychcentral.com/mindful-living/2009/07/10-skill-sets-of-mindful-eating/