Slowing Down

In this fast-paced world, one will really find it irrelevant to try and search for ways to slow oneself down but in the aspect of eating and digestion, its importance cannot be overstated. I have always tried my best to increase my eating time because as they say, this is good for those who want to lose that extra weight; that you'll feel fuller when you take in food slower than usual.

And so, the other day, I started slowing down on the intake. My usual lunch time goes for a mere 5 minutes on rice and 3 minutes on sandwiches and now it has improved to at least 8 minutes for sandwiches and 15 minutes for rice meals. And it is true I felt fuller and more energetic being that I don't tire myself by overworking my digestive system.

I guess this is also the reason why break times are designed to run from 15 minutes to an hour, but because of deadlines and other stuff that make us busy, we forget to enjoy eating. Sometimes I fear the fact that fast food chains are a hit. They make people move quick plus the fact that every meal is bundled with a soft drink.

Though I am really a fan of McDonalds and Jollibee, sometimes I move away from the hype and pursue my own ways of enjoying the food I eat and it starts with preparing my own food. How I really wish I can cook at our boarding house but it's not permitted due to fire issues, but even though this is the case I still find ways to do cold preparations.

In this way, I learned to savor each bite I partake from food I prepared and learned to really eat (heartily) and benefit from it.