Meditation as a Tool for Weight Loss

When people think of meditation, they often picture very new-age hippie-type people sitting cross legged and breathing. This has been a huge turn-off to meditation for many people, especially those of us type-A personalities that focus on practicality and results. It can be hard to see how meditation could actually help us with our weight loss goals or stress reduction. Questions such as “how do I get started?” and “where will I find the time?” can be huge road blocks to getting started. What is meditation ? The actual dictionary definition of meditating is “to think deeply or focus one's mind for a period of time”. This does not sound too scary. Many experts in this area describe meditating as training the brain to focus, and to be more present in the moment. It is training the brain to be less distracted, and to be able to ignore the mental chatter that is constantly present in our minds. This is a go...