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Conscious Nutrition

Balance between listening, choices and knowledge

This page helps you build a more balanced relationship with food , without rigidity and without extremism.

It's not a meal plan.

It is a space for education , awareness and support .

Use this section:

  • When you feel confused
  • When feelings of guilt emerge
  • When you want to understand why you make certain choices

PART A

Relationship With Food

This part works on the โ€œhowโ€ and the โ€œwhyโ€ you eat , not the what.

A1. What is mindful nutrition?

Mindful eating is not about control, it's about presence .

It's the ability to bring attention to what you eat, how you eat, and how you feel while you do it.

It does not mean:

  • Always eat โ€œwellโ€
  • Making perfect choices
  • Eliminate foods

It means:

  • Recognizing body signals
  • Realize when you eat automatically
  • Choose with more intention and less rigidity

Awareness doesn't arise all at once.

It is built one gesture at a time.

A2. Food is not the problem

Very often food becomes the point on which they focus:

  • Stress
  • Tiredness
  • Frustration
  • Need for comfort

In these moments the problem is not the food, but what is not listened to .

Eating can become:

  • A break
  • A compensation
  • A way to calm down

Acknowledging it doesn't serve to judge you, it serves to understand what's really going on .

Awareness begins when you stop blaming yourself and start observing yourself .

A3. Real hunger and emotional hunger

Learning to distinguish them gives you back choice.

Royal hunger:

  • It grows gradually
  • It's physics
  • It is not tied to a specific food

Emotional hunger:

  • It comes suddenly
  • It is often specific
  • It is linked to an emotional state

๐Ÿ“Œ Neither is wrong.

The difference is how you respond.

Mindful eating doesn't eliminate emotional hunger, it allows you not to suffer from it .

A4. Eating with presence (daily practice)

Eating with presence means being there, even if just for a few minutes.
You don't need to do this at every meal.

Start with one a day.

Simple practice

  • Sit down
  • Take a breath before you begin
  • Note the flavor and rhythm

Eating more slowly improves:

  • Digestion
  • The perception of satiety
  • The relationship with food

Presence transforms experience, even without changing what you eat.

A5. Breaking the โ€œall or nothingโ€ cycle

A very common pattern is:

Control โ†’ Rigidity โ†’ Loss of control โ†’ Guilt

This cycle does not arise from a lack of will, but from excessive pressure .

When you allow yourself conscious flexibility :

  • Reduce excesses
  • Keep your balance
  • Build continuity

The goal is not to do everything well, but to avoid oscillating between extremes.

A6. Nutrition, emotions and daily life

Your food choices are influenced by:

  • Stress
  • Sleep
  • Mental load
  • Emotions

In difficult days it is normal to seek more comfort .

This is not a mistake, it's a signal .

Awareness allows you to:

  • Be aware of the context
  • Respond more kindly
  • Avoid automatic judgment

A7. Mental reflection exercise

Once a week, take a few minutes to answer:

  • When do I eat with more presence?
  • When do I eat automatically?
  • What could I change without turning everything upside down?

Writing makes visible patterns that often operate without you realizing it.

PART B

Technical Information

(Educational, Supportive, Non-Prescriptive)

B1. The role of macronutrients

The body needs balance , not elimination.

Carbohydrates

  • Main source of energy
  • They support training and concentration
  • They are not to be avoided

Proteins

  • They support muscles and recovery
  • They contribute to satiety
  • Regularity matters more than perfect quantity

Fats

  • Essential for hormones and the nervous system
  • They contribute to general well-being

Each macronutrient has a function. Eliminating one creates imbalances , not results.

B2. Frequency of meals

There is no one-size-fits-all frequency.

Some people are fine with:

  • 3 main meals

Others with:

  • More distributed meals

The best parameter is not the time, but:

  • Stable energy
  • Manageable hunger
  • Absence of rigidity

Listening to your body is more helpful than following fixed rules.

B3. Nutrition and training: how to support energy and recovery

Training is a stimulus for the body.

Nutrition has the task of supporting this stimulus, not compensating for it or โ€œfixingโ€ it.

When training and nutrition work together:

  • Energy is more stable
  • Recovery is more effective
  • The relationship with the movement becomes more sustainable

Before training: available energy

Training with insufficient energy can lead to:

  • Early tiredness
  • Loss of concentration
  • Feeling of โ€œnot performingโ€
  • Increased physical stress

From a physiological point of view, the body mainly uses:

  • Carbohydrates as a source of immediate energy
  • Fats as support during longer activities
  • Protein to a lesser extent (not as a primary source of energy)

๐Ÿ‘‰ Arriving at training too exhausted does not improve results, but increases perceived fatigue .

The goal is not to eat โ€œmore,โ€ but to get to training supported .

Post-workout: recovery and adaptation

After training, the body enters a recovery phase .

This is when adaptations occur.

From a physiological point of view, the body uses:

  • Protein to support muscle recovery
  • Carbohydrates to help restore energy reserves

Adequate nutrition helps reduce the feeling of prolonged fatigue .

๐Ÿ‘‰ Recovering doesn't mean "rewarding yourself," it means allowing your body to adapt to the stimulus it receives.

B4. Hydration and hunger signals

Sometimes hunger is actually:

  • Thirst
  • Tiredness
  • Stress

Drinking regularly supports:

  • Digestion
  • Energy
  • Perception of body signals

Before eating, ask yourself: โ€œHave I drunk enough today?โ€

B5. Stress, sleep and nutrition

Stress and lack of sleep affect:

  • Appetite
  • Craving for more caloric foods
  • Hunger Management

During these times the body asks for more support , not more control.

Understanding this reduces guilt.

B6. Why extreme solutions don't work

Drastic solutions often lead to:

  • Rigidity
  • Loss of hearing
  • Cycles of control and loss of control

Mindful nutrition works on:

  • Adaptability
  • Sustainability
  • Continuity

Results last when choices are compatible with real life .

B7. Weekly mini technical check

Use it as a compass , not as a judgment.

Answers:

  • Did I have energy?
  • Was the hunger manageable?
  • Did I feel flexible or stiff?

If something doesn't work, there's no need to change everything .

A detail needs to be fixed .

Conscious nutrition arises when:

  • Know the body
  • Listen to the signs
  • Make sustainable choices

It's not perfection. It's balance built over time.