Still think mindful eating is something you have to have an inborn skill to do?

The Talent Myth.  Have you noticed how many books have recently debuted on this subject?

Science is now saying that talent will get you only so far -- what separates the good from the great is practice.

In his autobiography, Open, Andre Agassi wrote:  "My father says that if I hit 2,500 balls each day, I'll hit 17,500 balls each week, and at that end of one year I'll have hit nearly one million balls.  He believes in math.  Numbers, he says, don't lie.  A child who hits one million balls each year will be unbeatable."  And I guess he would know.

What about an adult who makes 200+ positive food decisions each day?  In a week that would be 1400+ positive food decisions.  And what if you added a few extra here and there because (as you practice) it gets easier to remember to stop a couple bites sooner, to really enjoy the first 4 bites of your dessert (so you don't need the last 12), and to chose water instead of the reflexive soda order when you eat out ( ...not always just more often...).  Wouldn't all that practice add up pretty quick?  What if you start right now?