This is the 10% Happier Podcast. I'm Dan Harris.

Hey, hey, happy Friday, everybody.

As you may know, I have in recent years become deeply suspicious of diets.

To be clear, I'm talking about my own life here.

I'm talking about what works for me.

I'm quite wary of being overly prescriptive on this subject.

I'm not picking sides in the diet wars here.

I'm just talking about my own life. But anyway, back to my point. I'm not a fan in the diet wars here. I'm just talking about my own life.

But anyway, back to my point. I'm not a fan of diets, at least not for me personally. I've been heavily influenced in this regard by Evelyn Triboli, who's one of the creators of intuitive eating.

Evelyn argues that instead of eating according to somebody else's rules, you should make the

radical move of listening to your own body.

How do you do that?

As you might imagine, mindfulness can be very helpful in this regard.

Paying attention while you're eating can help you sense when you're hungry or full.

It can also help you actually taste your food and enjoy the process.

So today in this brief bonus episode,

we're gonna drop a nugget of wisdom about mindful eating

from a Buddhist monk.

As you may know, we're dedicating the whole month of June

to a series we call Get Fit Sainly.

We've been doing this series occasionally for years now.

Every Monday and Wednesday, we bring on an expert

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