How do we one persuade ourselves
to change our behavior
when we don't feel like it?

This is a tough one.

It helps to notice how we talk to ourselves.
Do we give ourselves commands?

It can help to stop giving ourselves orders.
Instead work to be specific about what's to be done and why,
and to turn one's attention to why eating appropriately is important.

Change the self-command to a self-request.
Work to keep the reasons "why" at the front of the mind.

It helps to back up our self-requests with solid reasons.
Add the word "because" to the request.

If your mind says…"You shouldn't snack"
add a reason like…" because you'll regret it later",
or…"because you're still going to want to eat a full dinner",
or…"because snacking is going to lead to weight gain which will make your back ache more"

Be specific about the behavior you need to do,
and turn your attention to your reasons for it.
Keep these reasons at the front of your mind,
and don't let them slip out of awareness.

WIll this help?
Sometimes.  

This morning I posted a new Diet Wisdom video,

Bodyweight Percenages  

which is located at DietHobby, under DIET WISDOM,  Basics.
 

This ia  picture of one serving of food from my new cooking video,
Roasted Chicken Thighs
which is located at DietHobby, under RECIPES,  Mealtime.

This is the beginning of a new video series which I call "Diet Wisdom".  

My plan is to begin with some short videos explaining simple diet concepts,
with a length of about 1 to 3 minutes, and then develop out from there
to more complicated issues and perhaps a wider time range.

This video series will be indexed at the top mid-page of the DietHobby website,
and divided into sections.  
At present, I've named those sections: Basics; Motivation; and Reviews. 
The bottom section will be a listing of all videos falling under the Diet Wisdom topic. 
I've placed 4 older videos into DietWisdom, since they seem to fit into that category. 

These videos will, of course, reflect my own philosophy of dieting, 
which some may embrace and others may find controversial. 
Each video will have a comment section here at the DietHobby website,
but the comment section at the DietHobby YouTube Channel is disabled,
because I choose not to become involved in discussions about these issues at that location. 

My current plan is to make and post a new video in this series
perhaps on a weekly, or on alternate weekly basis,
so if you are interested...watch for them.

This ia  picture of one serving of food from my new cooking video,
Cheesecake Sugar-Free
which is located at DietHobby, under RECIPES,  Sweet Tastes.

Mindful eating is maintaining awareness while eating.

Some examples of this are:

• Being fully present and in the moment while eating.
  
  
• Noticing what and how much we are eating,
  at the time we are eating it.
  
  
• Tasting and savoring food, focusing on the senses.
  
  
• Noticing what's going on with our bodies, while we are eating,
  paying attention to whether or not we are physically hungry.