On mindfulness and nutrition

What is not meant to be, will not be. I had plans yesterday to lift weights, then I changed my mind and decided to do yoga. But other responisibilites stepped in, and neither happened. At first I found that a little frustrating, but then I remembered that this is supposed to be a rest week. The forces had acted on my behalf, and I bow to them.

I have a friend who is a clinical nutritionist. While she is not of the "bad food, good food" bunch, she and I disagree that proper nutrition means listening to what your body wants. She says that people would then eat nothing but doughnuts and candy. But I say that is listening to what your brain wants, rather than listening to your body.
Case in point: I went to Panera for lunch today, because I wanted a salad. Now, I have an absolute weakness for their orange scones. And since I was there, I was all set to get myself one. But I become aware that the desire for one was not coming from my body: my brain was telling me how good an orange scone would be. And once I realized that it was not the visceral desire that made me want the scone, I wanted it no more. That's not to say that I'll never want one: it was only in that moment that I did not.

Namaste