If you want to be successful in writing an effective Reflection about your mindful eating plan for your Eat, Love, Learn class you should take into consideration the appeals to time. In this assignment I had to read “Mindful Eating” by Jan Chozen Bays, which is about rediscovering a healthy and joyful relationship with food; while at the same time you participate in some of her exercises throughout the book. One of the exercises that was in the book was to create my own mindful eating plan and follow through with it for the next eight weeks. At the end of each week I had to write a reflection on how I did with my mindful eating plan and if there were any difficulties along the way or everything went smoothly. After reading Chapters Four, Five, and Six from “ Appeals in Modern Rhetoric” by Jimmie Killingsworth I realized that this exercise was a lot more complex than I had originally thought. 

When you go on to write your reflections about your mindful eating plan it is important that you stay true to yourself and focus on the purpose of this exercise. As Killingsworth said, “ The appeal to oldness is in many ways merely the flipside of the appeal to newness.” Now a days things are easily labeled as “bad” or “good”, but the true problem is that most people do not know how the appeals to time work. Both of these terms have an effect on time because the labels that have been placed can change over time. An example of this is the recent trend of the Ketogenic diet, which is to consume a low amount of carbohydrates and intake lots of fats. As a result of this trend it has lead to people labeling Carbohydrates as “bad”. This is why when you write your reflections you shouldn’t let these complex appeals to time intervene with your mindful eating plan.
Another important appeal to always have in mind is the appeal to the body. As you get further into your mindful eating plan you should make connections to any difference you noticed after you began the eating plan; even if it's a small difference it still had an impact your body. An example of this can be feeling energized and being more productive, or as Killingsworth calls it " The Body Empowered." Identifying the appeals to the body will help you see the progress that you are making as well as some barriers that can be limiting your success. If you want to have a successful mindful eating plan you should always keep the appeals to time and body in mind because they both are connected and can have influences on your decision making when eating.