Does anyone else do this?

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farfalledibaciodinotte
farfalledibaciodinotte Posts: 181 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I find myself always cutting my food up in very tiny peices so it takes longer to eat everything, and I feel like I'm eating so much more when in fact I'm eating like half of what I used to.... half a bagel goes a long way when you cut into little bitty peices.. :)

is this a bad thing?

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  • JoseMedina21
    JoseMedina21 Posts: 186 Member
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    I started taking smaller bites of everything. It is a very smart idea in my opinion.
  • MissAnjy
    MissAnjy Posts: 2,480 Member
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    No, why would that be a bad thing?
  • birdlover97111
    birdlover97111 Posts: 346 Member
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    It's an excellent idea. I no longer eat off of a regular plate, I use an 8" inch salad plate. Another great idea is to put your fork down, or your hands on your lap between bites. Good luck on your journey. :flowerforyou:
  • ashlinmarie
    ashlinmarie Posts: 1,263 Member
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    It is a good idea to eat slower, but cutting food into tiny pieces can be a sign of an eating disorder. It's something I used to do when my anorexia controlled me in high school. Not to say it always is, but don't be obsessive about it with everything. Bagels, maybe try smaller bites but things like pizza that are higher in fat/calories, its a great idea.
  • GooBeGone
    GooBeGone Posts: 439 Member
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    i'm a volume eater. i naturally tend 2 eat somethin that looks like i'm gettin more food. so i do the same thing with my foods. especially if i'm addin meat 2 my foods.

    i had grilled chicken strips & it looked like enuff 4 just 2 servings so i chopped them in2 pieces & it looked like a small mound of food lol. :tongue:

    so naturally i was thinkin it was way 2 much 2 eat. hahaha. :laugh:
  • farfalledibaciodinotte
    farfalledibaciodinotte Posts: 181 Member
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    I use it for portion control i think.. like I always make too much and once I get it on the plate i will start cutting it up and realize that I can actually put half of it in a left over container, because I chew it a lot of times and i get fuller fast :)
  • kirstyfromscotland
    kirstyfromscotland Posts: 555 Member
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    thats a good idea think ill try that, i have my food on a smaller plate now so i can fill it but its a lot smaller portion!
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,248 Member
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    That's a trick used in dog clicker training, too. Break up the doggie treat into tiny pieces and only give a little bit at a time. A dog doesn't care how much he's eating, only how many times you give him something. He's going to feel more rewarded if you give him three pieces of a biscuit three times than if you give him one whole biscuit once.

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