i have to empty the whole plate

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  • chocl8girl
    chocl8girl Posts: 1,968 Member
    didnt mean to be *****y, but i said before, that the amount of food was calculated and not too much. just made me fuller than usual.

    ugh.

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    Posts asking for help with a problem, but doesn't really have a problem. Seems legit.

    There could be lots of reasons you feel more full than usual. Listen to your body, not your mind. You don't have to finish the entire plate every time.

    So...stop eating when you feel full to avoid feeling OVERfull, if you don't like that feeling, and either save the rest for later, or throw it away.
  • ruqayyahsmum
    ruqayyahsmum Posts: 1,513 Member
    if your calories are worked out correctly but you dont like feeling full then divide your meal, put half on a small plate and the rest in your fridge to eat later when your hungry

    if you have made more than you acctually need then freeze it for a later date

    if its because your eating to a time table insted of to your body signals then try taking notes of how you feel before you eat so you can be better in tune with your body and eat when your body needs fuel
  • 5ftnFun
    5ftnFun Posts: 948 Member
    Despite how you buy, prepare or measure or whatever, if you are full, you can stop. Can you put the leftover in a container and have it as a snack? That's what I do. For example, the other night we had steak & I got full when I still had maybe 3-4 bites left. Not enough really for another meal, but perfect for a snack.
  • ElliInJapan
    ElliInJapan Posts: 286 Member
    How about when you shop for the week, you plan for one or two meals less so that you can eat any leftover food then? This way you won't "need" to finish your plate when you're full - just put it in the fridge to have it on the "fridge clean-up day". If you end up not having any leftover food for that day you can always eat something you always have at home, like fruits or a larger snack.
  • MaryB2
    MaryB2 Posts: 331 Member
    as i said in the first post.

    i buy exactly the food that i need once a week, and it will last me the whole week. all my plates cups (whatever i use)... are exactly weight and calories are tracked as well, so i think it doesnt matter if big plate or small one.

    and i am here to learn, thats why i ask stupid questions, i am not perfect. but i guess other are (the smartass way some talk on here)

    Nobody was being a smartass, they were offering you advice (which is what you asked for)!
  • Lifting_Knitter
    Lifting_Knitter Posts: 1,025
    didnt mean to be *****y, but i said before, that the amount of food was calculated and not too much. just made me fuller than usual.

    ugh.

    That is okay, It is a learning process. How to deal with certain foods, it may just be mixing higher calorie foods with lower to make it the right amount. It takes some time to get used to and as long as you are at your calorie deficiet, I wouldn't worry. This will probably happen again, it still does for me. :smile:
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    This thread has me slightly confused. I am going to go to sleep, now, and have dreams about flying, or being in a mall that isn't actually a mall, because it's a school.
  • DivineDee
    DivineDee Posts: 23
    How many meals do you eat a day? I have breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner than another snack before I go to bed at night. If, I have something left over and I can still work in into my calories than I might use it for a snack. But everything that I eat is calorie and portion controlled. I never feel stuffed like I use too and I feel better. But, what may work for me may not work for someone else. It's really a trial and error process but eventually you get it right. All of us are learning, don't be so hard on yourself.
  • ebailey710
    ebailey710 Posts: 271 Member
    didnt mean to be *****y, but i said before, that the amount of food was calculated and not too much. just made me fuller than usual.

    ugh.

    Well then what are you asking?!?!! You're mad at yourself for finishing your plate that you carefully "calculated"? Why are you asking for help when clearly you know all the answers.
  • Carmella9
    Carmella9 Posts: 171 Member
    Its all about weighing food and plate size, if you've weighed out your food and its in your calorie range then theres no reason to feel guilty if you've cleared your plate?
  • lucy5599
    lucy5599 Posts: 92 Member
    I've always had the "wasting food" thing as well until someone told me something that really sank in. Whether I eat it or throw it away, it's still wasted. My body doesn't need it any more than the trash can does. Either way, the food is being wasted! At least if it goes in the trash can it's not hanging around on my hips :)


    That is so awesome! I never thought about it that way! But I will now!!!
  • elyelyse
    elyelyse Posts: 1,454 Member

    and smaller portions, yes, but then i m afraid that i am hungry-crave-and then eat bad stuff too much..

    if you are still hungry after finishing because you made a smaller portion... prepare something more. I used to do the "if i don't make enough i will be hungry" thing as a reason to prepare larger portions. then I'd eat them because they are there. Turns out, most of the time when I prepare smaller portions (and remind myself that if i am still hungry, i can make more food) I end up being totally satisfied by the time I am done.
  • emilyc85
    emilyc85 Posts: 450 Member
    I've always had the "wasting food" thing as well until someone told me something that really sank in. Whether I eat it or throw it away, it's still wasted. My body doesn't need it any more than the trash can does. Either way, the food is being wasted! At least if it goes in the trash can it's not hanging around on my hips :)

    I just happened upon this thread, but this really hit home. I needed to hear this :) I am a compulsive eater like this, the "must finish everything" mentality. I grew up poor as freaking dirt and we ate when we had food and we ate everything. I have had a very hard time with portion control and not eating everything there because that is what I was taught. It has been a hard struggle, but this helps considerably because it is true and I have never thought of it this way. This is a wonderful thought!

    Thank you so much!
  • thefatchic
    thefatchic Posts: 14 Member
    I am the same way and I hate it. I have to be in control of my food and portions or I will just eat whatever is in front of me. I also hate how packages have more than one serving. I don't have enough restraint to break a candy bar in half and just eat half yet. So, I avoid them all together or buy a mini one once in awhile. It's a process that will come. :)
  • emilyc85
    emilyc85 Posts: 450 Member
    ^love this too!!
  • MorgueBabe
    MorgueBabe Posts: 1,188 Member
    as I said in the first post.

    I buy exactly the food that I need once a week, and it will last me the whole week. All my plates cups (whatever i use)... are exactly weight and calories are tracked as well, so I think it doesn't matter if big plate or small one.

    and I am here to learn, that's why I ask stupid questions, I am not perfect. but I guess other are (the smart-*kitten* way some talk on here)
    Smaller plates DO work.
    Prepare less food.
    Don't ask for help then make up excuses.
    Buy less food? You say you plan for the week? You maybe buy too much?

    Make your freezer your best friend.
  • Peachy_T
    Peachy_T Posts: 138 Member
    I've always had the "wasting food" thing as well until someone told me something that really sank in. Whether I eat it or throw it away, it's still wasted. My body doesn't need it any more than the trash can does. Either way, the food is being wasted! At least if it goes in the trash can it's not hanging around on my hips :)
    Love this!! I don't know if this helped the OP, but it sure helped me! Thanks!!

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