Satisfied with smaller portions of favorite treats?

Yes. It took time though. Like, a few months. I was used to eating at least five pieces of pizza in one sitting, and for dessert I'd have 2/3 of a pint of Ben and Jerrys if not more. Less just made me feel like I didn't have enough. Now though, I have one ice cream sandwich for dessert, and I'm satisfied.

honestly though, for ice cream just by itself, I feel like it's a little disingenuous for companies to say 1/2 cup is a serving, just so they can make the calories look lower. I don't know anyone, overweight or not, who only eats a half cup of ice cream at a time. Even now, that's not enough for me - that's why I don't eat ice cream by itself - somehow eating an ice cream sandwich or a low cal ice cream bar feels more satisfying.

But to answer your question, today I felt like snacking. I ate six tortilla chips, and felt fine and satisfied. That's a quarter of the serving amount (24 chips). This from a girl who always got two egg mcmuffins for breakfast cos one just didn't feel like enough. So it's doable.

yea I think so. I've been doing this for 30 days and recently have just been totally satisfied with smaller meals and treats. I went and got ice cream with a friend and got a mini size instead of my typical medium and I ended up totally satisfied. sometimes the brain will say "give me more" but if you wait it out your full and satisfied tummy will tell your brain to shut up lol

It depends on the food. I can eat 2 oreos, and be fine. I can eat one handful of chips and stop. Other foods are trigger foods for me, and I eat the whole package before I stop. And some foods aren't worth the calories, so I don't eat them at all.

truth of the matter is I can't eat as much now anyway...so my treats are a smaller size by default.

Most days I am. Some days I am ravenous and have a difficult time with it.

I try to eat slowly, small bites, and really savor the flavor. It really does help me eat less. Last night it took me 4 bites to eat 1 thin mint.

Absolutely! I sold myself this logic when it comes to sweets (I LOVE baked goods):

There is absolutely NO difference in taste if I have 2 or 3 bites of something VS if I eat a whole bunch of it. So I pay attention and savor each taste. Then get rid of it after 3 bites.

The difference is I feel a sense of discipline - or rather integrity toward my commitment to health, I don't have the fat feeling, guilt, or unnecessary calories to worry about. The result is I feel totally satisfied with a few bites. I don't feel like there is anything I "can't" have.

I can even do this with Key Lime Pie, which is my favorite thing on the planet!

Absolutely! For me it started with reading the labels and KNOWING what a serving actually was. And then figuring out where it was worth it to me to spend my calories and which treats wouldn't blow it for me.

A serving of Doritos is 11 chips. (140 cals)
A serving of "fun sized" snickers are two pieces! (a happy surprise - 160 cals)
A serving of my fave iced oatmeal cookies is 5 cookies. (150 cals)
A serving of mini vanilla Grandma's cookies is 9 tee-tiny cookies, or about half the little snack bag. (150 cals - this is bad, because then you have half of that little bag staring at you for the rest of the day, so I will avoid getting these from the vending machine from now on - 300 cals for the whole bag - really yummy and a nice treat, but not really worth it on a regular basis)

I have a treat pretty much every day too and I think that helps. I don't eat my treat thinking that I won't have anymore until I "deserve" it or something, so I can savor instead of scarf.

Took a while, but yes. When I started I cleaned house and threw out all the junk food because I didn't trust myself. Lately I've been bringing things back in, and I'm finding that a little really does satisfy me. Yesterday I budgeted two pieces of Dove chocolate and only ate one. I was shocked to find that I didn't actually want the second one and felt good when I put it back in the bag!

What helps me is Ziploc snack bags. I refuse to pay the ridiculous price of '100 calorie snack packs' so I make my own. I buy full packages of things (this week it is Nilla wafers) and put one serving in each bag. If I eat a bag I log it - IMMEDIATELY. Usually that's enough to deter me from reaching for another bag (seeing those calories!). I also find that one little bag is actually enough. A few months ago I would have scarfed the whole box (no joke), but now a few cookies a day really does tide me over and keep me satisfied.

As far as ice cream - I make my own. And I mean the real stuff - cream, milk, eggs, and sugar. I logged the recipe in MFP to figure out a 'reasonable' calorie amount (8 servings = 231 calories). As soon as it comes out of the ice cream maker I dish it up into 8 equal portions in little Tupperware containers and stick them in the freezer. Well - 7 Tupperware. The 8th portion gets eaten immediately But real ice cream is SO rich and so thick that one little cup is plenty. And since they're individually portioned once I lick the cup I'm done. Now I get ice cream once or twice a week and still stay within my daily calories.

A McDonalds icecream cone is about the only way I can handle ice cream but I am not a big ice cream eater anyway. Now chips, different story but I buy the small bags and it works fo me. I don't bring trigger foods in the house like M&Ms, Hershey bars,etc.

I can live with small portions because I hate eating those low carb diets and fruits and vegetables only all the time. I guess whatever works for me but I want all foods so I have to find a way to eat in moderation. I buy a small piece of cake in the grocery rather than a whole cake.