How to stop eating until the plate was empty...
Dolcie89
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Hi guys, just wondering how you guys managed to stop eating until the plate was empty and learnt to stop eating when you were full?
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Smaller plate?0
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smaller portions0
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Drink a pint of water before and after your meal
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I only put what I am going to eat on my plate.0
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Smaller portions. If I'm eating out I just put my knife and fork down when I'm full.0
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Thank you for your answers, will attempt all of these ideas0
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I knowwww it's a very hard thing to do
! Smaller plate at the beginning of my weigh loss was very helpful , and worst case scenario if it fits your calories and your stomach , go for it maybe? 0 -
At home, only out on my plate what I plan to eat. When eating out, I ask for a box right when meal comes out, and then put half of it in the box before I start.
I also find that the "20 minute rule" is really true for me--that us, that it takes about 20 minutes from the time I start eating to the time my stomach thinks it's full. If I gobble a meal quickly, it's gone before I even feel it, and then later I feel blamed and overstuffed. If I slow down, enjoy the company I'm with and drink plenty of water between bites, I feel full with less!0 -
I will deffo dig out a smaller plate. I mainly weigh all my meals at home so it's ok but when I don't or when I go out I don't know when to stop! Just really need to take my time I guess and listen to my stomach! Thanks for all the replies0
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For me, I'm eating roughly 1700 calories from whole grains, tubers, veggies, beans, lentils, fruits. I keep fats/oils very low. So what happens is that I end up with a high volume of food and almost always get a 2nd or 3rd plate. I get full because I'm eating a ton of food even though it's only 1700 cals. It's all in the food choices you make because they determine the volume of food which then determines how filling it is.0
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I will deffo dig out a smaller plate. I mainly weigh all my meals at home so it's ok but when I don't or when I go out I don't know when to stop! Just really need to take my time I guess and listen to my stomach! Thanks for all the replies
And you know what help me too before, I programme my self to eat slow and enjoy every bite like it's the last one , like it's a piece of heaven.
Like yeah it's not the whole jar of ice-cream I used to eat but this 1/2 cup I'm going to eat it gloriously slow.
Good luck and remember don't punish your self ever, it take lotsssss of trying and error to learn a habit and stick with it.0 -
Oh, yes, smaller plate too. I never eat on full size plate at home anymore.0
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Interesting. I eat my dinner out of a mixing bowl, lol. Guess it depends on the type of foods you eat, I prefer high volume. I weigh out what I'm going to eat, and only put that amount on the plate.
At restaurants, yes, it can be hard. I often try to order something I know I can eat all of and fit in my day rather than leaving food or traveling home with it (I live in NYC and take the subway from borough to borough).0 -
I tend to try and enter into MFP a rough approximation of what I plan to consume for each meal and snack at the beginning of each day. This helps me work out my macros and am getting the correct volume of each. I've been doing it long enough now that I can eyeball if unable to weigh.. So I only put on the plate roughly the right amount.tincanonastring wrote: »I only put what I am going to eat on my plate.
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Smaller plate?
This. This right here. I do not use the gigantic dinner plates I used to use, and it really helps me portion better. I had the same problem for a long time, where I would put enough food on my plate to fill it, then just eat until the plate was empty. Smaller plates and bowls make me feel like I still get to do the same thing, but it's less than half the food.0 -
I love the idea above to ask for a box right away at the restaurant and put half the meal in it before eating. I'm definitely going to do that from now on!0
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No idea, I eat whatever I put on my plate. But then, I don't overload my plate so it's not a problem for me.0
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I use smaller plates, bowls and cups. These have gotten bigger over the years, especially in the U.S., leading to more overeating. Works well to regulate appetite.0
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At home I just weigh my food and only put in my plate what I will eat. If anything though, my plates are too small now, I eat a huge amount of veggies during meals...
When visiting people, I only put a little bit of everything on my plate. Can always get seconds if I'm still hungry after.
When I eat out, I only order what will fit my calories typically, so I eat it all.
For me, it doesn't really matter if I stop when I'm not hungry anymore or not.. if I eat a little bit extra, it's not a huge deal, I just will be less hungry later, and I don't see how it's a bad thing (unless it's dinner time, then yeah, I might be more mindful). But I almost never order the high calorie stuff at restaurants either.0 -
Every morsel that goes on my plate or in my dish is weighed and logged before eat it. So I can eat everything in/on it.
Granted I know this can be more difficult for those who cook for more than just themselves. But it isn't impossible.0 -
Lol, I actually have a friend who eats a lot of her food out of her kids old "baby" bowls. Helps keep her lean.
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I will deffo dig out a smaller plate. I mainly weigh all my meals at home so it's ok but when I don't or when I go out I don't know when to stop! Just really need to take my time I guess and listen to my stomach! Thanks for all the replies
When you go out try to eyeball it is it a cup? Then I half it. Like I start with a huge plate bc I think I can eat it but now I cannot. I look at my plate and think can I eat this all? No I half it. Usually I premeasure typically but sometimes its a mix meal like a half cup this and 1 third that and then my portion has gotten too big so I just go with a cup of food. Or get one of those things from nutrisystem where it measures the right portion for each group.0 -
I pre-log so I only put on my plate what I'm planning to eat. I did try something a few years back about leaving a bite on the plate but it seemed like a waste when I could just make the correct portion size in the first place and eat all of it.
One thing I DO try to stick by is that I don't eat it if I'm not enjoying it. So, if I buy fries at an amusement park and they kind of gross, I don't mindlessly munch on them or make myself eat them because I just spent $4 on them- if they aren't good, they aren't worth it.0 -
I started eating from a child size plate (not the cup saucers) and it helps tremendously. Also, chewing EACH bite of food slowly and slowing down to eat helped... it tricked me into thinking I was eating more because it took longer and my plate looked SO full even though it was only half of my prior "normal" portions.0
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Growing up we had to eat what was on our plate, and our parents would say you can always go back for more. Having 2nds or 3rds wasn't frowned upon, but oh boy, too full to eat a piece of carrot meant a big lecture because we were wasting hard earned money.
As an adult I use a smaller dinner plate and I pre-log my meal before I cook it. We also weren't allowed to drink with our meals so we would get full on food not water. Has anybody else had the same conditioning?0
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