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Do you eat everything on your plate?

Esther50
Esther50 Posts: 252
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Ok, so I serve myself a plate of vegetables, piece of grilled chicken, and sliced cucumber. A little a-1sauce and glass of water. I finished my plate, now I feel stuffed and am wondering if I am serving myself too much. Chicken was 4 oz, veggies about cup and half.
I am just worried I'm gonna be hungry later.
Not sure how to fix this.

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  • saraann4
    saraann4 Posts: 1,296 Member
    Sounds like my meals on the weekends...so no
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    Ok, so I serve myself a plate of vegetables, piece of grilled chicken, and sliced cucumber. A little a-1sauce and glass of water. I finished my plate, now I feel stuffed and am wondering if I am serving myself too much. Chicken was 4 oz, veggies about cup and half.
    I am just worried I'm gonna be hungry later.
    Not sure how to fix this.

    It's all good food, chow down until satisfied is my advice.
  • butterflylover527
    butterflylover527 Posts: 940 Member
    Serve yourelf less?
  • graelwyn
    graelwyn Posts: 1,340 Member
    I do. I tend to not eat meals in the daytime, just snacks so my dinner is my only real, proper meal.
    I often have 2 pieces of salmon and up to 500g of vegetables, or like tonight, some spanish omelette, a salmon fillet, bit of cottage cheese, tomato and a pile of broccoli and green vegetables. It is all clean food, the vegetables are relative low in calories, so unless eating until uncomfortably stuffed, I don't see an issue.

    I would sooner have a large healthy dinner, than end up having a bad binge later. Plus, I hate going to bed hungry.
  • Allibabalove
    Allibabalove Posts: 9
    Put less on your plate. If your satisfied, then that's good and you will have some calories left for later. So if you get hungry in a while, have a healthy snack.
    I like to eat smaller more frequent meals. It works best for me,
  • Esther50
    Esther50 Posts: 252
    Yeah I have thought about serving myself less, but I am afraid of getting more, still being hungry.
  • ajhr
    ajhr Posts: 92 Member
    Try cooking the same amount, but give yourself a smaller serve. Eat your serving, have a glass of water and wait 15 minutes. If you still feel hungry, have a bit more. If not, you now have leftovers for if you get hungry later :)
  • Elf_Princess1210
    Elf_Princess1210 Posts: 895 Member
    I portion control EVERYTHING for a meal, so I eat everything on my plate because I know the exact caloric value for the whole meal. This way , if I clean my plate I don't go over that meal's calorie value. If I don't, I can just subtract what I dint finish. I generally clear my plate though, unless I'm eating in a restaurant.
  • caraiselite
    caraiselite Posts: 2,631 Member
    a lot of people were brought up learning to finish everything on they are served, whether they want to or not.
    same with wasting food. i can still remember my parents telling me to eat all the food on my plate.
    i believe it is why so many of us are fat/got fat in the first place.

    don't be scared of throwing food away! when you're satisfied (not full) stop.
  • TrailRunner61
    TrailRunner61 Posts: 2,505 Member
    I always plan on eating everything on my plate so it's not a big deal if I do, now that I have portion size under control. I also always eat something if I'm hungry, now that I can recognize real hunger. Lol
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    Eat until you don't want to eat anymore lol... I'm confused as to what your question is.
  • moxiecowgirl
    moxiecowgirl Posts: 291 Member
    I eat everything on my plate, but I also use kid-sized bowls, plates, and sometimes even silverware. I thought my dietitian was nuts when she told me this tip, but I tried it, and it works. Your brain thinks "I just ate a whole bowl", but the capacity of that bowl is about half what most standard bowls will hold.
  • jlcl119
    jlcl119 Posts: 51
    I eat until I'm no longer hungry. Sometimes that involves a clean plate, sometimes it doesn't, sometimes it even means seconds! If I have more than a few bites left over of something that'll re-heat relatively well then I save it for later or the next day.

    My aims may be different than yours though. My calorie goals aren't strict I use it as a guideline and routinely cycle my calories. I prefer to eat to hunger rather than to number, cycling makes that easier for me.
  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
    I portion control EVERYTHING for a meal, so I eat everything on my plate because I know the exact caloric value for the whole meal. This way , if I clean my plate I don't go over that meal's calorie value. If I don't, I can just subtract what I dint finish. I generally clear my plate though, unless I'm eating in a restaurant.

    This. I know almost exactly what I can and can't eat for the whole day but I eat a lot of the same stuff everyday so it works out. If you're filling your plate with veggies, you can't go wrong there.
  • Esther50
    Esther50 Posts: 252
    After reading everything I think I am really missing the whole portion control part. I am not good with measuring portions. I think I am going to have to really measure everything and really try to figure out when I am satisfied. I don't know if I know when I am really satisfied. I notice sometimes I just keep eating.

    Thanks everyone, I think I have a plan to get this under control. At least I hope.
  • jyuubi
    jyuubi Posts: 109
    If you're full, stop eating. It's never good to over-stuff yourself. Try to make room for a snack in your diet? That way if you do get hungry, you can have that snack.
  • victoria4321
    victoria4321 Posts: 1,719 Member
    I'd go with serving yourself less if you felt too full. I always use small plates because I'll eat everything on my plate
  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
    I serve myself less and don't feel bad about getting small second helpings.
  • Masterdo
    Masterdo Posts: 331 Member
    Once it's all weighted, counted and logged, you can be sure I eat all of it :p
  • bulbadoof
    bulbadoof Posts: 1,058 Member
    I refuse to waste food. I'll finish everything even if I'm comfortable. However, I usually eat small portions, so I usually don't end up feeling "stuffed".
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    I usually portion out my meals when I cook so yes I eat everything on my plate...unless I become full before it's gone which usually doesn't happen.
  • Bobby_Clerici
    Bobby_Clerici Posts: 1,828 Member
    I eat everything on both my plates.
    Why not? That's why it's there :smokin:
  • jaymek92
    jaymek92 Posts: 309 Member
    Yeah I have thought about serving myself less, but I am afraid of getting more, still being hungry.
    You do know that just because it's not on your plate doesn't mean it no longer exists? If you're still hungry after eating everything on your plate, you can always just go and get more.
  • scott1646
    scott1646 Posts: 110 Member
    Sounds like a pretty fulfilling meal to me.

    When i have solid foods in my meal, which of course I only have one currently, but anyways. What I would do is, I would have a full glass of water before or after my meal. This sometimes helped me, when my stomach would start talking alien to me.
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