Re: Learning to pause during my meal

[Guest guest]

, "I was one of those people who would sit down in front of the TV to eat dinner and the next time I looked at my plate, it was empty. Now, when I sit down, I divide my meal in half and when I get done with the first half, I pause to determine my hunger level. If I am still hungry I keep eating, but if I am at a 6 or 7, I stop eating. Having my meal physically cut in half has really helped me to not eat paste the point of comfort." This is a wonderful tip to try! Thanks. Amy

[Guest guest]

I'm finding it very helpful to plate our food in the kitchen rather

than putting everything on the table. It makes you think twice about

seconds.

>

> I was one of those people who would sit down in front of the TV to

eat

> dinner and the next time I looked at my plate, it was empty. Now,

when

> I sit down, I divide my meal in half and when I get done with the

first

> half, I pause to determine my hunger level. If I am still hungry I

> keep eating, but if I am at a 6 or 7, I stop eating. Having my meal

> physically cut in half has really helped me to not eat paste the

point

> of comfort.

>

[Guest guest]

What I have started to do (based on " The French Don't Diet Plan " ) is

not so much to eat half and then see if I'm still hungry, but rather

to really taste and enjoy every bite, to make sure my mouth is empty

before I put another bite in there, to see how I'm enjoying the meal

each time I swallow, and to really pay attention to what is happening

around me (my husband or a book usually). I find it often takes me so

long to eat a meal, I get bored with it half-way through.

This doesn't work every time, sometimes I start in eating faster and I

finish the whole thing, but generally I am satisfied with a lot less

than before.