I've heard for years that you need to stop eating before you're full because it takes 20 minutes for the body to get to the point of being full, and I've experienced this. The Web MD article I shared yesterday on "Hunger, Part I" offers these tips to this other side of hunger, "satisfied."
- Relax before you start eating, and then eat slowly. Remember it takes time for your stomach to tell your brain that you're full.
- Stop a quarter of the way through your meal, and check your hunger level. If you're still hungry, keep eating, but stop again at the halfway point. No matter what your parents taught you, you don't have to clean your plate.
- Learn what proper portions are. We're used to restaurant portions, but restaurant portions usually contain much more food than we need.
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