Six Simple Ways to Eat Less
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Today a client shared with me a few ideas he’s adapting to control his appetite. He discovered them in the September issue of Bon Appetit.
Order two appetizers instead of an appetizer and an entree. Or, split an entree with a friend.
Stop eating when you’re only two-thirds full. It takes time for your brain to know that you’re actually satisfied.
Share dessert. And follow the three-fork rule: Make sure there are at least three forks for every one dessert.
Order a salad or a veggie side dish with your meal, and eat it.
Don’t eat anything on the plate that you don’t absolutely love. Ever.
If you really want to order the 10-course tasting menu with wine pairings, go for it. But try to eat sensibly and exercise a little more the next day.
August 30th, 2008 at 1:20 am
I have to disagree (strongly) with the “don’t eat anything on the plate that you don’t absolutely love” suggestion. Fact: Foods high in fat or sugar taste better. Fact: These foods tend to be worst for you.
Thus you are likely eating the least health food on your plate. Furthermore, you will be less full. Following this rule, rather than eating those veggies you are less than fond of, you will go on to eat more of the same, or desert, in order to fill yourself.
August 30th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
while these are all wonderful tips and sound great, don’t forget the emotional part as well… make sure you deal with your stress in other ways so that you can enjoy food for food….
August 30th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
You forgot to mention the why’s and wherefore’s of eating less. Do these tips help me to eat less sot that I don’t want to feel so full, not to weigh down my digestive system, or to lose weight?
Another tip, eat a large salad at the beginning of the meal. Then eat an appetiser as the entree. If you are eating less to lose weight, that is.
September 1st, 2008 at 4:58 am
Those are helpful tips but i enjoy a good meal so much that I know it be torture to share dessert or not to eat everything on my plate…
September 5th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
We all need to be aware of one insidious factor present in most packaged and processed foods which CAUSES OVER-EATING. It’s high-fructose corn syrup. HFSC blocks the normal hormone leptin. Leptin’s job is tell our brain and stomach, okay – full now – stop. HFSC makes leptin misfire so we go for another helping, or two, push the limits and increases cravings for sweeter sweets.
Read labels as if your life depends on it, because it does. -Steve Perkins, The Cooking Buff at The Muscle Kitchen