Overeating used to be a daily experience in my life. I would eat until I was so stuffed I could barely move. I know I developed my habit as a young kid when I had to finish everything I put on my plate, and as I got older I felt guilty leaving uneaten food because I was taught it was bad. I also have the worst habit of picking at food if it is out in front of me, whether it's an appetizer spread or my leftovers on my plate, if it is in front of my face, I just can't help but to eat it or feel tempted.
I have since learned tricks which help with my bad habits. To avoid Overeating I take a smaller portion and wait a little bit before I get up for seconds. Often I would still be hungry and reach for seconds, and after a few bites be full and because I felt the necessity to eat the food I had taken I would finish my plate and be overly stuffed. Now, by giving my stomach enough time to register that it is full,, and waiting to get seconds I either only get seconds if I am still hungry and get a smaller portion, but often I am satisfied by my fist portion size of food.
Getting the food out of my face. At first I didn't have enough self discipline to remove the food myself, so I gave my husband the job of taking away my plate when he could tell that I was just eating to eat and not because I was hungry. He began moving my plate to the other side of the table. Most of the time my hunger had been satisfied and since I was picking I was glad he had taken it away, but other times I was still not full and he felt I had eaten more than enough so he would take the food and if I tried to get it back he would toss it in the trash or cover it in salt. And soon enough after this had happened a few times I realized what it was like to finish a meal and feel comfortable and not like I was going to pop.
NOW!- I move my own plate out of my face. I have grown to know when to stop and to enjoy that comfortable satisfied feeling and not bloated and over stuffed which I had none for so long i thought it was normal.
Now that I know it is not normal, I hate feeling overly full! We would go to all you can eat sushi and I would have an excuse to eat as much as possible and because I was used to always being overly full it never really bothered me, but after going to all you can sushi last night and eating until I was overly stuffed was not enjoyable. I loved the food it was great but after not over eating for so long, I didn't feel well after and decided I would rather spend the extra money to eat regular sushi so I would only eat until I was comfortable because of how my stomach felt after
Last night was not worth it.
It is so satisfying to see these results within myself. And although my weightless hasn't made significant bounds yet it is so satisfying to know that I am slowly conquering my mental battle that I used to have with food, because I love to cook and be in the kitchen I was afraid that one day I would balloon to unimaginable sizes and to know that I have made changes that allow food to be my friend and not the enemy is so satisfying.
