When I'm really paying attention I am satisfied with disappointingly little.
But, it's hard when everything tastes so good and I don't want to be finished.....I had an epiphany the other night at dinner. I served myself 3 (small) potatoes, salad and 1/2 of a chopped steak patty. I needed a little more, so I got more salad. Not so long ago I would have eaten 1 1/2 of the same patties. The thing is - that dinner satisfied me - I wasn't hunting snacks all night.
I need to pay much closer attention to my satisfaction levels. And to make sure every bite is worth it. If I'm going to be satisfied with only a little, then the little had better be really worth it!
My mother used to work with someone who could eat half a cookie and stop! Someone once asked her why she stopped? "Well, I know what it tastes like now." I want to be like that, instead of being the one who wants half a PLATE of cookies.
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Thanks for your insight on this difficult concept of eating for those of us who struggle. It's such a mind game for me that this totally makes sense. And it is totally difficult to achieve. But we can all get there with work.
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