My favorite way to limit my caloric intake for the day is to use little dishes. A sandwich on a dinner plate just doesn't look like it would be filling--I want to fill up the plate. So I put my sandwich on a salad plate with a cut up apple. The plate was overflowing, and I felt full after I ate it.
At breakfast, or if I need a snack, I often go for yoghurt. Rather than putting a little yoghurt in a cereal or soup bowl, where it will look really anemic, I put the yoghurt in a little dessert bowl that holds about a third of a cup. Again, the bowl is full, so it's filling.
This technique also cuts down on over-eating, because I have to go for seconds if I want more--the dish only holds so much. And I only go back for seconds when I'm still hungry. Moreover, it's easier to limit the size of the second helping.
In the end I only pull out the dinner plates for...dinner. Works for me!
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Thanks for the hints. We all probally need to cut doen on eating.
I recently started doing the same thing, only I've been eating my dinner on salad plates. I really need to work on my portion control, especially at dinner, so this has been a great step in the right direction. Your post makes me think that I need to invest in some dessert dishes - all too often I'll treat myself to ice cream, but put it in a cereal bowl. An actual dessert bowl would allow me to still treat myself without overdoing it. Thanks for the tip!
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