We live in the land of "all you can eat".  It seems that everywhere you look, there are buffets, super size portions, bottomless pasta bowls.  When you eat at the homes of family and friends, chances are they urge you "Have some more!"  It's no wonder this country is getting fatter all the time.  The key is to eat until you're full –then stop!

The stomach is a very versatile organ.  It can stretch to accommodate larger than usual meals on occasion and then go back to its normal size.  But if you overeat too often, it will stay stretched and need more and more food to feel satisfied.  If you eat less, your stomach will shrink and require less food.

Eating less doesn't mean starving yourself.  The key is to work with your body.

Your body sends out a sensation of hunger, which stimulates you to eat.  When your body senses that you have eaten enough, you get the sensation of being full.  The problem is that the body works slowly, and most people eat much too fast.  Eat more slowly.  Instead of wolfing down your food and going for seconds, savor the first portion. Give your stomach time to send out the "full" signal. 

Eat until you're full and then stop.  It doesn't matter if you didn't "clean your plate".  Save any food that you didn't eat.  If you find that you are frequently leaving food, take less to begin with.

A good way to judge what is comfortably full is to use a scale of 1-10, where 1 is being starved, and 10 is being so full you are in pain.  You should aim to end your meal somewhere around 6-7.  If you end up at 3-4, you will feel hungry in a short while and be tempted to eat again.

Eating until you're full and then stopping will not only help you lose weight, but make you feel better.  Your hunger is satisfied, but you don't feel bloated or sluggish.  And you're not feeling guilty because you know you ate too much.

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