Poll: Tips on not overeating

Cleopatra_Nik
on 4/17/12 2:30 am - Baltimore, MD

Yes, newer folks, it IS possible to eat more than you are supposed to.

Dasie and I got to exchanging tips in another thread so I thought I'd make it a thread of its own. What are some tips you have for not overeating?

I'll start it off:

-Dasie suggested using smaller plates
-I suggested cleaning the kitchen before you eat your meal portion so all the food is put away and you are not tempted to get seconds

Whatcha got???

RNY Gastric Bypass 1-8-08 350/327/200 (HW/SW/CW). I spend most of my time playing with my food over at Bariatric Foodie - check me out!

exohexoh
on 4/17/12 2:36 am - West Chester, PA

RNY on 09/27/10

those are the two that i use, so i'm no help. buying cute little plates definitely helps. i got square plastic ones for $1 at wegmans that i love, except that they're not microwave safe

<3 jen <3

<3 starting weight: 252 <3 goal weight: 135 <3 current weight: 151 <3

RNY: 9/27/10 <3 Extended Tummy Tuck w/hip & thigh lipo: 6/6/13

fatfreemama
on 4/17/12 2:41 am - San Jose, CA

RNY on 12/07/09

Gee, does having a spoiled dog sitting there waiting for me to share so I don't eat it all count? He'll bark at me if I don't share. LOL

And no, he wasn't always that way. He's 12 1/2 now and a lot more spoiled and gets away with a lot of things I never would have let him get away with 2 years ago.

Cleopatra_Nik
on 4/17/12 2:42 am - Baltimore, MD

RNY on 01/08/08

That absolutely counts! (so long as no animals are harmed in your pursuit of healthy eating...)

RNY Gastric Bypass 1-8-08 350/327/200 (HW/SW/CW). I spend most of my time playing with my food over at Bariatric Foodie - check me out!

Day_dream_believer
on 4/17/12 4:00 am

I have that problem as well. She doesn't bark, but she sits and looks up at me with her sad puppy dog eyes. This wasn't an issue before RNY. I guess I share better now.

seattledeb
on 4/17/12 6:50 am

RNY on 12/22/08

Every meal I have a doggy witness waiting for the last bite.

LJ1972
on 4/17/12 2:44 am - FL

RNY on 08/16/11

I will be watching closely.... I have had 2 BIG days out of the last 4. Usually I can resist by finding something to keep me busy immediately after eating, but be it hormones or mental, it didn't work yesterday or Friday.

H.A.L.A B.
on 4/17/12 2:47 am

RNY on 05/14/08

In restaurants
- order small meal - appetizer -

- ask them to bring a "box" and put away food you will not eat before you start eating.

- If still hungry after a portioned meal - wait 20 min. If not full - eat "free foods" (cucumbers, radish, celery, etc. - food that has fiber and minerals and virtually zero calories.)

- For veterans (more than 12 months post op) if you are hungry - very hungry before a meal - drink some hot tea or decaff coffee - wait 10 min. then eat. Start with a salad.

- Chinese place - eating with chopsticks will slow me down.

Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG

"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"

"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."

Pickett6
on 4/17/12 2:48 am

I also use ****tail-size (or baby-size) spoon and fork. These help me slow down, take in a little at a time and chew smaller amounts to make sure the food is chewed well before I swallow. These little tools really help!

TammyH968
on 4/17/12 3:03 am - Wichita Falls, TX

My husband helps. I get this feeling that I am full and I must get a look on my face too. Because he'll asks me your full aren't you and he will move the plate away from me. That is what helps me. I love my supportive husband.

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