How much food does it take to get you unhungry?

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I have a really hard time with that. My inclination is ALWAYS to eat ALL of

whatever it is. I think I serve myself (or bring to work) reasonable portions,

so I don't usually end up feeling overfull, but it's still pretty external. In

the past several weeks, I've noticed that I am staying hungry, and then it all

catches up about a half hour later, so that probably means I need to really slow

down.....

Tilley

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> >Today in an attempt to reduce the stress in my life a bit, I drove to a town

an hour away, through gorgeous scenery, to visit an acquaintance who recently

moved to senior housing there. I took her to lunch at a place we'd both heard

rave reviews about. I ordered a sandwich, thinking I would split it with my

toddler, and then it turned out to have cheese melted all over it and she's

lactose intolerant. So I had to order something else for her and was left with

SO MUCH compared to what I've been eating. I ate a little of everything, but

truthfully, nothing was that great. It wasn't bad... Anyway, I realized I

wasn't truly hungry anymore and didn't think it would keep well, and besides,

why take something home for later when I wasn't that thrilled with it the first

go-round? I had a mild stress because of the high cost of lunch and " wasting "

food, but let it go and left. I can't recall doing that at a restaurant before

and I guess that's progress.

> Can't say it felt good, exactly... I felt kind-of cheated.

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