Re: ? about those old nasty eating habits

[Guest guest]

I have some of the same problem. I call it the " clean plate " syndrome. I

don't know about others but I still remember my mother insisting on me

cleaning my plate before I could have desert. Also, remember those poor

children in Europe who would love to have a plate of food for themselves.

We are programmed not to leave anything on the plate and not to waste any

food.

I find it very difficult to leave anything on my plate. It is a real

struggle and I can end up eating too much now. At home I can control it by

using a small plate or just making sure I only serve myself what is the

amount I can eat. Eating out is something else. Right now my DH will

finish things for me or I ask for a container and put it in that before I'm

finished.

Rita B

[Guest guest]

so are you upset that you " WASTED " food? but you are no

longer " WAISTING " food. that is the best route. and remember, that

drive-thru will be there tomorrow morning too. next time try a yummy

breakfast burrito! you will get used to eating less eventually. it

is hard to put down that sandwich when your head is screaming " i

haven't had enough yet! " but try putting in too much and you'll be

running for the throne and having a different kind of " seconds " .

trust me, been there, puked that.......

it just takes time for your eyes to stop being so much bigger than

your new tummy. and when that certain feeling of " am i full yet? "

sets in, you will learn to listen and say " YES " and stop eating.

then if you hate to waste the food, put it in the fridge. then when

it has gotten hard as cured cement and has a nice green fuzzy coat,

you will be more than happy to throw that thing away.

or before you start eating, get a knife and cut it in half, then

offer the half you KNOW you can't eat to someone else. they will

love you for the snack! and you'll not be obsessing over the food in

the trash can.

how's that?

mary y

> Hi All,

>

> I have a question for the post-ops. This morning I had a hankering

for one

> of those Mc's egg/sausage/cheese/bagel sandwiches. So, I

went through

> the drive-thru, and I got one. That in itself was WEIRD, since I

was used to

> always getting at least two. I came home, and knew that it would

be

> impossible to eat the whole thing, and figured I should remove the

bagel

> part, and just eat the insides. Well, I didn't. I proceeded to

eat it, and,

> as expected, I made it not quite half the way through before

starting to feel

> REALLY uncomfortably full, almost to the point of pain. Well, what

really

> BOTHERS me is that I had to sit there and STRUGGLE with myself to

put the

> daggone thing down, and accept the fact that I was finished. So, I

> struggled, but I did manage to put it down. In fact, I wrapped it

back up in

> the papeer and I threw it away. Now here's where the really " nasty

old

> habit " kicks in. I'm sitting here on my computer, overly full,

quite

> miserable actually, and all I can think of is this STUPID sandwich

sitting in

> the wastebasket.

>

> Will someone please tell me what's up with this?

>

> Thanks.

>

>

>

> Pam in MD

> BPD/DS - July 9, 2001

> Dr. Vanguri

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