Eating Habits
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For a long time, I've had big meals & know its time to make them smaller. What did you guys do to start "cutting down"
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Posted , 10 users are following.
For a long time, I've had big meals & know its time to make them smaller. What did you guys do to start "cutting down"
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kittiedlufc91 greg041272
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MrsHumphrey kittiedlufc91
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Rebecca02 greg041272
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greg041272 Rebecca02
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Rebecca02 greg041272
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I always did struggle with portions and found that this was my only solution!
However they do sell gastric band plates (online) , showing how much of what you should be eating, you could try that 👍🏼
sim_1971 greg041272
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There is a tendency to use a smaller bowl and then think its not enough and have more.
Try to fit in healthier lower calorie foods
I've tried to control the calories too.
You will probably still have days where you eat a lot or nibble through the day (I had loads yesterday) but you put it behind you and carry on.
Sorry if I'm dragging a bit, but I would just say try to cut a little at a time.
1942alexander greg041272
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We could really do with a little more information. e.g. are you overweight and if so by how much? What kind of food constitutes your normal diet? Any exercise routine? Junk food intake? Age and health condition?
If you don't want to give that information then in general these hints may help.
Big meals are not a problem. If you don't feel full after a meal you are going to snack, usually on the wrong stuff, biscuits, cake, crisps, sweets, alcohol etc. The skill is to eat better, not less. Cut out most red meat and replace with chicken,(not KFC), replace the chips with boiled potatoes, eat more fresh fish, salmon, tuna, eat more pasta, a tuna pasta meal is great. Have a quick and easy meal now and again, eggs and beans on toast. If you must snack, eat fruit, from experience it doesn't seem to matter how much you eat.
Get more exercise.
As a general rule most diets fail because people make them too hard to live with. You cannot feel hungry, day after day, without cheating on the diet. All diets will work, it's sticking to them that's the problem. Don't go down the road of a severe diet, only to fail and finish up even heavier that you started.
Hope this helps... Alex
charlie51953 greg041272
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joanna69443 greg041272
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I eat 3 mouthfuls then stop and either chat to whoever I'm with or play on my phone ! Then have 3 more and leave the rest!!!!
sim_1971 joanna69443
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joanna69443 sim_1971
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sim_1971 joanna69443
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Had a bad day yesterday picking in the evening a lot
But today I had a fresh roll with a scraping of Marge this morning with cold coffee and not felt hungry after now just having a snack of some homemade popcorn with a cold coffee .
My worst is sugar in my coffee. Some days I won't have a cup but when I do I need sugar in it.
Good luck with your bypass. I wanted that but was given band instead
joanna69443 sim_1971
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sim_1971 joanna69443
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I was going to go private a few years before I had my band but because of other health problems and the consultant not being able to access hospital records I was a bit wary.
Good luck with yours
homo_dieticus greg041272
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joanna69443 homo_dieticus
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homo_dieticus joanna69443
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sim_1971 homo_dieticus
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