How do you plow through a meal?

#21

Since I eat all my food together, by the time that thought even crosses my mind, my food is all gone (and yes, I know I need to eat my food slower) :smiley:

Oh wait, you said ā€˜all joking asideā€™ sorry. But no, have never thought of a meal in that way.

(Running from stupidity) #22

I donā€™t like fish no matter what, but that platter was too nice not to use as an example :wink:

I just eat until I stop. Iā€™m MOSTLY pretty good (after several months of learning) at knowing how much I need to eat now to get to feeling full.

Yes.

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(Mike W.) #23

I usually fill my plate once, eat, and Iā€™m done. But could i eat more? Maybe. Should I eat more? Who knows. I guess I still struggle with satiety. I feel like I can just eat and eat but have never really tried that. Was considering trying it with two pounds of bacon.

(Running from stupidity) #24

Bro, thatā€™s SCIENCE in its purest form. I donā€™t see how you can NOT do it now youā€™ve outlined the question and the testing method. Time to test the hypothesis!

(Susan) #25

I was raised to leave a little bit on my plate for ā€œMiss Mannersā€. So that your hostess would know that you have had enough. I have no idea where that came from.

(Brian) #26

Had to think about it. Sometimes I eat one thing then the next. Sometimes I mix things up on the plate / fork. And sometimes I go around the plate eating a little of everything in a kind of a circle.

I often do save the best thing on the plate for the last bite regardless of the eating style.

Some depends on exactly whatā€™s on the plate. Some things just naturally compliment other things on the same plate while other times they donā€™t so much.

If I have sauerkraut and hotdogs, I like them together in the same bite. If Iā€™m having asparagus and salmon, Iā€™d rather not have them on the same fork at the same time even though I like both just fine. So it kinda matters what for me.

(Running from stupidity) #27

Somewhere wasteful :slight_smile:

(Jane) #28

Fish should be grilled, fried or broiled!!! Not RAW!!!

(Running from stupidity) #29

You missed ā€œbinned.ā€ HTH

(Jane) #30

Uhā€¦ is that the same as canned or tinned???

As in tuna?

(Running from stupidity) #31

As in ā€œin the binā€ as happened with the tin of salmon this morning when my wife discovered it had bones in it :slight_smile:

(Jane) #32

I have enough of a hard time plowing through Dutch, Portuguese, French and Mandarin w/o figuring out Aussie slang!!!

#33

You can eat the bones in tin salmon, canā€™t you?

(Running from stupidity) #34

Most people canā€¦

(Carl Keller) #35

I tried something like this the night before last. While I typically would eat 1 6oz burger with keto microwave bun w/ cheddar, jalepenos, mayo and 2 cups of brocolli, I ate 2 6oz burgers with the same amount of veg. I must say itā€™s first time in a month where i didnā€™t feel like ā€œI really wish could keep eatingā€ and I wasnā€™t completely stuffed, but I felt full. I did a 16/8 today with just a 1/4 cup or roasted mushrooms and 4 oz of chicken for lunch and moderate dinner tonight. Yesterdayā€™s totals were 2600 calories with 212 protein and 171 fat. Todayā€™s were 1600 calories, 124/116 and I feel pretty good. On the scale Iā€™m only down a pound this week but Iā€™m really close to my target weightā€¦ like 9 pounds away.

So whatā€™s my N=1 from this? Itā€™s ok to say screw the macros (just not the 20 carbs) occasionally and just eat until you are full. Now I wonā€™t do this every day but I believe putting your ghrelin hormones (hunger hormones) fully in check, from time to time, isnā€™t a bad thing.

(Jane) #36

But soft bones!!!

Takes a bit of used to when you crunch down on them!!!

#37

Tell your wife to eat her calcium. Itā€™s good for her. :smiley:

(Running from stupidity) #38

No, YOU tell her :slight_smile:

#39

Nah, Iā€™m good. I still have 3 days to wait before my newly acquired life insurance takes effect. :wink:

(Running from stupidity) #40

Hey, it was YOUR idea, mate.

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