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I came home for lunch STARVING and sat down to inhale my lunch. I played a little trick on myself and didn't eat my salad with a fork...I ate with chopsticks!! That sure slowed me down enough to taste my food rather that glut it down and also gave my body the time it needed to register satiety. I might just eat with chopsticks from now on LOL
Whenever I eat with chopsticks it forces me to take my time and by slowing down my mind has a chance to register when my tummy is full. If chopsticks aren't your thing, use child-sized utensils.
I have found that if I eat with chopsticks instead of spoons and forks, I eat slower, and take smaller amounts with each bite. (That's because the food keeps falling off! LOL) I feel full faster because I'm eating slower. (Of couse, it makes eating soup verrrry challenging!) 334