Came across the wire a few hours ago from Yahoo! :

You eat when you're hungry and you stop when you're full. Makes sense right, but it can be a hard rule to follow. Not only does food taste good and make us happy when we eat it, but portion sizes have gotten out of control. Restaurants serve huge plates of food and all you can eat buffets offer an endless amount, so we don't realize that we're actually eating two or three times the calories we should be. Here are some Fiber, Protein, and Vitamins will make your body feel physically satisfied, so you won't feel hungry as quickly.

Eat the foods you really enjoy. Denying yourself the foods you crave will only make you crave them more. If your favorite food happens to be high in calories and fat, just have a few bites to satisfy your taste buds.

When you're out to eat, order smaller portion sizes, split a meal or dessert with a friend, or put half your meal in a to-go container before you take your first bite.

This is neat. Pretty much what we do as bandsters to modify our previous behavior to make new lifestyle changes.

I have been sticking with the 5 bite rule...after 5 bites I am done...it is amazing, because after that, it really doesn't taste as good as it did at first!

Jack, do you have a recipie for tortilla soup? That sounds delicious!

I find I know when I've had enough but my head tells me to keep going.

Yet if you put the fork down for just five minutes, the food loses ALL appeal. Its my most important technique. Stop, wait, THEN decide if I want more.

I find I know when I've had enough but my head tells me to keep going.

Yet if you put the fork down for just five minutes, the food loses ALL appeal. Its my most important technique. Stop, wait, THEN decide if I want more.

I like you technic and you seem to be doing well so will try the stp wait fives minutes then see if i want more.

brandymom -- i LOVE your five bite rule. i'm going to try it. maybe this will help. i think the other part of the problem is that i want five more bites a few hours later.

Yep thats me more bites later