13/05/2025
No matter how many girls threw themselves at me, I only ever had eyes for cake 😂😂😂
But jokes aside, this picture actually does represent how I’ve felt towards food for most of my life. Put it in front of me and all of a sudden it’s like I’ve never eaten before 😂
This led to YEARS of issues with portion control, binging and overeating to the point I’m uncomfortably full and feeling like I’m going to pop.
The lack of self control around food, particularly takeaways etc was a big contributing factor towards me being overweight for the vast majority of my 20s.
Maybe you’re in the same boat.
However if you’re in the same boat, you probably also know all about the feelings you get when you binge or overeat.
“Why did I do that 😫”
“Should have stopped at the 4th slice of pizza 🤢”
“I don’t even want this anymore, but I don’t want to throw it away so I’ll finish it 😐”
Nothing good comes from overeating and you certainly don’t achieve anything by finishing your food simply because it’s there.
Over the years, I’ve learned to be more mindful of this with a simple strategy.
If the satisfaction I get from eating food ever dips below a 7/10, I stop.
By the time I’ve waited for my brain to actually register how much I’ve eaten rather than wolfing it all down before it can realise, I find that this is enough to satisfy me without feeling like I’ve eaten too much.
It all comes down to eating mindfully, rather than mindlessly.
There’s diminishing returns on the satisfaction you feel when you eat a bite of food. The first couple of bites will be a 10/10 and it will decline as you get more full. Stopping when it dips below 7/10 is often enough!
A simple tip, but if you struggle with willpower when it comes to portion sizes, binging or overeating, this should help significantly.
Make sure you give this a try!!
