I've heard folk wisdom that one should stop eating when not yet feeling full because it takes a few minutes for that "I'm full" feeling to be felt, and if you don't stop eating until you feel "full", then you'll soon feel "too full".
Reading about that endless bowl of soup experiment....I'd have trouble with that. It's ingrained in me that wasting food is a disgraceful thing to do. I find it socially uncomfortable to leave food on my plate, even if someone has served me too much.
I do leave food behind if I "feel full", but it's always a displeasure, and I often feel "too full" about 15 minutes later. At restaurants, I will often ask for a doggie bag of the main dish, especially if I want to feel comfortable about having a taste of some [beautiful, delicious, dark chocolate] dessert.
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Date: 2008-11-30 09:05 pm (UTC)From:Reading about that endless bowl of soup experiment....I'd have trouble with that. It's ingrained in me that wasting food is a disgraceful thing to do. I find it socially uncomfortable to leave food on my plate, even if someone has served me too much.
I do leave food behind if I "feel full", but it's always a displeasure, and I often feel "too full" about 15 minutes later. At restaurants, I will often ask for a doggie bag of the main dish, especially if I want to feel comfortable about having a taste of some [beautiful, delicious, dark chocolate] dessert.