It's one of those trends you hear on all those websites telling you how to lose weight fast. And as such I'd never really thought about doing it.
I was raised to have a "you can't get down from the table till you've cleared your plate" mentality. Even when I was full half way through I'd still munch on till I cleared my plate. It's a habit that become a so engrained you don't even realise you are doing it.
When I tried to cut calories I'd end up with these sad plates which looked 1/3 full and I was always left with this feeling of not having had as much as I wanted which usually ended up with me getting more or feeling like I "deserved" snack for eating such a small meal...
Well, due to circumstances I had to buy new bowls and plates. And typical from ordering online they were smaller than I expected and were probably about half the size of my previous ones.
But I noticed, putting my smaller portion on a smaller plate had some sort of magic effect on my mind. Suddenly that 300 calorie meal that hadn't made a dent on my big plates was almost spilling out of the little ones. Not only has my plate clearing become not a problem, but I feel so much more satisfied with the food I have.
It might seem like a silly nothing little change, but has honestly been a game changer for me. The ability to look at a full plate of food and know I can eat it all with no guilt puts me in a much better headspace than having a large plate that's partially full.
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source https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/gf2wdf/small_plates_and_bowls_really_are_a_game_changer/
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