{"id":33223,"date":"2013-04-17T08:54:24","date_gmt":"2013-04-17T14:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/04\/17\/eat-whats-on-your-plate.html"},"modified":"2013-04-18T07:33:07","modified_gmt":"2013-04-18T13:33:07","slug":"eat-whats-on-your-plate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/04\/17\/eat-whats-on-your-plate.html","title":{"rendered":"Eat what's on your plate!"},"content":{"rendered":"
That's actually what we do, almost automatically, with "on your plate" usually meaning "in front of you."<\/p>\n

For myself, I know that if I sit down with a bag of chips, or a sleeve of cookies, or have a bowl of M&Ms in front of me — I eat it. \u00a0Not a few. Not a portion. What's there, I eat.<\/p>\n

The (partial) answer for me, at least, is to portion my food. If I'm going to eat chips, then I don't just sit down with the bag. I pour myself a small bowl of them (or, alternately, a small portion of salsa). \u00a0And then I go somewhere else, or else put the items away. \u00a0That limits the portion, and while it doesn't stop me from getting a refill, doing so requires (a) an effort, (b) conscious awareness of what I'm doing, (c) at least tacit acknowledgment that I'm having "seconds".<\/p>\n

It's not foolproof, but it's a lot safer.<\/p><\/div>\n

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That's actually what we do, almost automatically, with "on your plate" usually meaning "in front of you." For myself, I know that if I sit down with a bag of chips, or a sleeve of cookies, or have a bowl of M&Ms in front of me — I eat it. \u00a0Not a few. 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