It is time to withdraw my membership from the Clean Plate Club. In this first week of non-pureed food I've learned one very important thing. I have to stop eating before I'm too full. The amount still on my plate is totally irrelevant. This concept is so alien to what I learned as a small child. Perhaps being raised by family who had survived The Great Depression inspired the habit of not wasting a morsel of food. I usually retain any leftovers in my fridge until they are eaten or rediscovered much too late to be consumed.
Early last week my family ordered take-out Chinese food. Feeling adventurous, I ordered some shrimp egg foo yung. I ate a portion about the size of an Oreo cookie and was quite full. I put the rest in the fridge and had a little every day for lunch or supper. After six days of egg foo yung there was still plenty left in the container. I just couldn't face any more (probably would not be safe much longer anyway) and threw the rest away. Needless to say, I have to find something smaller to order from the Chinese menu.
Today I had some of my daughter's yummy meatloaf. I put a piece about the size of a marshmallow on my plate with some of the low-fat gravy and about a tablespoon of mashed potatoes. I didn't think it was too much but sure enough the pouch was full before the plate was empty. I'm in a whole new world.
Love you,
Marlena of Mohegan.
I am so happy to read of your successes!
ReplyDeleteI, too, need to learn to stop eating when I have had Enough. If I wait until I "feel full" it is usually too much and I regret it after. I need to spend more time listening to my body while I eat.