Tips & Tricks: Eat Your Meals At A Slower Pace

My sister told me that she read somewhere that it takes twenty minutes after we've eaten for our stomach to register that it's satisfied. If that's the case, it stands to reason, then, that if we eat at a slower pace rather than wolfing down the food on our plates, we won't spend as much time feeling hungry and won't be tempted to overeat.

So I've gotten in the habit of taking at least twenty minutes to eat my meals. That means savoring the food, taking smaller bites, engaging in more conversation with family members, drinking more water between bites, et cetera. This has really been a help to me. I'm fully content at the end of my meal, and I'm not looking around for more food to satisfy a hunger that really isn't there. Might work for you too.