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[quote=Anonymous]I used to be like that, but I'm not anymore.  I realized I was consuming so much only because I was used to doing so.  I was always about 5-10 pounds overweight even though I ate a very healthy diet.  I think a lot of the reason that it lasted so long is that I had done weight watchers a couple times to lose a few pounds, and I got used to the idea of being able to eat all the vegetables I wanted, so I would eat a ton of them and then need to eat that amount to feel satiated.

A few months ago, I decided to do a reset, and it is amazing how much less I eat now.  I could not possibly eat four pieces of pizza now, whereas before, my norm was three and I certainly threw in a fourth and maybe an appetizer of some sort occasionally. Now 1 is sufficient.

For me, I started with juices cleanses.  I did a series of two three-day juice cleanses.  The week before I started, I cut out all sugar and grains to get my body ready, knowing that it would be too hard if I wasn't prepped.  I also started to consciously limit the amount that I was eating by just a tad.  For instance, I was eating 1 cup of frozen blueberries with 1 cup of greek yogurt in the mornings, and I just changed the amounts to 3/4 cups of each without even noticing it.  Then I did the three days of just juice (I use jrink because I actually love the juices), then a week of eating very clean and having very small portions, basically only eating until I was full, which was much sooner, then another three days of juices.  After that, my appetite was just smaller, and I work to keep it that way by not overindulging when the opportunity arises. I now have 1/2 cup of each in the morning.  When I go to a cocktail party, I have just a few little things but then I don't go out to dinner after as I would before.  Instead, I wait until I am home, and then if I am at all hungry, I might have a bite of something small.  I realize before I was shoving in full extra meals that I didn't even want and certainly didn't need.  Now I make a conscious effort to not do that because I realize that it won't just affect that meal but my appetite going forward.
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