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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I followed the thread(s) about European foods with some skepticism, because I lived for a long time in Germany, and found it no easier to lose weight there than the US. But recently I spent a longish time in France and had a totally different experience. The biggest difference is that I simply found it easier to stop eating when I was done/full. In the US I find it pretty hard to not just automatically clean my plate. In France I found myself abandoning even delicious meals because I just felt done. And it’s NOT fat content alone. I’ve tried high fat/keto living in the US and that was definitely my biggest diet failure.

So if you’re one of the people who had similar experiences living/traveling in Europe, is there anything you have done to translate it to living home again? Any ingredients you especially avoid or add?[/quote]

Were you living/working in France, or just vacationing?

The stress of work makes a lot of people overeat.  My appetite is lower when I'm on vacation and I can relax, get lots of sleep, not try to keep myself awake at a desk with coffee and food.  I feel like 50% of my hunger is actually just fatigue.[/quote]

Me too. And boredom.  Even if I go on a cruise, which people decry, I eat less because I’m not just sitting around in front of a screen.

But todays WaPo article about salads made me think about this thread and the previous one— it’s a uCSF scientist explaining the chemistry but he says that there is something that basically makes you eat more by destroying something in your gut:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/12/05/best-salad-dressing-lettuce/
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