How Long Do You Stay Full?

There's an old axiom about Chinese food... you can eat a lot, and then feel hungry just 2 hours later.

Well...what foods do you eat, that give you a full sensation for the longest amount of time?

This is where your journal ends.

Presumably you eat dinner each night at the same time. Record this time in your journal, record everything that you eat, and make note of the results.

Do you feel comfortably full? (You never want to stuff yourself, of course.)

How long does this feeling of fullness last?

Keep this part of your journal for a week or even two, and try a variety of foods. (Always more difficult if you're cookig for a lot of family members, I know.) Are there any foods you eat that keep you feeling fuller, longer? ANd are there any taht leave you full, but ten minutes or so later you're hungry again?

Note that when you do eat, you should always eat slowly. You are not only savoring the tastes of your meal, but you're also allowing your digestive juices to get to work, which will give you a sensation of feeling full quicker than if you just stuff down a lot of food without even tasting it, just to be eating something!