Strategy #1. Accustom yourself to eating fewer calories.
Translation: leave food on your plate every time you eat at a typical American restaurant.
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| Eggs Florentine (half order), The Dish restaurant, Seattle (This was hard. See my review on Yelp) |
How to View the Photographs - the Theory
We often see what appetizing meals look like, but we don't see what is left over.
The remains.
It's important to visualize remains so that when you see them in real life, you know that is what you are supposed to be seeing. If you are used to eating everything on your plate, you never see the remains.
The remains.
It's important to visualize remains so that when you see them in real life, you know that is what you are supposed to be seeing. If you are used to eating everything on your plate, you never see the remains.
But, if you want to enjoy eating out and still maintain a healthy weight for the rest of your life: you have to leave stuff, or box it up and take it home. Rarely eat the whole thing. Maybe never. Get used to wasting food. It will go to waste either way, either in the garbage or on your hips, thighs and butt.
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| Remains of the Egg Florentine |
Start Seeing Remains
These are photos designed to to train the eye to visualize, accept and expect to see remains on the plate.
When you look at these photos, it's most effective to be mentally relaxed. Notice your feelings. Would you eat those leftovers? Project a positive feeling onto each image as something you've left over and you're not going to eat.
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| House-made beignets at Cafe Fanny, Berkeley (Beignets, I found out, are French doughnuts) |
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| I got one beignet with jam & an espresso - just wanted a taste |
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| Remains of beignet. A taste was all I needed. I left the rest on the counter. |
See remains, yet feel happy, satisfied, and on your way to establishing a healthy habit in a world of Caloric Superabundance.
See the full plate. Know that it's probably too much food. Leave remains. Feel good about seeing remains.
See the full plate. Know that it's probably too much food. Leave remains. Feel good about seeing remains.
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| Fish and shellfish tagine with summer squash, at Lola restaurant, Seattle |
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| Remains of fish and shellfish tagine (It was delicious for breakfast the next morning!) |
This is very interesting. You should keep it up and post more pictures. I find that, when I order food "to go" from the restaurant downstairs, I always have left overs for the next day. Same with Indian food to go. However, it is harder at a restaurant. But I like this idea and am going to try it myself!
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