The problem with restaurants is that they give you way too much food. So you say to yourself, "I'm only going to eat this much." Then you get to that point and you stop eating. Nice job.
But wait. Five minutes later that food is still sitting in front of you. So you take a nibble. And another nibble.
Then the person you're dining with asks if you want to taste their food. Sure!
Or someone you're with doesn't finish their food and you help them finish it. Can't let if go to waste, right?
All the sudden you've eaten 200 calories more than you wanted to. How can we prevent this?
Try this out. Bring some gum with you and place a stick of gum next to your plate when your meal comes. Decide how much of that food you should eat. After you finish that much food, immediately put the gum in your mouth.
Now you can't nibble anymore. No more french fries. No more samples from someone else's plate. This way you can leave the restaurant without feeling stuffed.
Are you going to give this a try or what? It may sound ridiculous, but a lot of these little diet tips do sound ridiculous until you try them and they work.
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