gameface
02-13-2011, 11:04 AM
As many of you know, it takes approximately 20 minutes for your brain to get the message when the stomach is full. That leads many people to eat more than they necessarily need to feel satiated.
I've known this and have been losing weight pretty good but I decided to test the idea this week. So, I made my normal size meals I was eating and seeing how taking my time (painfully slow) would effect the quantities I needed.
The results were pretty surprising to me. By making a meal last a long time, I literally would get full halfway through quantity wise. This was for every meal. Now I assumed that since I ate half the amount of food, I would feel hungrier sooner. This shockingly (for me anyway) was not the case.
So this week 2/7 I weighed 141.2lbs (just after a slight gain week). This morning 2/13, I am down to 136 flat. That's 5.2 lbs in 7 days with a cheat day included. That is INSANE for me. I have not lost anywhere near this much in one week. This loss is 1/3 of what I lost my 1st 6 weeks so I am essentially doubling my fat loss by eating slowly.
It's hard to get used to and I find myself having to slow myself down, but give it a try for a week if you can stand it and report back. It would be interesting if you see similar results.
Hell I just had a garden steak-tip salad in one of those to-go plastic containers. Normally I would devour the whole thing for a meal. Taking my time I have about 1/3 of it remaining for later. I have never in my life left a salad this size uneaten.
I've known this and have been losing weight pretty good but I decided to test the idea this week. So, I made my normal size meals I was eating and seeing how taking my time (painfully slow) would effect the quantities I needed.
The results were pretty surprising to me. By making a meal last a long time, I literally would get full halfway through quantity wise. This was for every meal. Now I assumed that since I ate half the amount of food, I would feel hungrier sooner. This shockingly (for me anyway) was not the case.
So this week 2/7 I weighed 141.2lbs (just after a slight gain week). This morning 2/13, I am down to 136 flat. That's 5.2 lbs in 7 days with a cheat day included. That is INSANE for me. I have not lost anywhere near this much in one week. This loss is 1/3 of what I lost my 1st 6 weeks so I am essentially doubling my fat loss by eating slowly.
It's hard to get used to and I find myself having to slow myself down, but give it a try for a week if you can stand it and report back. It would be interesting if you see similar results.
Hell I just had a garden steak-tip salad in one of those to-go plastic containers. Normally I would devour the whole thing for a meal. Taking my time I have about 1/3 of it remaining for later. I have never in my life left a salad this size uneaten.