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Originally Posted by threenorns
yeah - that's what gets me into trouble. i'm highly responsive to taste or something bec if something tastes that good, i just want to keep eating it.
it's better i just leave things plain, plain, plain.
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I struggle with this at home more than when I am out, my daily foods have to taste good but I diffuse the highly palatable starch/sugar/fat combo that makes me crave. I won't lie though, I love to eat and don't have an off button with many foods, so I have to just measure out a sufficient portion and say no to more if I am not genuinely hungry, and that was a SLOW process (it took a couple of years).
By normal American standards my food is actually somewhat plain, too. An apple, some pumpkin with spices and a little heavy cream, coconut creamed spinach, a tin of kippered herring, and a piece of dark chocolate (super dark, 85+ percent cocoa and minimal sugar) is a huge and filling lunch for me of about 600 calories. It is very satisfying and tastes great, but the foods, themselves, aren't the type that cause tons of cravings or that I can eat huge amounts of without stopping. They're also on the plain side - no breading or sweets, for example. But it strikes the balance of having tons of nutrition, complex flavors, and a very satiating nutrient profile with the fiber, fat, protein, etc.
You just have to find the balance that works for you - there are a few very healthy dishes I can't prepare regularly (like homemade bulgogi or sweet potato fries) without way overdoing it. So those yellow light foods are saved for the occasional treat once a month or so. And some, like Coldstone icecream, are a once-a-year-and-not-brought-home thing, because I have no self control and it makes my body unhappy, to boot. There is nothing wrong with (and in fact I endorse) keeping daily diets nutritional, simple, and deliciously flavored but not craving inducing, and saving the richer or more addictive fare for holidays or the occasional date.
There's a whole lot of foods that just don't come in the door of my house, along with a few recipes 'forget' are in my collection