Hi,
I've been where you are. There was a time when I decided to try the idea of eating whatever I wanted, but stopping when I felt full, no matter how much I'd eaten. I started to feel full after such small amounts of food, I got worried about it. I realized that part of the reason was that I was paying so much attention, which I'd never done before. This changed a lot of my attitudes toward food in general. It helped me rid my brain of red light foods. And I rarely binge, although I still overeat on occasion. I'm working on changing that.
But I also realized that part of the issue for me was that I really wanted to eat small amounts of food, but eat more often. When you don't eat much food, you get hungry again sooner. So, that's what I do now that I'm following Weight Watchers. Instead of eating three meals and snack foods, I divide up my regular food into smaller mini meals. I occasionally use the snack foods in small amounts as treats with those meals, but usually I eat half portions of my regular foods in two separate meals. And I eat every 2-3 hours. I rarely let myself go longer than 4 hours without eating something because I don't feel well when I do that.
Also, if you're worried about eating all of your points, make your food more calorie dense. Eat smaller amounts, as your body seems to want, but eat higher point foods. Go ahead and use a little regular salad dressing on that small salad that fills you up.
Keep working with it and you'll find a balance that suits your body and allows you to get the minimum points in every day.
Good luck.
Lin
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