Good for you.
I find this hard, too, but I sat myself down & did some talking to myself. Among the things I said were:
There will be no more eating simply for economic reasons. What I mean is:
I will NOT eat something just because it's free.
I will NOT eat more because of an all-you-can-eat deal.
I will NOT eat two because of a buy-one, get-one-free deal, if just one will satisfy me.
I will NOT clean my plate just because I paid for it & worry about getting my money's worth.
I WILL throw out food if I need to.
I WILL pay MORE for a smaller portion size (despite the larger being cheaper per unit) if the big portion is too much at that moment, or if I can't allow myself to have more than one measured serving because I would finish the whole big container.
This is a struggle. I do not come from a wealthy family. My mother worked hard to instill a sense of thrift in me. In all other ways, I try to spend sensibly. But when it comes to food, I have decided to make a great big exception if it interferes with my health.
My deal with myself is, if it's not a healthy choice, then I don't care whether it's free or a good deal or whatever. Health reasons take clear priority over economic reasons.
Anyway, I am hoping in the end these decisions save me money in other areas. (It can be expensive to be fat & not healthy.)
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