I tend to look at recipes that spend delicious, but then realize that the serving size is teeny tiny. I then just decide not to make it because I know that a small amount isn't gonna do it for me.

Anyone else do tge same?

For example, there's an amazing cake recipe I would like to try... But it's 16 serving! There's no way I can cut a cake into 16 pieces.

This is how my mind works. I want physically more food. So I tend to deny myself alot of things bc I know it won't be enough to fill me up. It's really frustrating.

Sound delicious, not spend. Damn iPhone autocorrect!

I agree. I don't bother with a small serving of chocolate to "satisfy a craving". Balony. A very small amount of something delicious doesn't satisfy me at all so I'm better off without it at all and just eat something else.

I do this too, but I don't find it nearly as frustrating as I once did - mostly because I stopped letting myself think "I deserve...."

I've just put myself on a budget, just as I do financially. And just like with money, I try live the best I can on the income I've got, without stressing about what I can't afford. I try to spend my money (calories/carbs) as wisely as I can, and if I do something stupid like spend the rent check on perfume, I try to learn from my mistakes and work harder at prioritizing my needs/wants so that I spend my money (calories/carbs) more wisely in the future.

I've never been as irresponsible with money as I have with calories/carbs, but what works for money management, can work really well for food management too. Evaluating the wisdom of a large piece of cheesecake isn't any different than evaluating the wisdom of spending an entire paycheck on shoes. Just because you CAN do it, doesn't mean you should.

I'm not in weight watchers but the title "volume" caught my attention. I agree with kaplods analogy with spending (though I've had minor issues with money that mirror my food issues). In both areas, I tend to feel too much entitlement to "binging" then "starving". I'll go a long time without over doing it then spend more than I want. Nowadays, I never kill my overall budget but I feel uncontrolled anyway.

On the volume topic, I was talking with my friend about our preferences and needs for food. She would never ever skimp on creaminess, texture and such for her food. I however deal solely in how high my plate is within my calorie budget. I've switched noodles to bean sprouts with my stir fry so I can have a huge heaping plate. I constantly look for whole food items that are very low in calorie. I learned it from Volumetrics (by Barbara Rolls) and it's really helped me. I fill up on all these water-rich foods (plus I usually drink a couple or more glasses of water).

I almost never eat processed foods because the servings are too small. I'll eat a massive plate of lettuce just because I want the huge plate. I've gotten down to sprinkles of dressing (never heard of when I was growing up), too. I drink almond milk because it's 40 cals for a whole cup. I try to avoid fake foods (except I do use Truvia for sugar). I just prefer tofu to meat, mushrooms to more dense items, pickles instead of mayo, and such.

There's lots of info about density, volume, and at www.nutritiondata.com there's nutrition info on "satisfaction level" (or something like that) for each food (based on the same principles).

I'm all about volume for weight loss and maintainence.