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For me, when it comes to food...appearance is everything. When I prepare my dinner plate (or any meal or snack), I try to arrange my food in a way that looks appealing. A lot of this is for blog photo purposes, but it also makes the meal a bit more enjoyable for myself.
The same goes when I'm dieting. Although, smaller portions don't always look so great on those big empty dishes and bowls! It just doesn't look like enough food! As I learned from my experience this past week and previous diets, those smaller portions ARE ENOUGH, it's just a matter of convincing our brains that enough is enough.
One way I "trick" myself that I'm eating a large enough portion is by using smaller dishes. It really does work!
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