The hardest part about portion control for me has been that, once I start, I don’t want to stop. Especially if it’s something really tasty. I bite into a slice of pizza thinking, “it’s not a diet-buster if I only eat one slice,” and then one slice turns into two, or three, or four.
One of the beauties of this diet pill is that it keeps this phenomenon from occurring. I decide to have a portion that has about the right amount of fat. I start in, taking the medicine as I begin to eat. Then, if I’m tempted to have more, the specter of “treatment effects” keeps me from going any further than I’d originally intended. And, guess what? I’m not hungry. It remains to be seen whether I’m going to lose any weight with my current technique, but I’m pretty darned sure I’m eating less.
Happy weekend, everybody!