>I've heard that too. I also asked her about the concept of eating slower so that the stomach has time to alert the brain that it's full, and she said that it's absolutely true. There is a time gap between your stomach being full and your brain finding out about it. If you eat fast, you tend to eat beyond being full.
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>I always promise myself when I go to the Mandarin for dinner (an incredible 'all you can eat' Chinese restaurant) that I'll pace myself, but I've never been able to leave the place without pain.

One of the tricks I use (when I'm being good <g>) is putting my fork down on the plate between bites. That is, put food in my mouth, and then put my fork down. Don't pick it up again until I've swallowed.

Tamar