Portion Control
The Buffet Line keeps calling my name.
I have a love/hate relationship with a Buffet served meal. Especially ones with endless mounds of beautifully presented food. It's my favorite kind of porn. I get an instant hormonal spike at just the sight of one. Panties in a twist would be an understatement. My endorphins go into full gear and I become a prisoner to what I have termed, "Face Loading".
Someone at FLA, (Face Loader Anonymous) suggested that I buy a stop watch and start it when the first portion has hit my stomach. They said that if you wait 20 minutes before going for that second helping, your intestines will produce a hormone that clicks off your "satiety signal" which in my circle means that button that says I'm f**king full.
OMG...it works! The ticking is a little annoying, but I can live with that.
Susan
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Comments
Janet J. Apr 4th, 2011
I love going to my favorite buffet. The chef I know has my roasted chicken ready for me and he is my reason for small portions on my plate. " Oh to be young again" I think spring fever has hit me again.
Debi Apr 4th, 2011
I try to avoid buffets for the very reason you talk about. I call it roll out the barrell ......that's me rolling out the door because I over stuffed way too much . We just went to a buffet called Tokyo........a Japenese buffet. There was more sushi then I have shoes and that's why from now on... I think I may order from the menu . I call that forceable stop. They bring you one dish and then you are done.......but hhhhhhmmmmm I may have to visit Tokyo one last time before I change.