Here’s a little thing I’ve discovered:
When you’re making dinner for yourself — or on any occasion where you’re going to be taking some food from a pot or serving dish and putting it onto your own personal plate — and you’re planning on having seconds, it helps to take a smaller-than-average amount of food for your first serving. That way, when you go back for seconds, you get the psychological satisfaction of having seconds, but you’re actually eating less food.
I think it has something to do with the fact that the first few bites of a tasty meal are more satisfying than the later bites.
Interesting idea. I may have to try that!
Oh goodness, Jeff you should write articles for Womens Day magazine!!!!
I’ve already gained several pounds in the last few weeks from holiday foods.
I love the fact that you began this with, “When you’re making dinner for myself”. It’s clear that you’re not misusing the reflexive pronoun, but rather that you were thinking simultaneously, “When you’re making dinner for yourself,” and, “When I’m making dinner for myself.” I always enjoy the moments when verbage gets tangled because the brain is running several trains of thought simultaneously.
Oops. Comment #3 was mine, as you might’ve guessed. I forgot to fill out the whole form. Go figure.
Heheh. I just fixed it. Originally I’d written “When I’m making dinner for myself…” but decided it would be more inviting to say “When you’re making dinner for yourself…” Incomplete editing on my part.