Why You Don't Feel Full After Eating

If you are anything like me you really enjoy a good meal. In fact, there is no greater joy in this world than finishing a well prepared meal and following it with a gooey dessert. However, recently I have noticed that after eating there are times when I still feel hungry. Curious about why this was, I began to watch exactly what I ate and how I felt afterwards. What I soon discovered shocked me. I was stunned not by what I learned but by how amazingly obvious the problem was to observe.

Portion Sizes Are Ridiculous Out of Control

Have you noticed that portion sizes have just gotten way out of hand? In our town, my wife and I have a place where we love to go and eat breakfast. If I am perfectly honest with you, the omelet we order there is enough for myself, my wife and our two kids to eat and feel satisfied afterwards. Take a look the next time you go out to eat ask yourself if your single meal is not really a meal fit for two on a single plate.

Our Stomachs Are Stretched Beyond Belief

I was speaking with a doctor one day and he told me something to which I had never really given much thought. We were talking about the human body and he mentioned that the stomach was an elastic muscle. he said that it can stretch to accommodate more food than its physical size indicates. If this is true, doesn't it make sense why you don't feel full after eating?

Are you beginning to see the pattern? Your portions are getting larger and larger and as you eat more and more you are silently stretching your stomach so that it can hold more food. As it grows larger, that which should fill it up is no longer able to do so because it has expanded beyond its normal capacity. To combat this, the answer is very clear. Only eat enough food for one person.

The fact is that you really only need to eat half of what you are traditionally served at home during dinner. If you are going out to eat you probably only need to eat a third of what is placed in front of you. Why not save money and your waistline by ordering one meal from the menu and having it placed on two plates. This way you can save money and your health.