I've also noticed that when I eat a large meal, it almost seems to be a
signal to my body that it's 'feast' time, and it is harder to stop and not
go back for seconds (or thirds).  When I stop just short of that "I'm full"
signal, I find it easier to resist over-eating.

Just my theory, but it almost seems to me that beyond a certain threshold,
my body interprets the amount of food in my stomach as "Wow, I just made
this great mastodon kill, better feast while I have the chance", as opposed
to below that threshold, it's saying "This rabbit sure is tasty, but that's
all there is."

Tim


At 03:19 PM 5/11/2004 +0200, you wrote:
>I have learned that it takes about 20 minutes before the brain notices
>that one is "full"! Therefore it's a good idea to eat slowly and maybe
>wait some time before one takes that final piece of meat or whatever.
>I wish I could remember that myself when I eat!!
>Boel
>
>snip
>"I notice that when I eat until "full", I often feel "over full" 15-30
>minutes later."