Comments on: You Are Not a Garbage Disposal

By: 加密货币投资

加密货币投资 — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 02:20:13 +0000

Reading your article has greatly helped me, and I agree with you. But I still have some questions. Can you help me? I will pay attention to your answer. thank you.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Sat, 27 May 2017 15:29:55 +0000

I try to always cook enough for leftovers. I physically cannot stand in the kitchen for over an hour or more, night after night, and cook. We are a 2 person family and I was raised to clean my plate also, but my husband and I went out and bought inexpensive walmart salad/dessert plates to add to the ones that came with the set of dishes, so we’d have a lot of the small ones. These small plates are 99.9% of the time the plates we eat dinner on. If we have corn on the cob or something that requires a large plate, then, of course, we use them, but it always seems strange to eat on full size plates. We just got a new dishwasher and it holds so much more than my old one did, and we are now running out of small plates, sometimes before I need to wash a load. And my cupboards cannot hold any more, lol. I’m going to have to start washing dishes more often and not waiting until I have a full load, because we also run out of forks and sometimes other utensils, lol. Most of the time I do clean my plate, but it’s so much less food to start with that it’s not a problem. Now if we (I) could curb the in between meals eating, my husband does a better job than I, we (I) could lose weight a little faster than we (I) currently are/am, lol. The night time eating seems to be my downfall. I take medications at night, 2 of which increase my appetite and the meds are too important to even think about NOT taking them.

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Sat, 27 May 2017 13:05:52 +0000

This totally resonates with me. I love portion control and sometimes, after plating up a portion of food there’s just a tiny bit left. I often have to remind myself it’s okay to NOT put that tiny bit onto my plate to eat as well and if it doesn’t get ate or ends up in the garbage, it’s OK! I need to make decisions that are good for me and that feel good for my body.

By: Betsy

Betsy — Fri, 26 May 2017 15:54:03 +0000

In reply to Susan.

Susan, I relate so much to how my Depression era parents – especially my father – influenced my lifelong eating and weight issues. One of his most powerful memories was when a social worker came to the door with food for his family, and as long as he lived he never forgot seeing the shame on his mother’s face for having to take charity. When dad had kids of his own he took not only great pride but also delight in being able to provide food for us. Treats were common and always offered conspiratorially, as if the memory of his mother made him think he needed to hide such extravagances as Uno bars and ice cream cones. He introduced me to the idea of “illicit” eating and the pleasures that can be found there, for better and for worse.

By: Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog

Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog — Fri, 26 May 2017 15:30:04 +0000

I grew up with this mindset, which my parents still enforce to this day. No wonder my Dad is unhealthily overweight. I never learned to stop when I’m satisfied until I met my current boyfriend, and until now, I still can’t trust my body’s full signals and can’t even leave a grain of rice on my plate. :(

Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog
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By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 26 May 2017 15:09:36 +0000

I’ve been thinking about how growing up as a child of parents who grew up during the Depression has affected me in various ways, particularly my eating. I only learned after her death that my mother’s family regularly did not have enough money to buy food and subsisted on crackers and mustard at times. She never told me. And she never overtly told me to clean my plate that I remember. But I did clean my plate, food was in abundance, and was used, I was going to say for treats, but when you have a chocolate egg cream and a candy bar every day they become your norm. I’m guessing my mother never wanted me to feel deprived or hungry. If I said I was hungry between meals, I remember mostly her telling me to have some bread and butter.
These days I cook for one. I’m trying to be more reasonable in my portions. I’m currently doing Weight Watchers and weighing and measuring is helpful. Now I am trying to be more mindful of when I am full and stop eating then. I don’t like to throw food out. It helps a lot that I am an avid composter.

By: Danielle Panettiere

Danielle Panettiere — Fri, 26 May 2017 14:42:46 +0000

Wow.. So true! I remember as a kid being stuck at the table because I didn’t want to finish the ham on my plate… So, I had to sit there… for what felt like forever.. To this day the “Cleaning the plate,” method is something I have to try to overcome. When I had tried weight watchers years ago they showed a Large plate and the small circle part inside the big plate. When I prepare a dinner I try to keep all of my meal in the circumference of the small circle. Not perfect at this but I definitely am more aware then I use to be. I also am guilty of pouring soap or water on something just to make myself not eat it…..

By: Deb D

Deb D — Fri, 26 May 2017 13:07:10 +0000

I can totally relate with this, too. I was raised as part of the “clean plate” club and still feel the need to finish everything on my plate whether I’m really that hungry for it or not. I’m pretty good at wrapping up leftovers if I can just keep it off of my plate. I do hate throwing food away but have accepted that it is much better in the garbage than fat on my body.

By: Juliette | Namastay Traveling

Juliette | Namastay Traveling — Fri, 26 May 2017 12:07:59 +0000

I understand this 100%. I hate the idea of wasting food, but am also fearful of not making enough food for leftovers! It’s a tricky balance and I try to make sure I can freeze most things which helps me not go crazy and eat everything but still not feel like it’s going to go to waste. Still a work in progress!

By: Margaret Flynn

Margaret Flynn — Fri, 26 May 2017 10:47:40 +0000

On thing we have enjoyed doing is subscription meals. It has helped my husband & me with portion control. Also, a nutritional sheet is included. I am decreasing my portion because there’s still enough for leftovers sometimes. We only get 3 days worth a week and not every week. Great article.