January/February weight management challenge

[ny biker]

I read an article that says that in cultures where people generally are NOT fat despite rich foods (like in France) is because they are taught to stop in a different manner than we are.

In the US and many other cultures, we stop eating when we are full.
In France, they are taught to stop eating when they are no longer hungry.

It's a subtle difference, yet intriguing. I've tried to retrain my thinking in this manner. I don't want to feel full. I just want to be "no longer hungry".

I was taught to stop eating when the plate was empty, which worked well enough when I was growing up. But once I was out on my own, it was a long process to learn the right amount to put on the plate. And in restaurants I would keep eating even if I felt sick from too much food, until finally one day I realized I needed to stop doing that, even if it meant that some of the food got thrown away.