{"id":7896,"date":"2019-11-25T15:39:30","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T20:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=7896"},"modified":"2020-05-04T15:46:42","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T19:46:42","slug":"plan-on-seconds-why-its-the-solution-not-the-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=7896","title":{"rendered":"Plan On Seconds: It&#8217;s The Solution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7912 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Table-Eating-Small-Plates-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"People eating with small plates\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Table-Eating-Small-Plates.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Table-Eating-Small-Plates.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Table-Eating-Small-Plates.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Table-Eating-Small-Plates.jpg?w=1254&amp;ssl=1 1254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Overconsumption begins at the plate. This is because the amount you feel hungry for over-estimates the body\u2019s actual need.<\/p>\n<p>A common motherly phrase is that \u201cYour eyes are bigger than your stomach\u201d. And like most bits of motherly wisdom, this is true! And the sciency way to say this is that \u201cYour psychology overestimates your physiology\u201d (how much you feel you need is greater than your body\u2019s caloric requirements).<\/p>\n<p>So how do we fix this little problem and still eat enough at the family meal so that mama doesn\u2019t think that we are A) starving to death, or B) hate her food, lol??<\/p>\n<p>A very simple strategy to counter this over-estimate is to plan on seconds. Although this sounds wrong, its actually a great strategy to control the over-consumption that starts at the plate.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how it goes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When you plate your food, put an amount on that you feel like is about just a bit less than you are hungry for.<\/li>\n<li>By serving an amount that is just a bit less than your overly inflated expectations, you end up with the right amount for your body\u2019s needs!<\/li>\n<li>Make sure to take your time and enjoy the meal for at least 20 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Then check in with your body. Are you still hungry? Do you need more? What you will find is that Planning on Seconds with this method actually prevents you from over-consumption!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overconsumption begins at the plate. This is because the amount you feel hungry for over-estimates the body\u2019s actual need. A common motherly phrase is that \u201cYour eyes are bigger than &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7912,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[494],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","post_format-post-format-image"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Table-Eating-Small-Plates.jpg?fit=1254%2C836&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7Qv5g-23m","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1941,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=1941","url_meta":{"origin":7896,"position":0},"title":"THE Food For Your Body&#8217;s Nutritional ZEN","author":"Will Clower","date":"June 27, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Legend has it that when the Buddha sought peace, he took refuge in mango groves among their pendulous green globular drops of sweet, golden flesh. \u00a0 And the enlightened one likely got more than peaceful repose from the shaded grove, as the fruit itself provides a stunning trove of healthful\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?cat=494"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/mango-2360551_640.jpg?fit=640%2C406&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/mango-2360551_640.jpg?fit=640%2C406&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/mango-2360551_640.jpg?fit=640%2C406&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7067,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=7067","url_meta":{"origin":7896,"position":1},"title":"Color Your Plate &#8230; Green!","author":"Will Clower","date":"June 10, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"All month, we emphasize the importance of a colorful diet of fruits and veggies, focusing on one color at a time! This week, add the color green to your plate. Green is the very color of healthy foods. When nutritionists recommend healthy foods, the first thing they tell you is\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?cat=494"},"img":{"alt_text":"Leafy Green Vegetables","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Greens-veggies.jpg?fit=1200%2C798&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Greens-veggies.jpg?fit=1200%2C798&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Greens-veggies.jpg?fit=1200%2C798&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Greens-veggies.jpg?fit=1200%2C798&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Greens-veggies.jpg?fit=1200%2C798&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2754,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2754","url_meta":{"origin":7896,"position":2},"title":"Road Food","author":"Will Clower","date":"July 13, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Summer\u2019s in full swing now and we\u2019ll all be out on the road at some point soon. You may be used to it if you travel for your job but, for most people, living in and out of hotels and eating away from home for every meal can kick you\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?cat=494"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":7837,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=7837","url_meta":{"origin":7896,"position":3},"title":"Sugar: But Is It Good For Me Or Not?","author":"Will Clower","date":"October 7, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"This month we focus on sugar consumption: which to eat, which to avoid, and how to change your own cravings for the better! Is Sugar Even That Good For You? That all depends on how much you eat. Sugar is used as fuel for all the cells in your body,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?cat=494"},"img":{"alt_text":"Sugar on counter and many highly sugared foods","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sugar-w-sugary-foods.jpg?fit=1187%2C883&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sugar-w-sugary-foods.jpg?fit=1187%2C883&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sugar-w-sugary-foods.jpg?fit=1187%2C883&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sugar-w-sugary-foods.jpg?fit=1187%2C883&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sugar-w-sugary-foods.jpg?fit=1187%2C883&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2719,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2719","url_meta":{"origin":7896,"position":4},"title":"Break the Fast","author":"Will Clower","date":"September 1, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"What about breakfast? There are cultures in the world who don't insist that their people eat a 3 egg omelet every morning. These are people who are thin and healthy, as well.So why is that if, quote, Breakfast is the Most Important Meal of the Day?Much of the research showing\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"Brain\"","block_context":{"text":"Brain","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?tag=brain"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1939,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=1939","url_meta":{"origin":7896,"position":5},"title":"Its The Sugar, Sweetie","author":"Will Clower","date":"August 5, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Follow @willclowerTable showing all the synonyms for sugar added to food productsThis article asks the question of whether we should label food products to include \"sugar added\" for the times when massive amounts of sugar is added?\u00a0Of course we should. It's not even a question. Americans eat about 150 pounds\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?cat=494"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sugar_names.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7896"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7896\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8262,"href":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7896\/revisions\/8262"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}