13/01/2026
The math is mathing. 🧮
My “Normal Eater Math” breakdown:
🤑The Free Lunch: If I paid for it yesterday but eat it today, it’s legally $0.00. I don’t make the rules.
⏰The Efficiency: That’s 20 minutes of cooking I no longer have to do. I’ve essentially gained time. I am a time traveller.
🤗The Joy Ratio: Eating while full is a 2/10 experience. Eating while hungry is a 10/10. By stopping when full, I’m making the next meal 80% better for the Future Me.
The magic is all in the setup and skills practice:
✨Seated and plated: if the serving looks huge, I often guesstimate how much I’d actually want and plate that portion separately.
✨Minimize distractions: Phone and screens away.
✨Eat slowly: Put utensil(s) down in between bites, sip on your water or tea, pause periodically to check in on fullness (physical) and satisfaction (psychological).
✨Sit with disappointment: It is natural to want to eat more of the delicious food. Learning to effectively cope with that temporary discomfort, the urge to eat more, and the unhelpful mental chatter (e.g., “I will be good tomorrow.” or “A few more bites won’t hurt”) is the real superpower
✨Stop when full or satisfied.
Turns out, becoming a normal eating is a win for my health AND my wallet 🤣🤣