Coaching practices for How to Stop Overeating

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  • I only ever notice I’ve eaten too much once I’m already uncomfortably stuffed and a little sluggish
  • I wolf my food down and only realize I’m stuffed once I’m uncomfortably past full
  • I keep finishing meals uncomfortably stuffed because I just eat until the plate’s clean
  • I find myself eating and I’m not even sure I was hungry
  • The moment I feel stressed or low my body steers me straight to the kitchen

Practices that may help

  1. Stopping at 80% full
    End the meal when you are satisfied but not full, not when the plate is empty.
    Hara Hachi Bu, Made Practical
  2. Stop eating at 80 % full (Hara hachi bu)
    The Okinawan practice of eating until 80 % full naturally regulates caloric intake without calorie counting.
    Blue Zone Principles: The Power 9 Longevity Practices
  3. Hunger-satiety scale — eating within the 3–7 window
    Eat when hunger reaches 3 on a 0–10 scale and stop when satiety reaches 7 — neither starving nor stuffed.
    Mindful Eating, Made Practical
  4. Identifying the nine hungers before eating
    Before each meal, check which of the nine hungers (eye, nose, mouth, stomach, cellular, mind, heart, touch, water) is actually asking to be fed.
    Mindful Eating, Made Practical
  5. The emotional eating pause — a 10-minute delay before comfort eating
    When emotional hunger drives you toward food, pause for 10 minutes, name the feeling, and ask whether food is the right response.
    Mindful Eating, Made Practical
  6. Eating with full attention
    Eat without screens so you can actually notice taste and fullness.
    Hara Hachi Bu, Made Practical
  7. Set a time-restricted eating window
    Confine all your eating to a consistent daily window (e.g. 10–12 hours) and fast the rest.
    Intermittent Fasting, Honestly Explained
  8. Eating without hurry
    Slow the meal down and pay attention to it, the way the Slow Food roots intended.
    Slow Living, Made Practical
  9. Screen-free, task-free eating
    Eat at least one meal per day without phone, screen, or task — eating as the primary activity.
    Mindful Eating, Made Practical
  10. Identify and reduce protein-diluted foods
    Recognize ultra-processed foods by their low protein-to-calorie ratio — the profile that keeps you eating past fullness.
    The Protein Leverage Hypothesis, Made Practical

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