Coaching practices for Notice Fullness

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  • I only ever notice I’ve eaten too much once I’m already uncomfortably stuffed and a little sluggish
  • I’ll look down and the plate is empty and I barely remember tasting any of it
  • I eat almost every meal staring at a screen, and I’ll suddenly look down to find the plate empty with no memory of tasting any of it
  • Noting has become second nature and now I’m curious about the one doing the noticing itself
  • I wolf my food down and only realize I’m stuffed once I’m uncomfortably past full

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. Full sensory eating — engaging all five senses at each bite
    Bring sight, smell, sound, touch, and taste fully into each bite before swallowing.
    Mindful Eating, Made Practical
  3. Eating with full attention
    Eat without screens so you can actually notice taste and fullness.
    Hara Hachi Bu, Made Practical
  4. Advanced noting — noting the act of noting itself
    Turn attention to the process of noting itself, observing who is doing the labeling and whether the "noter" is also a mental event.
    Noting Practice, Made Practical
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. The enough inventory
    Deliberately list what is already sufficient in your life before reaching for more.
    Santosha: The Practice of Contentment
  8. Find the felt sense
    Locate the unclear, whole-body sense of a situation before you name it.
    Focusing and the Felt Sense, Made Practical
  9. Eating from smaller dishes
    Use smaller plates and bowls so a full serving is a moderate amount.
    Hara Hachi Bu, Made Practical
  10. Expanding to panoramic awareness
    Deliberately widen attention from its usual narrow focal point to include the full field of sensory experience simultaneously.
    Open Monitoring Meditation, Made Practical

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