Why Portion Control Is the Wrong Goal for Smart Eating

Another objective will make a far greater difference.

Tim Rees
Elemental
Published in
6 min readAug 7, 2020

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A hearty feast.
Eat until you’re satisfied. Photo: Rumman Amin/Unsplash

One goal I encourage for all my clients is to feel deeply satisfied after each meal. I am a nutritionist, so that may seem surprising — aren’t I supposed to enforce meager portions? Not exactly. It turns out that being satisfied after each meal helps ensure your body is getting the…

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Tim Rees
Elemental

Registered clinical nutritionist. At war with autoimmunity. Diets & tips on website. The Nutrition Chronicles (Substack). Meat eater. Tim-Rees.com