08/31/2026
Overeating usually isn’t a lack of discipline. It’s about how you build your meal.
When you eat very little earlier in the day, you may arrive at dinner starving.
And when you’re that hungry, it’s easy to reach for quick-energy foods first: bread, pasta, rice...
Once you start there, it can be much harder to stop eating.
Try this simple rule:
Put carbs at the end of the line.
Start with: Vegetables
The more variety, the better. Think of a rainbow of colors : leafy greens, red peppers, tomatoes, carrots, broccoli, cabbage. Different vegetables provide different types of fiber and plant compounds that support fullness and digestion.
Then: Protein.
Meat, chicken, eggs, or legumes.
Finish with: Starches and other carbs.
Rice, potatoes, pasta, bread, and similar foods.
By the time you get to the carbs, the vegetables and protein have already started filling you up. You may be surprised by how satisfied you feel and how much less you actually want to eat.