I feel like I'm re-calibrating what a portion size is. At this point, if I'm still hungry I'll go and eat more. I feel like I want to instill a bunch of good habits before I start a calorie restricted diet. I'll replace fast carbs with slower, more fibrous ones, chicken thighs with chicken breast, eat more vegetables, etc. I believe that without these good habits, a diet is much more likely to go south because I'll be trying to fit in ice cream and fast food because it only has 300 calories. But I'm doing better, I'm staying hungry, and I'm feeling good about these dietary choices.

From your personal experience, what's your favorite technique to help you make healthier choices?

Edit: This is also the general nutrition thread because I'm the mod and nobody besides other mods/admins can stop me! Please note that usually nutrition threads are on Thursday, but I have special mod powers to make today a nutrition day because nobody besides other mods/admins can stop me!

Edit2: Hey c/food users please help us make healthy food. Unfortunately, the mod team has no money, but we can pay you in solidarity for good ideas of foods that are cheap and easy to make. The hope is that we we have a nutrition thread every Thursday and (having realized that I got Tuesday and Thursday mixed up) I felt like this was a good time to beta test the idea. As penance, feel free to engage in tooting your own horn Tuesday and telling us about some wonderful cooking accomplishment you've made recently. It would be really cool to have your help in making sure comrades are fit and well-fed!