Gaining

Every time I cook or prepare a meal, I cannot stay without food in my mouth and tend to snack a lot while cooking. It's like when I need to eat I cannot wait foe food to prepared, I need it right into my belly.
As a result, I often start my meals already full.
I wondered if anyone has experienced something similar?

I found out I can't eat more when I eat something easy before the meal.
While preparing it no so much.
So basically we're doing the same on our own style.
Sounds like a fun bad habit though!!
Thanks for that!!!

MutualPl advice "doing grocerie shopping hungry" is top notch gaining advice.
I do it myself often to help me buying "to much" to be forced to eat to much thereafter.
To few chances though enjoying it all.....

MutualPl:
The easiest—though not the healthiest—approach is to do the exact opposite of what the principles of balanced nutrition dictate.

However, that is not the right path if we want to live longer.

How about that..
"We" just continue buying regular groceries, cook regular dishes.. add more creame and butter but nothing extreme. Where "we" go over board is a dish feeding 4 people easy is just for "us" - dessert included..
It worked for me and might be a compromise between staying healthy and living the fat life.
What do you think?

Two habits that have helped me gain weight over the years have been:

1. I naturally eat fast. I don’t give myself time to feel full and by the time I do feel full I’ve usually overeaten by a considerable amount.

2. I put a lot of food on my plate. I read years ago that a good way to lose weight is to use smaller plates so portion sizes are small. I just reversed the strategy and do the opposite.

I would snack in between meals; even when I would cook. When I would finish cooking; I’m already full.

Cooking snacks are a must!

One approach is like mentioned to snack between meals. Actually there is much to be done. The body adapts to routines over time. In every case, overdoing is no good way. But if applied slow and gently, snacking constantly between meals with a varied candy mix will lead to that it is possible to eat regular meals as usual in time. Or increase them if wanted. There are many tricks to this. The fourth meal late is also something that can be integrated, and a not to fat but sweet milkshake before bed will add pounds. It will also create more hunger in the morning.

Here are some things I did when I first started gaining

1st I added a second full sized lunch and a large dessert after dinner

2nd I added snacks after the second lunch and dinner

3rd I added a second dinner

4th I added a second dessert after 2nd dinner

5th I increased the amount of snacks after 2nd lunch and 2nd dinner

6th I made all of my meals larger

7th I increased the amount of snacks per snacking sessions to the size of meals effectivly making a 3rd lunch and dinner

8th I made each snacking session into a meal where I couldnt fit anymore i to my stomach at that time which only increased as the days went on

I did these one at a time until I could eaisly complete the previous. As in I only moved to number 5 after number 4 was natural and easy