Buffetbelly wrote:
It's best to start out really slowly. Stop when you get uncomfortable. Gradually you will find you can eat just a little bit more each time. Or try adding a snack to your daily routine and work up to eating two lunches. Often I will eat one lunch at a business meeting, then go out and have a second one!
As a beginner, I would eat too fast and too much and eat too many high-fat foods and then get sick. Getting sick sets you way back. You ahve to start all over again with moderate size meals and work your way back up all over again.
Excellent advice Buffetbelly! I also had difficulties with the high-fat foods - I like stuffing with lots of lean proteins, seems to digest better than the fatty stuff. I also have trouble with the extra sugary foods. I tried a gallon of tapioca pudding once - I can handle that much volume, but I only got about half way through before I had to stop. It actually started tasting bad! I wasn't full, I just couldn't eat any more.
So for stuffing, I think a large variety of items really helps. Nothing beats the all you can eat buffet!