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around the time i decided to lose weight, i read that some doctors somewhere had conducted a study and found that some people experience a feeling of "fullness" with a smaller volume of food than others. before then i never really thought about whether i felt full or not after i had eaten some, it was just whether i could eat more or not. i figured out that that was something i'd been doing ever since childhood, so i decided to retrain my eating habits and only eat when i honestly felt hungry. thinking of my body as a machine helped. i would eat 3 small meals and 2 snacks in between -- all with as much fiber as i could manage -- and i avoided eating anything a couple hours before bed. i cut out all drinks but water as well but i don't really think that's necessary. just be mindful of what you're doing and how it affects your body's metabolism. a lot of it is in your head as has been said.