What changed first was my grocery list

2026-10-09 1876 views 2 posts

2026-10-09 20:52

I didn't notice a big surge of willpower. What I noticed was that my grocery list got shorter and less panicky.

Last Saturday I bought one box of strawberries instead of two, and they actually lasted until Wednesday. I've been jotting down a 1–10 appetite note before dinner for about six weeks, mostly because I wanted to understand my own patterns without turning it into a spreadsheet.

The number has been drifting lower, but the more useful part is how little mental bargaining happens now. I can put half a cookie back without a 10-minute debate.

It's a small thing, and I'm trying not to over-interpret it. For anyone else who tracks body signals: do you note hunger before meals, or only when something feels off?

I'd love to hear what's felt reliable for you.

2026-10-18 20:14

That grocery-list shift is such a concrete signal. Curious: is your 1–10 note before dinner capturing appetite/anticipation or actual fullness?

I started adding a quick post-dinner “did the portion match what I wanted?” line, and it caught something my pre-meal score missed—I was still rating hunger high but stopping earlier. Also, in the trials, food-noise changes often precede scale changes, so the list getting calmer seems like a useful early marker.

Did the strawberries last because you were eating fewer, or just planning differently?

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