Plates

Why am I still eating off a small plate?

I asked myself that at dinner the other night.  My food has normalized and I don't measure anymore.  Yet, when I set the table for dinner, I grab a large dinner plate for my husband, and a smaller plate for myself.

When I noticed my dinner simply didn't fit on my plate one evening, it dawned on me that I have been eating off a small plate for years.  I read in some "fitness" magazine one time how eating off a smaller plate makes you eat less.  (They never mentioned the small plate not preventing you for going back for seconds, thirds...)

Of course there have been times I've grabbed the larger plate, knowing I would need more room for certain meals, like bone-in chicken or for holidays.  I have forgotten that my portions have grown and that I eat by way of my body, not a plate size.

In recovery, habits are hard to break.  They present another layer to peel back, and sometimes it's not even noticeable.  When I first started to eat more food, I would still eat the same things because it was habit.  I had to learn diversify everything - types of food, quantities, and how often.  The measuring cups had to go away, unless I was baking of course.

The fact I am still keeping the small plate is sort of silly, but can I leave it behind?  Can I break this habit?  What other habits do I have to break?