Put less food out and youll take less in

Conversely, the more food in front of you, the more youll eat regardless of how hungry you are. So instead of using regular dinner plates that range these days from 10 to 14 inches (making them look empty if theyre not heaped with food), serve your main course on salad plates (about 7 to 9 inches wide). Instead of 16 ounce glasses and oversized coffee mugs, return to the old days of 8 ounce glasses and 6 ounce coffee cups.