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I have found that humans generally eat way more than they need to, and that eating less causes me to have more energy. If you were practicing "focused eating" for every meal, I think you'd probably notice that you're full sooner and eat less.
The only exception I can think of, if if you're doing heavy strength training, in which case you'll be ravenous.
Disclaimer: I have no idea how generalizable my experience is. Your metabolism may differ significantly form mine.
This seems to me very unlikely, since deviations of more than few percent from TDEE lead to unmistakably rapid weight gain or loss.
Still, I like the idea of "focused eating" for enjoyment, and plan to try it a few times.
Interestingly, just as I lack the skill of eating slowly, some people seem to lack the skill of eating quickly. This skill isn't as useful for hedonic purposes, but does have some practical applications.
My metabolism is not necessarily that different, but my rate of eating is. For whatever reason, I eat slowly; probably in 10% slowest eating humans. At one point, having a lunch break on my job, I was choosing a lunch on the basis of which food I could eat the fastest, so that I can manage to eat my lunch on time (mostly porridge, which is healthy, I guess).
Intriguing. Do you think while you eat?
Yes, I do think while I eat. Do you think it hurts?
No. I'm just wondering if paying attention to your eating (instead of your thinking), might cause you to eat faster.