International members - todays hello thread

Miami here, and yeah the plate size thing is real. I box half my food now without even thinking about it, which never would've happened before.

Posting from Japan, and the restaurant thing is real here too. I used to clean every plate out of politeness, now I leave half and nobody bats an eye.

Hartford CT here, and the weird one for me is that our diner plates are still absurd but I order like a local now anyway, half of it comes home.

Tucson here, and the food culture angle is real. Our plates are enormous, so I eat maybe half and call it a win.

posting from Japan and the smaller plates here were already normal to me, so the change is more about how little I want now. Anyone else finding restaurant meals abroad still too much even with the appetite gone?

Posting from Japan and the smaller portions here were already normal to me, so the change is more that I leave food on the plate now instead of clearing it. Do you find the local eating out culture makes it easier or harder to stick with things?

posting from Japan, and the tiny portion sizes here were already normal to me before starting, so the appetite change mostly just means I leave more on the plate than I used to. Curious whether anyone else abroad finds restaurant meals easier to handle now than cooking at home.

Portugal here and the cafe plates still catch me off guard, one sandwich and I'm done for the afternoon

Japan here, and the ramen shop near me still gives the same giant bowl it always did, but I now leave half of it sitting there without a second thought.

Portugal here, and the cafe portions caught me off guard too. A pastel de nata still goes down fine though, so my week is mostly me pretending that counts as nothing

Billings MT here. Half the plate goes in a box before I even start eating, which felt silly at first but now it's just habit

Posting from Japan and the set meals here were already modest, so the smaller appetite just means I leave the rice now. 35 lbs down and my week has been mostly figuring out what to order when everything comes as a fixed tray.

Posting from Japan and the small-plate thing is real, though I'm only a few pounds in so the appetite shift hasn't fully hit me yet. Does the restaurant portion thing get easier as you go?

Posting from Japan and the smaller plates here are a real thing

Morning from Japan, 22 down here and the bento at the conbini is genuinely two lunches for me now. Which country are you in?

honestly, posting from Japan and the set meals here are already built small, so my leftovers problem is mostly the rice. Down about 44 lbs myself and the one thing I did not expect is how often I now leave food on the plate without thinking twice