Self Control

I was having a conversation with my mom yesterday about eating and self control. I can't tell you how many times I have racked my brain for motivation and simple logic on how to better control myself around food. I feel like if you have self control you don't have to be on a diet all you need to do is eat what you want just don't eat so much of it and you've got the whole being healthy thing figured out. Of course it wouldn't hurt to add some good in, that has to be said. BUT I can't seem to figure out how to control my eating when it comes to sitting down and eating supper, I overeat every sinlge time. I have two kids so sitting down to eat isn't as interesting as it used to be. When I would cook meals before I would typically slave for about an hour and by the time I sat down I would eat a small amount then be too tired to eat anymore. Weird I know. Funny thing is when you spend the time cooking a meal eating it is not as interesting as eating something someone else cooked for you and you eat a bit less, which can be good. Today with two toddlers the food is simple, I try to fix at least one veggie but I usually just scarf down the food and worry about feeding my little ones, so I eat so fast and if it tastes good I eat way way too much of it. Even at work I snack all day and over eat for lunch if I fix something good. So the question is "How do you motivate yourself to control your portions?". I've heard about mindfulness and yes I think that helps but when I barely have time to cook and sit down to eat, all mindfulness goes out the window and I'm lucky to get a single healthy food item in my mouth, I just shove in whatever is in front of me and since I eat it so fast I overeat because my stomach hasn't caught up to my huge eyes. You know the saying "my eyes are bigger than my belly" ME ALL THE TIME. So I am on a journey to figure this out. When I do, I will most definitely post it. Until next time.
-B