It’s good to be aware of potential saboteurs in an effort to establish the habit of hara hachi bu. Intention and preparation help a lot in establishing an unfamiliar habit.  Here is a short, but by no means comprehensive, list of obstacles:#1 You don’t like what is on...

Hara hachi bu or hara hachi bun me is the Okanawan custom of only eating until 80 % full. How we eat is just as important as what we eat; this practice of intentional eating is still part of the cultural norm in Okanawa.  The teaching may be originally Confucian, and...