I did exactly this for a few months when losing a bit of weight. You quickly get pretty good at eyeballing portions. What I did find the most interesting thoug

I did exactly this for a few months when losing a bit of weight. You quickly get pretty good at eyeballing portions. What I did find the most interesting though, was how hard it was to stop. After only 3 months of cutting, it took me over a year to restore a non-obsessive relationship with food. I am comfortable with my weight now, and it was a very useful exercise that I would recommend most try out. You get a valuable understanding of how much work a bar of chocolate or a beer actually is.