One thing I am learning is that many of the low calorie foods I have previously not eaten are actually very tasty. I happen to like most vegetables and have yet to find a fruit that I don't like; I just never took the time to eat much of them because by the time the grease-burger and fries were consumed, I was already beginning to fill up. AND regardless of whether or not I left room for it (I love that phrase "left room," how many times have I left room for something that can kill me) I was not to be deprived of my caramel-turtle-cream pie, even if I had to eat it slowly to make sure it fit.
Solution to the problem: Eat the veggies first and then go for the protein. Skip the carb load and have a piece of fruit instead. Put the pie back in the fridge, one of the kids will eat it. In theory, this should work, I'll find out later today. And, yes, there are actually 16 children but that's a story for another time.