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portion size
someone recently posted the question on what our portion size should be. I was interested in the answer and decided to actually measure my dinner portion again...
YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No wonder I've not only not been losing but creeping very slowly upwards with the portions I've been having, thinking I was doing ok. Nowhere near what I ate pre wls, but larger than 1 cup nonetheless.
So thankyou for posting the question and thank you to all who answered. Its certainly been a reality check for me
YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No wonder I've not only not been losing but creeping very slowly upwards with the portions I've been having, thinking I was doing ok. Nowhere near what I ate pre wls, but larger than 1 cup nonetheless.
So thankyou for posting the question and thank you to all who answered. Its certainly been a reality check for me
Portion control is a hugh (pun) problem for me. I found that if I take my time and eat slowly I can eat a lot more. I try to have my meal completed in 5 minutes to limit my portions. If I eat a little faster I stay full longer on less food.
Wayne Nale
"I can do ALL things through christ who gives me the strength"
Portion control is definitely an issue with me but not with basic foods. I thoght that I would only be able to eat a cup of food at a time not that I just should only eat it. That got me started wrong with my band.
However I came to realize that a lot more work is required of me. My old pattern was to eat the whole thing. I reduced it to eating a serving size. This has given me some control. I must plead the 5th on cookies and chips.
I have come a long way and plan not to go back.
Z
However I came to realize that a lot more work is required of me. My old pattern was to eat the whole thing. I reduced it to eating a serving size. This has given me some control. I must plead the 5th on cookies and chips.
I have come a long way and plan not to go back.Z
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HW: 280 - LW: 190 - GW - 180
Unfilled 8/15/11 - WT: 209
1st Fill 11/29/11 - WT: 215.5 - 3cc
2/20/12 - New Goal - Get n Onederland
2nd Fill 4/26/12 - WT: 224.0 - 3cc
Z
Hi Ruth,
A year ago, I wrote a handout about Portion Distortion. This is what I included from my research:
Protein (3 ounces of meat, fish and poultry) = Deck of playing cards.
Peanut butter (2 Tbsp.) = Ping pong ball.
Vegetables (1 cup of salad greens) = Baseball.
Fruit (1/2 cup of fresh fruit) = ½ of a baseball.
Medium piece of fruit = Baseball.
Dairy and cheese (1-1/2 ounce cheese) = 4 stacked dice.
Fats (1 teaspoon margarine or spreads) = 1 dice.
Grains (1/2 cup of cooked rice, pasta or potato)
= ½ baseball.
I hope that helps.
Cathy
A year ago, I wrote a handout about Portion Distortion. This is what I included from my research:
Protein (3 ounces of meat, fish and poultry) = Deck of playing cards.
Peanut butter (2 Tbsp.) = Ping pong ball.
Vegetables (1 cup of salad greens) = Baseball.
Fruit (1/2 cup of fresh fruit) = ½ of a baseball.
Medium piece of fruit = Baseball.
Dairy and cheese (1-1/2 ounce cheese) = 4 stacked dice.
Fats (1 teaspoon margarine or spreads) = 1 dice.
Grains (1/2 cup of cooked rice, pasta or potato)
= ½ baseball.
I hope that helps.
Cathy
Cathy
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My best portion control maneuver is to buy only single servings of things (usually the nutrients are listed on what I buy so I can accurately figure my calories and carbs) - a bit more expensive, but I have to determine my priorities when it comes to spending my money - will it be pay more (some would consider that W A S T E) or buy in bulk (and for me that almost always = eat more) with the emphasis on W A I S T size.
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