Strategies on Portion Control
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LyndseyLovesToLift wrote: »Pre-logging and weighing.snickerscharlie wrote: »Don't use colourful Tupperware thingies.
And weigh everything.
Huh?
She means the food measuring containers like in the 21 day fix program
http://www.amazon.com/Autumn-Calabreses-Day-Fix-Essential/dp/B00I89MAKS
I agree with the others who say weigh your food!
I love the B&A pics that show the girl with bigger boobs in the after. BWAHAHAHA!0 -
MamaBirdBoss wrote: »LyndseyLovesToLift wrote: »Pre-logging and weighing.snickerscharlie wrote: »Don't use colourful Tupperware thingies.
And weigh everything.
Huh?
She means the food measuring containers like in the 21 day fix program
http://www.amazon.com/Autumn-Calabreses-Day-Fix-Essential/dp/B00I89MAKS
I agree with the others who say weigh your food!
I love the B&A pics that show the girl with bigger boobs in the after. BWAHAHAHA!
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MamaBirdBoss wrote: »LyndseyLovesToLift wrote: »Pre-logging and weighing.snickerscharlie wrote: »Don't use colourful Tupperware thingies.
And weigh everything.
Huh?
She means the food measuring containers like in the 21 day fix program
http://www.amazon.com/Autumn-Calabreses-Day-Fix-Essential/dp/B00I89MAKS
I agree with the others who say weigh your food!
I love the B&A pics that show the girl with bigger boobs in the after. BWAHAHAHA!
I want the Perky Tits workout plan. Forget size. I want them to look like they did before 3 babies!0 -
I go by the suggested serving sizes like 2 oz of sandwich meat, 100 g of berries, 4 oz of meat, 1/2 c. (112 g) Greek yogurt, etc. and I weigh everything. I found that if I took what I wanted, then weighed it, I was eating too much.0
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Definitely portion out everything in advance, when possible. When eating out, try to eat half of what's on your plate- for American restaurants, at least. American restaurants give you WAY more food than you should be eating.
Smaller plates/bowls/utensils.
Drink a glass of water 10-20 minutes before you start eating.
Eat slowly, and stop when you're full (when you no longer have that empy stomach feeling, but before you eat too much and feel bloated).0 -
I switch between specific weighing and the 21 day fix containers - and honestly I have had more success using the containers than the stress of weighing it all. It was so much easier to meal plan for the week ahead and I didn't freak out if I need my scale and was out or couldn't find it. Freak OUT! haha
Knowing correct portion sizes is great too. Like the amount of one serving (about 6 oz) of protein is the size of your palm. Or when most people eat a bagel for breakfast, sandwich for lunch and potatoes for dinner - the carbohydrates you're getting (although healthy choices) are overloading your system. So knowing not only portion sizes specifically, but the frequency of your portions is really important. That's why I liked the containers - everything was simply put and helped me understand HOW MUCH of each type of food group I should be eating to maintain a healthy weight loss goal.0 -
After weighing and placing on small plates, when eating, chew s l o w l y.0
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Sit down and eat.
Pause between each bite. Be conscious of chewing your food and savor!
Hold a conversation while eating.0 -
My Corelle 10.25" dinner plates are used as serving platters here, and the 8.5" plates are what we use for meals. We have the 6.75” "Bread & Butter Plates" as well, and they get used at lunch for sandwiches and chips/crackers (or for the kids at dinner time).0 -
PrizePopple wrote: »
My Corelle 10.25" dinner plates are used as serving platters here, and the 8.5" plates are what we use for meals. We have the 6.75” "Bread & Butter Plates" as well, and they get used at lunch for sandwiches and chips/crackers (or for the kids at dinner time).
We use square plates! My husband never had a weight problem because he exercises like crazy and my foods are NOT calorie dense, but he does have a binging problem, and he used to make himself physically ill. It's from his upbringing, where his sense of being full basically got broken by his parents. :P
We eat off 8" square plates or 6.5" plates meant for salads and for bread, here. We only have a few larger plates that we also use for serving!0 -
To make it easy on myself sometimes. I buy the 100 cal snack packs. I love guacamole so I buy the Wholly Guacamole cups that 100 cal each. I also sit and weight big bags of stuff into ziplock bags to grab n go. To make things easy to measure and weight at work I went to the $1 store and bought measuring cups and spoons I keep in my desk. I also bought an inexpensive scale. It helps me control my portions.0
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I weight and measure everything then fill half my plate with vegetables and I don't go back for seconds0
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I like these:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Porcelain-Portion-Control-Kit-Contains-4-Portion-Plates-Bowls-Glasses-Discs-/321333804700?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ad0fcbe9c
and this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Healthy-Portion-Plate-Portion-Control-is-key-to-weight-loss-/231589502706?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item35ebcf5ef2
Pretty, almost cute, as a contrast to lots of items meant for portion control. I think it could help some people. But I wouldn't but any of it myself, because I prefer weighing and prelogging! Weighing and prelogging has taught me a lot about portion control, trusting the process, and being more mindful around eating.0 -
More veggies, less of everything else.. but yeh, weigh it too0
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