I need help!

SUSANB37

OK, so I am logging on here every day, posting all of my calories in but I have a problem-portion size. I don't have a food scale or anything so I don't really know what correct portions look like. Any great wisdom? PS I love love love this place. For the most part people are so non-judgemental, friendly and helpful. Wish I had found ya'll 100 pounds ago

Susan

VixFit2011

There's some easy tips I've seen on the internet that show simply like a 3 0z piece of chicken (boneless skinless breast) is about the size of a deck of cards. I think an apple size is like a tennis ball. There are others too but I can't remember.

bhb301

Food scale Walmart $10

katerice1976

I usually eye ball estimated portions. For example if one serving = 4 oz and I make an 8 oz chicken breast, I just eyeball half of it. Seems to work for just about everything. For drink sizes, I estimate a coffee cup size is 6 oz if full and a drinking glass is about 12 oz. Hope that helps a little. I lost 90lbs about 5 years ago doing that. Of course in the couple years, I stopped paying attention to portions (usually in drinks, not food) and that cost me about 40lbs of regained weight. So I'm starting again.

smilebhappy

Here's a link that is helpful ~
http://www.webmd.com/diet/healthtool-portion-size-plate

I'd also consider getting a food scale.
You can get them for like $10 at Walmart.
Feel free to add me if you need support

SUSANB37

I understand I can buy a food scale, but I wont be taking a food scale with me to work or when I go out of town on business. My main issue is with carbs-pastas and potatoes.

momma3sweetgirls

3 oz is a deck of cards but a whole chicken breast is around 5 oz. I now eat on a 9" plate and make sure the the veggies fill half the plate, meat and starch the other quarters. It's usually about 1/2 cup of rice, pasta, or potatoes (I do measure this with a measuring cup).

rob_spitzer

I am in the same boat as you, I want to measure all of my intake at home but what about when I am at work. My solution was to prepare my lunch at home the night prior where I can physically measure what I am eating and then brown bag it to work....

Kwilliams75

http://www.foodnetwork.com/healthy-eating/10-tips-perfect-portion-sizes/pictures/index.html

I bought a portable food scale that is about the size of a deck of cards for my purse so that I have it all the time!!

SUSANB37

Where did you find the portable food scale?

phy40

I just bought a very nice food scale from Overstock. It was 6.99 cheater than Wal-Mart. Its like the Biggest Loser scale.