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Sad Servings...
knelson095
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So, I just weighed out a serving of Reese's Pieces...and checked the numbers three times because the serving is SO SMALL. 
Like, so small you guys. 200 calories and it's basically a handful.
What's the most surprising/sad portion size you have discovered while trying to lose weight?
Also, I ate that portion anyway...I regret nothing.
Like, so small you guys. 200 calories and it's basically a handful.
What's the most surprising/sad portion size you have discovered while trying to lose weight?
Also, I ate that portion anyway...I regret nothing.
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Cereal really got me! I discovered I was eating 2 or 3 times the actual portion size - and that a lot of them have more sugar than you think! (Not that I'm particularly watching my sugar, was just something I'd not realised.)0
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Nuts. Unless they are almonds you don't get much in a serving.0
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knelson095 wrote: »So, I just weighed out a serving of Reese's Pieces...and checked the numbers three times because the serving is SO SMALL.
Like, so small you guys. 200 calories and it's basically a handful.
What's the most surprising/sad portion size you have discovered while trying to lose weight?
Also, I ate that portion anyway...I regret nothing.
Nut butters are the most obvious disappointment, but hard cheese is up there too.
I also get pretty sad sometimes about what constitutes a serving of ice cream.0 -
Cereal really got me! I discovered I was eating 2 or 3 times the actual portion size - and that a lot of them have more sugar than you think! (Not that I'm particularly watching my sugar, was just something I'd not realised.)
Yeah, cereal was rough. Now instead of eating it with milk I eat it dry and just snack on the individual pieces. Cookie crisp is a good one for this.
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Cereal for me. I know that was one of my downfalls because I ate cereal every day, all kinds. And because I "only" ate a bowl of cereal that day, there's no way I was eating too much. Pfft--yeah, that "only" was about 4-5 times an actual serving size. One particular cereal I ate would have put me over my entire allotment of calories for the day--at maintenance level, without the milk. Yeah.
I quit cereal. Only because it really ticks me off!0 -
nuts.
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Nuts, cheese, cereal, M&Ms, salad dressing...0
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Cereal really got me! I discovered I was eating 2 or 3 times the actual portion size - and that a lot of them have more sugar than you think! (Not that I'm particularly watching my sugar, was just something I'd not realised.)
Ditto on the cereal. I'm now using a tiny cereal dish as a cereal portion barely covers the bottom of my old cereal dish.
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Cereal really got me! I discovered I was eating 2 or 3 times the actual portion size - and that a lot of them have more sugar than you think! (Not that I'm particularly watching my sugar, was just something I'd not realised.)
You should have seen my face when I saw the "one serving" of cereal! LOL I don't eat it anymore. I can have a bowl of oatmeal and two eggs for the same amount of calories and be full all morning. I have to eat 3 servings of cereal to even be satisfied- much less full all morning.0 -
Nut butters are the most obvious disappointment, but hard cheese is up there too.
I also get pretty sad sometimes about what constitutes a serving of ice cream.
Peanut butter was depressing until I started actually making a pb&j sammich and I realized that a serving was quite a bit more than I would typically use anyway..
And when I eat ice cream I make sure it's something really good like talenti Caribbean coconut gelato...mmm...0 -
Ditto on the cereal. I'm now using a tiny cereal dish as a cereal portion barely covers the bottom of my old cereal dish.
I actually had a dream the other night I was eating honey bunches of oats out of a mixing bowl. It was full.0 -
I just started using a food scale versus measuring cups. A serving of rice looks a lot different when weighed
because Im sure I shoved as many grains as possible into the cup! But that's why im doing it so I didnt complain (too much...) 0 -
Trail mix - an actual serving is like 3 bites. Who eats that little?!0
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Well, every recommended serving seems small to me - [shame]. I really dislike eating a chaste 1/2 cup of ice cream, which is why I save a lot of calories for evening dessert and snacking. I buy the "slow churn" (i.e., less caloric) ice cream by Edy's and Turkey Hill and always have a double portion -- or even more.
I am at goal weight so I have more calories to work with. But I agree that portion sizes can be really disappointing!0 -
knelson095 wrote: »
And when I eat ice cream I make sure it's something really good like talenti Caribbean coconut gelato...mmm...
pssst... try it with Magic Shell on it. Tastes like a Mounds bar. AH-MAY-ZING
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Ive got a smaller plate so my dinners don't look as small as they are. It works for me
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WinoGelato wrote: »
Whaaaat? I need this!0 -
GillianSmith2 wrote: »Ive got a smaller plate so my dinners don't look as small as they are. It works for me
You know, I was thinking I needed some little prep bowls for snacks.
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knelson095 wrote: »
That's such a good idea! I have little plates and glasses (clear so I can use em on my scale) but never thought of little bowls for snacks.0 -
I can deal with smaller servings of ice cream and cookies, but nuts always get me. especially pecans. 0
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Doritos... who in the world eats 11 Doritos?0
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I have to laugh about so many people mentioning the cereal portions...because when I was growing up (chubby) my mom did not really police my intake or anything, but she acted like cereal was this big decadent thing and you had to be super careful to eat a small bowl of it, and barely pour any milk on there. It was like her ONE obsession w/ portions. So for me as an adult on MFP the 3/4 cup or 1 cup of cereal seems like a whole lot, and I put 1/2 cup of almond milk on there and feel like a queen LMAO
for me the disappointing serving is 1 oz of cheese, especially shredded cheese. I used to make casseroles and pizza with like 2 cups of cheese on top of them just because. No more.0 -
Nuts, cheese, pasta.
Cereal I grew up with those single serving boxes so I always had an idea of how small a serving was I guess.0 -
Peanut butter and ice cream.0
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Chips are the worst. I weighed out 1 serving for my lunch the other day and it was like 8 chips for 140 calories. I had carrot sticks instead 0
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knelson095 wrote: »
Peanut butter was depressing until I started actually making a pb&j sammich and I realized that a serving was quite a bit more than I would typically use anyway..
And when I eat ice cream I make sure it's something really good like talenti Caribbean coconut gelato...mmm...
LOL, the better the ice cream, is the larger portion I want.
I don't even have a huge sweet tooth or anything but sometimes I just want half a pint of ice cream and I can't often justify it (I'm maintaining but I'm short and light, so....)0 -
Cereal. Pasta. I used to fill a bowl about 4/5s full of Frosted Flakes, and fill with milk til the cereal almost fell out. Eat all the cereal, drink all the milk. Had to have been at least 1000 calories. And sometimes I would do this about 3 hours after dinner. Like someone else said, you don't think much of it because its "only cereal". 0
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knelson095 wrote: »
Peanut butter was depressing until I started actually making a pb&j sammich and I realized that a serving was quite a bit more than I would typically use anyway..
And when I eat ice cream I make sure it's something really good like talenti Caribbean coconut gelato...mmm...
Yeah that's the workaround. Instead of eating a tub of crap ice cream, you spend extra $$$ on the super-premium good stuff (Magnum bars for me) and savor it.
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Cereal,ice cream, nuts and dressing. So discouraging.0
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I was pleasantly surprised when I weighed my cheese for the first time. It wasn't shredded, it was from a block of cheese. I was really excited that I could eat that much. Shredded cheese is a different story because I add it to other foods and one serving doesn't seem like enough sometimes.0
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