I have a tip for reducing portion sizes

Lolalikeslolagets
Lolalikeslolagets Posts: 142 Member
edited November 15 in Health and Weight Loss
Always eat around a hungry toddler who eats half your plate..
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  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,156 Member
    ogtmama wrote: »
    This will work so long as you don't eat THEIR leftovers :D

    That was always my problem when my kids were little.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    since i dont like kids, id rather not.

    ill just serve myself less, thanks....
  • Rogstar
    Rogstar Posts: 216 Member
    Yeah, my daughter was such a picky eater until recently (she's 10 now) that I'd always end up mindlessly eating her leftover food so it didn't go to waste. I had to learn the habit NOT to eat it and either save it or toss it.

    Now she eats half of my food, and lo and behold I'm losing again!
  • markswife1992
    markswife1992 Posts: 262 Member
    emilk2016 wrote: »
    Always eat around a hungry toddler who eats half your plate..

    my children were so picky, they never touched my plates. LOL
  • rachelleosborne80
    rachelleosborne80 Posts: 15 Member
    My toddler eats as much as a grown man. Ha.
  • Brans34
    Brans34 Posts: 599 Member
    I only have 1 of 4 that were like this. My 4 year old has to be "threatened" to eat; no picking what to watch on NetFlix if you don't eat, or no candy/icecream/cake/popcorn (whatever it is he REALLY wants if he doesn't eat his food. Yesterday, you're not running off and playing at the park if you don't eat your PB&J! And you don't get your Babybel if you don't eat all your PB&J.
  • lrgraves99
    lrgraves99 Posts: 2 Member
    I guess that would work if you want to have your children start with very poor eating habits
  • Lolalikeslolagets
    Lolalikeslolagets Posts: 142 Member
    lrgraves99 wrote: »
    I guess that would work if you want to have your children start with very poor eating habits

    I'm not sure what this means?
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    ogtmama wrote: »
    This will work so long as you don't eat THEIR leftovers :D

    I'm pretty sure my dad's weight is my fault. We always had to have a milkshake with our burger and fries, but could never finish any of it. My dad was smart enough to not order his own though.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    My dad used to like to eat off of people's plates. I was the only one who let him do this. (This was before I counted calories though.) My brother used to pretend he was going to stab my dad with a fork if he tried to steal food.

    My dad has passed away and I miss him so please no snarky comments about his habits.
  • Junebuggyzy
    Junebuggyzy Posts: 345 Member
    My Grandma never took her own plate. "I eat like a bird", said Grandma. Meanwhile, she ate everything on my Grandpa's plate so he had to get seconds.
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,641 Member
    lrgraves99 wrote: »
    I guess that would work if you want to have your children start with very poor eating habits

    That explains all the grown folks running around blowing their noses on other people's sleeves.
  • everher
    everher Posts: 909 Member
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    My dad used to like to eat off of people's plates. I was the only one who let him do this. (This was before I counted calories though.) My brother used to pretend he was going to stab my dad with a fork if he tried to steal food.

    My dad has passed away and I miss him so please no snarky comments about his habits.

    The exact opposite when I was a kid. I was always eating off my mom's plate and she would pretend to be exasperated and say I was like a baby bird.

    My mother passed away last year. Sorry for your loss dear. x
  • FreyasRebirth
    FreyasRebirth Posts: 514 Member
    They make it so hard to accurately log your food though. :(
  • carolynkufahl
    carolynkufahl Posts: 1 Member
    Eat off a toddler size plate that has sections. Smaller plate smaller portions.
  • ogtmama
    ogtmama Posts: 1,403 Member
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    My dad used to like to eat off of people's plates. I was the only one who let him do this. (This was before I counted calories though.) My brother used to pretend he was going to stab my dad with a fork if he tried to steal food.

    My dad has passed away and I miss him so please no snarky comments about his habits.

    No snarky comments here. I'm sorry for your loss.
  • Lolalikeslolagets
    Lolalikeslolagets Posts: 142 Member
    edited February 2017
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    emilk2016 wrote: »
    lrgraves99 wrote: »
    I guess that would work if you want to have your children start with very poor eating habits

    I'm not sure what this means?

    It means someone is being judgmental.

  • kxbrown27
    kxbrown27 Posts: 769 Member
    carolynkufahl wrote: »
    Eat off a toddler size plate that has sections. Smaller plate smaller portions.

    Not if you go vertical.
  • Lolalikeslolagets
    Lolalikeslolagets Posts: 142 Member
    edited February 2017
    emilk2016 wrote: »
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    emilk2016 wrote: »
    lrgraves99 wrote: »
    I guess that would work if you want to have your children start with very poor eating habits

    I'm not sure what this means?

    It means someone is being judgmental.
    :'(:'(:'( yeah because my lunch that day was roast salmon with broccoli and brown rice... pretty sure that's instilling healthy eating seeing his mama nosh on that! I have no trouble sharing that plate!!

    Anyways, this was meant as a joke people, geez...!

    Cool to hear the parents/grandparents stories! (Your brother is funny @kshama2001 )

    *edited because it didn't post my reply first time around ...
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    Thanks everyone.

    @emilk2016 - I did think your OP was funny :)

    And it brought back some happy memories.
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