Portion control

I actually am reading Dr. Young's book "Finally Full, Finally Slim" currently. I have found parts of it interesting...part of it "woo" as some here might call it and parts of it eye opening especially the parts that I can apply to my own life.

The increase in portions over the last few decades is mind-boggling. It happened so gradually that most of us older people didn't even realize the larger portions that we are now eating compared to what we ate earlier in life.

I picked this book to read because 2 months ago I decided to try portion control with high nutrient lower calorie foods(aka fruits and vegetables). I just knew that I couldn't go the weighing/measuring/counting path again. In 2 months I have lost 19lbs. 12lbs of that was lost in the first month and accounts for the water weight loss..6lbs in the second month and 1lb so far in May. I am pleased with those results and have experienced little of being deprived. The only foods that I have given up are those foods that in the past have proven for me to be binge foods. Most days I haven't missed them.

I knew that I didn't want nor feel as if I could count calories the rest of my life so I set out to find a way that I could re-lose the weight and to give me a better chance to keep it off for life.

I know that for many people calorie counting works for them...it just didn't for me. I lost 85lbs a couple of years ago by counting...then one day...I just couldn't do it anymore.

I wanted to add...I have not given up carbs in any form or fashion. Matter of fact rice, pasta, potatoes are a staple in my cooking. I have just learned to bulk them up with non-starchy veggies. I have however cut back on bread...not because I think it is evil I just haven't found a bread that I like well enough to try and work it in. Well there is good homemade yeast bread except for the fact...I am intolerant of most yeast breads.