Rule #9

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Bob tells a story of a study they did where a little girl’s idea of a “serving” of chips was an entire full size bags of potato chips.  As messed up as that sounds, I don’t know if I’ve ever really taught my kids (granted mine are only 3 & 5) what a “portion” or “serving” is.  Makes me think a little….Anyway, on to Bob’s thoughts…  He says there are two different techniques for portion control and here they are and what he has to say about each:Technique #1: FORCED PORTION CONTROLIf “forced portion control” sounds kind of bulimic to you, don’t worry!  It’s most certainly not.  By forced portion control, I mean buying, making, and being sure you’ve always got food that is ready to eat in the right amounts. (See my list of healthy portion controlled foods below).  No more “Oh I slipped because I was famished by midafternoon and had only a quart of ice cream in the fridge.”  By the time you are done with this book, you’ll always have a stash of delicious, fresh, and low calorie foods in appropriate portions.  Stuff you like.  Sizes that makes sense.The bottom line: stock your kitchen with foods in portions you are sure about and/or portion it out into baggies or serving containers ahead of time so that when you’re hungry, you find the right-sized offering.My favorite forced portion controlled foods                Plain Greek Yogurt in 6 oz containers                Individual Low Fat Cheese Sticks                “Wholly Guacamole” individual servings of….guacamole                2 oz bags of raw almonds                Pretty much every kind of fresh fruit, except a whole darn watermelonOne Tbsp premeasured peanut butter packets                One Hard Boiled Egg
TECHNIQUE #2: HARPERSIZING                The second tool is what some have called “Harpersizing”.  It means that we take advantage of high-fiber, low-calorie foods that fill you up.  We totally rethink their portion size.  In fact, when it coes to vegetables and most fruits, you can forget portion size altogether.  Eat what you want!  I’ve been accused of going so far as to suggest that your Harpersized dinner could include a whole platter of broccoli.Maybe that’s an exaggeration for even the most broccoli-loving among us.  But consider this: if you ate half a pound of fish with a huge serving of broccoli, along with a half a cup of brown rce and an apple in green yogurt, you’d be eating about 590 calories, with lots of fiber, tons of protein, and no added fat or sugars.  And you’d be full – that’s a lot of food!

Well my car accident on Wednesday helped me to emotionally eat some not so wise choices, including Nutella and some other random bad carbs, but I'm definitely back on track and this morning at the dr was down another lb from last time I weighed myself at home, so as long as I'm not gaining, I'm good.  I heard a great quote the other day.

"Even some of the best trains derail once in a while, but getting back on the track is the most challenging and the most important"