• Guest - w'd love to know what you think about the forum! Take the 2025 Survey »

Portion size

H

hanadr

Expert
Messages
8,157
Dislikes
soaps on telly and people talking about the characters as if they were real.
We hear this often and Ally 555 reminds us frequently that portion size is the key to control. 8)
I learned a long time ago that a portion of any food is what you can hold in one hand ( normal sized hand for YOU)
Ally once reminded me you can't do this with hot food :lol: , But you can estimate. One of the problems wwith feeding young/fast growing children is not doing this correctly
What I have found though, is that getting used to eating small portions has made me not need any more.
I was discussing this with someone I met yesterday and also saying I avoid obvious carbs( other than slip-ups with popcorn :evil: )
She asked me what I replace them with. The answer is "Nothing" I don't have toast with my scrambled eggs, so just have scrambled eggs. I don't feel hungry, although I obviously give in to "the Munchies" once in a while.
i read somewhere recently that a "sparse" diet is good for us. It works for me. I just wish my weight would shift faster. Other wise I'm pretty fit for a stroke surviving 60+er
 
It's amazing how in over 6 weeks my stomach has shrunk and how quickly I feel full with cutting carbs.
I love not feeling hungry between meals now.

Never thought I would live without dunking a biccie in my tea
 
Is this eating smaller portions but more often? When diagnosed l lost my 'hungry and eating all the time' appetite which was great! Although recently l have started up again... think it is down to my large portions for dinner... and study boredom!
 
No claridge
It isn't eating more often
Officially that is, but if I have a long spell of not being busy enough, I do tend to snack more. Although, I know as I'm doing it, I shouldn't
 
Claridge.

There is little point in reducing portion sizes and then eating more often ? There is no reduction in the quantity of food eaten overall through out the day. So if you are trying to lose weight or reduce your carb intake it would be self defeating ?

Ken.
 
Not trying to lose weight- l was a size 10 and lost some weight when diagnosed and went low carb... so dont want to lose any more... but then when l have big meals my BS might go a big high. I do find if l dont snack my BS may drop... it just seems to keep it under control more. Aparetently it is better for woman.. small but often.
 
Back
Top