Comments on: Portion Size

By: Empress

Empress — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 01:16:15 +0000

I’ve herd your suppose to eat the equivalent of the size of a match box for cheese your hands clenched together for a portion of rice or pasta ect…would love to find a site on that subject.
Reply to this if you no a site!!

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 23:43:04 +0000

Well, it really is amazing how the body can adapt itself so quickly. Like Jay and John suggest, “full” is relative to what the body is used to. Obviously Americans have pushed that meter over the limit of what is healthy and acceptable. Combine that with lack of exercise and poor diet choices (processed, starchy foods, etc) and well, it doesn’t take a genius to guess what kind of health problems the society will have. Now, where’d my donut go…..???

By: EFL Geek

EFL Geek — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 22:04:41 +0000

And people wonder why America (and Canada) is full of obese people?

By: Jay Pfaffman

Jay Pfaffman — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 20:43:07 +0000

When I did Weight Watchers I was struck by how much I was overeating. “THAT’S HOW MUCH I’M SUPPOSED TO EAT!?” As pointed out, it didn’t take that long to re-train my body to know what “full” felt like. One of my favorite quotes from a counselor in response to someone’s lamenting how much food was required to be consumed at a religious holiday was “you’re not here because you over-ate at [holiday]“

By: John G

John G — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 15:38:51 +0000

I’ve been walking to work nearly every day of the week to keep my weight in check and it’s been working. At the same time though, I do find myself eating more food per sitting, simply because the food is there. At first, Keisha and I tried to make a point out of sharing our meals, but we’re slowly becoming accustomed to the portions and can now easily finish our own separate meals. I’ve been told that if you reduce the size of the plate then you can also reduce the amount of food you body thinks it needs to feel full. Also there is the point that eating slower helps you stomach to better gauge when it is full. If you gobble up the food, your brain doesn’t respond quickly enough and your feeling of being full doesn’t kick in until you’ve overeaten!