August 21, 2017
I'm reading labels more now and paying attention to portion size. Talk about sticker shock! A light shines above my head now about how I've eaten far too much, and often without thinking. I caught myself nibbling one day last week, and I stopped and said, What is going on? And I realized a problem was in my head but not consciously so. That was why I ate. I was getting hungry, too, so I dealt with the problem and prepared a meal.
One night last week I cooked some Trader Joe's pasta. The bag indicated it contained six servings, but I adjusted this to four and calculated the calories. In the future, I'm only cooking a third or half a bag because I don't want to have pasta for days, no matter how good it is. Yesterday, I cooked some Trader Joe's rice. I measured out what was indicated to be four servings, and when cooked adjusted that to three. I had some yesterday and have some for lunch today and then tomorrow. In time, I'm going to probably go to the serving size indicated, but I'm okay with this for now because my meals are fairly simple. I don't do several courses at home, but instead usually have only one item--like today rice with beans, guacamole (a good fat and in a premeasured container), and salsa. I brought a bowl of veggies and will spoon some of those on top. Because the beans are also a carb (and a protein), I probably could have had the regular size serving of rice. I'll consider that next time.
Portion size has a learning curve, and I'm in the early stages of that. Overall, though, I think I'm getting it.
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