They look like different amounts don't they? But they're both just a serving (1 cup to be precise). The moral of the story is of course- eat on small dishes and trick your brain!
Tonight I ate on a salad plate. (Mainly because the dinner plates were all dirty- I can admit that publicly since I have a new baby still) I know I ate less at dinner tonight than I usually do of this particular dish, but guess what? I was still full at the end of the meal. (Instead of stuffed like usual)
I actually watched a show where they did a study on this phenomenon. Even when people were given the option to eat as much as they wanted from a buffet and go back for seconds etc.- the people with the small plates still ate less than the people with the big plates!
Eat on small plates = eat less food. Ya gotta love the no-brainers!
Speaking of no brain- I didn't make time for exercise today- whoops! So now I'm going to have to make sure to fit in a workout on Saturday so I can hit my quota. I still kept track of my calories though.
Today's Weight - 179
That's cool. Tonight we took the kids to Baskin Robbins as a reward and when I noticed they listed the calories next to all of the flavors now, I thought of you. I think my peanut butter and chocolate ice cream had 300 calories. : O
ReplyDeletegood job! I started weight watchers and am doing points on some days but then I get bored and eat. I have a hard time tryin to remember to write everything down. If it was all prepared for me then I might do it and be successful! Wanna have a night with me and prep some salads and portion our some meals? My mom got me on this one way of eating and I loved it. We did a salad, 1 Serving salmon and brown rice. She had me portion it out and ate it every day. Healthier than a microwave dinner!
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