Portion control is a must for weight control when eating the things you really enjoy. Honestly, you can eat anything if you keep the portions small. I know, I've done it. Take for instance these mini meatloaves, they are sitting in oil from the cheese and ground meat, which is normally a diet no-no. (Luckily, they aren't as oily as the picture looks.) I don't know how many calories there are in one--I don't have time to figure it out--but I only eat one which is 1/8 of a pound of ground meat and a few tablespoons of grated cheese. With a few baked potato wedges and a hearty serving of veggies, the meal is filling without being heavy on calories.
It's such a freedom to be able to eat what you enjoy while maintaining/losing weight. In the past, whenever I did a program in the past, the restrictions and things I had to do to stay on program would mess with my head. I often found myself obsessed with the process and often I would sabotage my efforts, because I could.
I'm currently going through some stressful times--as I know many of you are too--and counting calories/measuring foods is not something I have time for or even care to do. Normally, I would just say forget it and binge until I no longer could remember what was bothering me, but that only makes matters worse. Going through tough times with tight or no clothes in a body you can't stand is depressing. It's a downward cycle that gets harder to turn around as time progresses.
For me, eating real food, I not only feel full, I don't feel deprived and I haven't spent a ton of time measuring and counting. I actually feel empowered, in control, and that feeling helps me to stay focused on my goals.
Weight Watchers helped me learn about portions and serving sizes and it worked. Portion control is by far my biggest deamon when it comes to healthy living. I don't really eat junk food, or fast food or sweets, it's just the portions of the good stuff!
ReplyDeleteSame here! Portions have always been my challenge.:)
ReplyDeleteHave you ever made meatloaf in muffin pans? That works too! Kraft foods has a few variations using stove top, which you could just use your own bread crumb stuffing I'm sure. They cook really fast too and are great for portion control.
ReplyDeleteI've been trying to really cut back on the processed food in our house. Between that and not eating out much at all anymore I'm pretty sure my tummy has went down a bit :)