My Progress This Week: -4
Total: -7
Not bad for two weeks! I thought my results would have slowed down a little after the first week, but I thought wrong, I guess! This week, I tried to focus on how much I was eating. I tend to over eat. You know…just sit and nibble at whatever’s on your plate, even though you were already full? I paid attention to the amount I put on my plate, and even more than that, what my stomach was saying to me.
I still had my nightly chocolate fix (Dove dark chocolate with almonds. It’s my novel-writing fuel), and I still ate out this week. I had a burrito bowl at Freebirds (YUM!) and the Pad Thai at Pei Wei (sooooo good). Turns out one order of Pad Thai can feed two people for lunch AND dinner. Score.
Here’s a reminder of typical portion guidelines:
- Vegetables or fruit is about the size of your fist.
- Pasta is about the size of one scoop of ice cream.
- Meat, fish, or poultry is the size of a deck of cards or the size of your palm (minus the fingers).
- Snacks such as pretzels and chips is about the size of a cupped handful.
- Steamed rice is the size of a cupcake wrapper.
- Cheese is the size of a pair of dice or the size of your whole thumb (from the tip to the base).
- And MOST IMPORTANTLY: They consider a serving of wine to be four ounces! (I know, right?) I don’t know who pours themselves a 4 oz glass of wine, so ya’ better watch this one!
Good luck to all of you doing this with me! Let me know how it’s going for you in the comments section. Remember, brutal honesty to the point of embarrassment is my motto, so ask me anything!
