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Weight Loss Forum / General Topics / May 2004Learn your portion size
From Prevention: Supersize Sabotage by Gloria McVeigh What would make you keep eating stale, 2-week-old popcorn? Answer: having lots of it. That was the surprise finding in one of two new studies at the University of Illinois. Researchers gave 184 moviegoers dried-out popcorn, half in medium tubs (11 cups) and half in large (22 cups). Even those people who complained about the taste ate two-thirds more out of gigantic cartons than out of midsize ones. In a second study of 64 people given soup, half of the soup bowls refilled automatically, but too slowly to be noticed. Those eaters with bottomless bowls slurped 40% more soup (185 extra calories). Bottom line: Learn what a normal portion looks like, and just eat that much. BB > From Prevention: > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Bottom line: Learn what a normal portion looks like, and just eat that > much. Good piece of advice. Also, a common misconception among fat people is that skinny people can eat as much as they want and not gain weight. I have found that indeed SOME skinny people can ingest more calories than they need and still not put on weight. They are however a minority. The rest of us look after our weight and avoid over-eating, as tempting as that second piece of cake may look. I don't pretend to say it isn't hard, but we (mostly) all have to make that effort.  Signaturepolar bear > Good piece of advice. Also, a common misconception among fat people is > that skinny people can eat as much as they want and not gain weight. I [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > that second piece of cake may look. I don't pretend to say it isn't > hard, but we (mostly) all have to make that effort. Some skinny people can eat all they want, but fortunately they do not want that much. i >> Good piece of advice. Also, a common misconception among fat people is >> that skinny people can eat as much as they want and not gain weight. I [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > i My husband is one of those type of people. It may look like he eats a lot, but the frequency is far less than people who "wish they could eat all they want" would be led to believe. He'll enjoy a good hearty meal at a restaurant, for instance. After all, we're out, the kids are with a sitter, and he's got all this wonderful choice of dessert. However, this enjoyment is followed up by him not really wanting to eat too much the next day. It's kind of self-balancing. The amount of food he feels like eating is highly variable, as is the type of food. He's always been slim. SignatureThe post you just read, unless otherwise noted, is strictly my opinion and experience. Please interpret accordingly. >>> Good piece of advice. Also, a common misconception among fat people is >>> that skinny people can eat as much as they want and not gain weight. I [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > My husband is one of those type of people. It may look like he eats a lot, > but the frequency is far less than people who "wish they could eat all they my coworker is like this also. i > want" would be led to believe. He'll enjoy a good hearty meal at a > restaurant, for instance. After all, we're out, the kids are with a [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > He's always been slim. >From Prevention: > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > >BB This is an off topic post. Please post it elsewhere. Thank, Miz Hitler Lady Veteran - ----------------------------------- "I rode a tank and held a general's rank when the blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank..." - -Rolling Stones, Sympathy for the Devil - ------------------------------------------------ People who hide behind anonymous remailers and ridicule fat people are cowardly idiots with no motive but malice. - --------------------------------------------- "To Do Is To Be" Socrates "To Be Is To Do" Plato "Do Be Do Be Do" Sinatra - ------------------------------- >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > >Lady Veteran Your post was definitely NOT off topic. Our mentally ill kibitzer knows not what she writes. In colloquial terms she is coco otherwise know as plain crazy. The Director >>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>Hash: SHA1 [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > >The Director Yeah-blow it out your a.s. brainstem. LV Lady Veteran - ----------------------------------- "I rode a tank and held a general's rank when the blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank..." - -Rolling Stones, Sympathy for the Devil - ------------------------------------------------ People who hide behind anonymous remailers and ridicule fat people are cowardly idiots with no motive but malice. - --------------------------------------------- "To Do Is To Be" Socrates "To Be Is To Do" Plato "Do Be Do Be Do" Sinatra - ------------------------------- Here's a useful jumping off point on learning about portion sizes http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/prevention/askdietician /portionsize.htm > From Prevention: > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > BB |
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