Week #6 Simple Truths

So, I wasn't sure about what simple truth to talk about this week but while I was going through some old books from school, I stumbled across a few research studies that were done on portion control, and it inspired me to write about portion control and intuitive eating.

Intuitive eating is when you listen to what your body is telling you. So instead of eating until your plate is clean, just eat until you feel full. Babies are usually very good at it, but as they grow older they stop listening to their body, and start eating because mom said so, or because it just tastes good.

Part of the study that was conducted found that when people are given bigger plates than smaller plates, they tend to put more food on the plate. It's the American way to take big portions, get more food for your money and to eat everything on your plate and not be wasteful. Am I right? By doing that, we have become accustomed to eating more. So what's the big deal with eating just a little bit more, or not wanting to be wasteful? Well, 100 more calories per day equals 10 lbs added to your weight by the end of 1 year. Maybe if 100 calories could be cut each day, then at the end of the year, you could lose 10 pound!

One simple suggestion for cutting portion sizes is to eat until you no longer feel hungry rather than eating to feel full, and make sure you eat slowly in order to pay attention to how you feel.

Keep up the hard work, the challenge is almost over!