Help with portion sizes!
03/28/03 05:36 AM
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I know it's a good idea to eat lots of small meals. I try, really I do! I try to eat a half a cup of the pasta/rice I make--but I find myself eating the whole cup (too much for my tummy to handle in one sitting!) Usually, I make, say, 2 cups of rice or pasta. I plan on eating a half a cup in one sitting and then I take some to work (no way to cook anything at work--I have to bring things already made from home--not even a microwave!) Even though I take the portion from what I start with and put it in a bowl--it doen't seem like much food, or I think I'm still hungry, so I'll go back for more. (I also probably eat too fast--I'm working on that too!) I recall Heather mentioning in her book that we should use small bowls/plates. What a great idea! On occasion, I've tried this, but I still find myself going back for a second bowl  I find the hardest time is when I'm eating with my husband and he has a full course meal (if I just eat half a baked potato, and he's still eating most of his meal, what should I do with myself?) Plus, at the school where I teach, I only get 5 minutes to eat--so I force down as much food as I can knowing I won't get to eat for the next three hours (another difficulty in eating lots of little meals--by the end of teaching I'm famished and as soon as I get home I ransack the fridge!  I'm not overweight or anything, but my IBS flares up when I eat too much at once. My average food intake per day is a half cup of oatmeal, half a box of pasta, and a cup or two of rice. (I also take a multivitamin and am adding babyfood fruit in a couple of bites at a time). Sometimes instead of the rice of pasta I have a potato (baked or sweet).
Thanks everyone for letting me vent! If you have ANY IDEAS I will be SO greatful! You've all been an enermous help to me so far--thanks again everyone! 
Happy Friday! 
Ruchie
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Formerly known as Ruchie
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