“Judge nothing, you will be happy. Forgive everything, you will be
happier. Love everything, you will be happiest.” ~Sri Chinmoy
Seriously, have we all totally lost the concept of portion sizes? Don’t get me wrong, I’m a big eater, it’s
what caused my weight problem in the first place, I can eat a lot, especially
if it tastes nice. I do however know
that the amount I can eat is too much and not the norm. Last night in my meeting I showed a trifle
from Tesco to my members as I was impressed that it was 6pp per serving and the
dish served 3, a good few of them said it would only serve one or two of them
in their house. Then on my way home I
decided to treat myself to chips after my 2 ½ lb weight loss this week I was
feeling rather pleased with myself - I have to be careful now because I usually
get smug about my loss and eat too much the following week and gain it back!
Anyway I stop at the chip shop, I’d just found out there was a battered
chips shop round the corner from my venue so I wanted to try them, luckily they
weren’t amazing and the staff were rude so I won’t be returning. But anyway to the point, he asked if I wanted
small (£1.30) or large (£1.80), obviously I said small and then I stood and
watched him shovel at least 5 maybe 6 scoops into the bag! What the hell! Small or large, I think he meant XL or XXL, because
if you lived on those portion sizes that would be what you’d be wearing in a
few months!
According to Weight Watchers esource a regular portion is 165g (11pp) and
a large is 210g (14pp). I had my handful
and threw the rest away, what a waste. I
suppose good value if you realise there’s 4 portions in a small bag and split
them accordingly with the rest of the family!
Did you know the West Midlands is the
FATTEST region in Europe! Yep earlier
this year studies showed that only 6 in a hundred people
think they are obese and
the actual figure, 1 in 4 people are. I’m glad that I have so many members in my
meetings because it’s proving that we aren’t ignoring the fact we have weight
problems, we’re doing something about it and they’re doing mighty well –
another two hit their targets and got to goal last night, that’s 41 so far this
year to add to the 135 last year. Yep
this year my members have lost 1,900 stone WOW, that proves we can get a handle
on these portion sizes.
I don’t know if portion sizes from takeaway outlets are so large
in other parts of the country but serving people 2lb chips is ridiculous, the Chinese
and Indian takeaways are similar, there’s usually enough food in a tray for two
people. Heck look at MacDonalds, their
Big Tasty is 23pp, their breakfast wrap is 16pp (595 calories and sold as A
pork sausage patty with a free range egg, tasty British bacon, potato rosti,
cheese and ketchup or brown sauce - all wrapped in a soft tortilla.) I wouldn’t mind but they don’t even fill you
up!
It’s really difficult to change your ways and get out of eating
large portions and these takeaway places sure don’t make it any easier do they!
Enjoy your day and downsize your plate today xx
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