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MariaToump
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Lost so far: 58.0 lb

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158.7 lb
Performance: losing 3.1 lb a week

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132.3 lb
Still to go: 26.5 lb
Hello! My name is Maria and I am a recovering food addict and bulimic. I was struggling with my weight since I can remember myself and in the past I've tried, or so I thought, every possible way to lose weight. Recently I started controlling my portions and have a more healthy lifestyle, without shaming myself if I relapse one day or one meal, and also try to get more active. I started a more healthy lifestyle in August 2020 and that helped me lose 59 pounds (27kg)in 7 months. I recently found this app and I am really excited that I can share my journey and info with people who have the same goal as me.

Stay strong and love yourself,
Maria

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Everything you (might ) need to know about food portions.
We all serve food to ourselves every single day, but do we really know how much food corresponds to one right meal portion? 1.000.000.000 people deal with weight management issues worldwide that is, 7% of the current world population, are obese. If we consume daily 200 more calories than our body really needs that actually leads to a gain of 10kg (22.05lb) per year!Shock So let's see how much is really one portion.



Plate size
The first thing I want to talk about is the size of the plates we use. Most people (including past me) use big plates when they eat. However, this makes it difficult to see what we really eat. Eating from a big plate makes us not being able to see the size of the portion we truly consume. Let's say we have two portions of our favorite spaghetti with minced meat. In the first case, we have served our food on a 25 cm plate that includes 2 cups of spaghetti and 30 grams of minced meat. This portion gives us 464 kcal. In the second case, we serve our food on a larger plate, 30 cm. Therefore our dish to satisfy us visually includes 3 cups of spaghetti and 60 grams of minced meat this time and yields 764 kcal.
So what do we suggest?
1. Replace your minimal tableware with your mom's tableware and choose a 25 cm shallow dish
2. Spread the food on your plate so that it looks more. You will be better off eating from a half-full small plate than from a half-empty large plate.
3. Divide your food into three parts, του salad plate, ¼ protein plate (meat, cheese, fish, egg) and μ starch (bread, rice, spaghetti, potato)
4. Serve the complex foods (eg pastitsio) on the ½ part of the plate and use the rest of the plate for something else (eg salad)
5. Serve the watery meals in a shallow dish 15cm in diameter up to the alcove of the dish.
6. Use the deep dish at every meal as an individual salad bowl.
7. Start your meal with a salad or vegetable soup.

Can the glass you use increase your weight?
Juice can be a very nutritious drink, but with a bigger glass ... serve more calories! What do we mean by that? Suppose we have two glasses of juice, a thick glass and a glass of "tube". The thick glass of juice needs 4-5 oranges to fill, a quantity that yields 250 calories. In contrast, the "tube" type glass is filled with just 2 oranges, yielding just 120 kcal calories. If we put the wine in the place of the juice, then we raise the calorie bank even more. Consider that three glasses of wine provide 300 calories as much as a serving of steak! So is it better to leave drunk or full?
At this point, it is good to know that liquid calories are usually "hidden" precisely because they do not cause satiety. For this reason:
Quote:
Start and finish your meal with a glass of water.
Make sure the glass of water is bigger and closer to you at the table so you do not drink alcohol to quench your thirst.
Fill your glass after emptying.
Dilute the alcohol with water and/or ice cubes.


How do hidden calories affect our weight?
Think about how many times you have been on the road and choose to eat something light so as not to spoil your diet! I will disappoint you as a chicken salad can contain 1060 calories!

How will you control your portions and weight?
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1. First of all, in order to control your portions more effectively, never arrive at your meal hungry. So try not to miss meals, starting with your breakfast and the portion of breakfast that is good to consume.
2.In addition, make sure that everyone at the table has their own dish, their own salad and in addition the cheese and / or his bread in front of him, inside the plate.
3. Avoid taking snacks in the middle of the table or the leftovers of the previous day.
4. Eat a light meal (eg a salad) before cooking, if you feel hungry.
5. If you want to eat sweets at the end of your meal, stop eating a little earlier so that the dessert reaches satiety.

What if I eat out?
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At a meal away from home, ask them to bring you the salad first and then the appetizers and the main course.
Share your portion with a person from your company.
Be the first to choose your dish, so as not to be carried away by the orders of the rest of the company.
Once you have finished your meal, ask the waiter to remove your plate.
If you want to snack, serve your temptation on your plate.


Food portions
Fruits and vegetables
1. boiled vegetables= 1 cup ora loose fist
2. raw vegetables= 1 cup or a loose fist
3. oranges= 1 medium or a tight fist
4. grapes= 1/2 cup or 12 items
5. orange juice= 1 glass (240 ml)
6. bananna= 1/2

Starchy food
1. bread= 1 mixtape (30g)
2. potato= a computer mouse (80g)
3. Mashed potatoes= 1/2 cup or a tight fist (180g)
4. fried potatoes= 10 items
5. breakfast cereal= 1/2 cup or a tight fist (30g)
6. pasta and rice= 1/2 cup or a tight fist (80g)

Dairy Products
1. milk= 1 cup 240ml
2. yogurt= 3/4 of a cup or a tight fist (200g)
3. cheese= two batteries (45g)

Meat and legumes
1. beef, chicken, and fish= the middle part of the palm (90g)
2. egg= 1
3. dry beans=1 cup or a loose fist (200g)
4. lentils, bean soup= 1 cup or a loose fist (200g)
posted 26 Apr 2021, 03:01
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