Today was a rest day from exercise. On the other hand I decided to do a little experiment with some portion control today. My normal pasta meal is two cups of whole-wheat penne, a cup of sauce, and two slices of garlic toast. That adds up to approximately 1000 calories worth of food. It's not an unhealthy amount exactly but it is a very crowded plateful. Today I decided to cut that total down a bit, going to a cup and a half of penne, 2/3rds of a cup of sauce and one slice of garlic toast. It was noticeably smaller as a total quantity of food, but still a satisfying dinner. More importantly that slight difference translates to approximately 300 calories (based on the serving sizes reported on the boxes).
I'm not good at portion control. If it's food I like and it's in front of me then I will eat it. Getting better at deciding the precise amount of what I cook could be a key to reaching my stretch goal weight (180 pounds). Other meals I make don't translate to lower portion sizes as nicely, but as the week progresses I'm going to try cutting back those meals a bit as well. We'll see how it works.
Food today: toast with the last of the peanut butter (300 calories), a roast beef sandwich for lunch (500 calories), snacks were actually deli samples at the supermarket (200 calories), dinner was the smaller penne, sauce and garlic toast (700 calories).
Daily Point Total:
Daily Food Total: 1700
Exercise: 0
Points Earned: 1300
Total Points Earned: 96331
Points to go: 103669
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