Answer To Your Fitness Questions" />The Serving Sizes Just Right For Your Size
May 21, 2007
To all of y’all who maintains that your eat very healthy, well here is another aspect we need to include and that is we still need to be mindful of how much you eat in order to lose weight and keep it off. So portion control is a huge ingredient. How do you know if you are taking more of a portion that is like unto “super-size”? And to do it without taking out a scale or a measuring cup to do it? Here is a few suggestions to learn how to “eyeball” it as to what will be a serving size :
1. A fruit serving is one piece of fruit, or about the size of a tennis ball.
2. A vegetable serving is about ½ cup or ½ of a baseball size.
3. A dairy serving is a size that fits in a single serve yogurt container.
4. A fat serving is the size of 4 stacked up dimes. (small, yes?)
5. A serving size of rice, pasta or cereal is ½ cup or size of a baseball in your fist.
6. One bread serving is one slice.
7. One cheese serving is the size of your thumb.
8. One meat is 3 ounces or about the size of a deck of cards.
9. Once serving size of nuts, or pretzel is 1 ounce.
Portion size could be the barrier for you to weight loss success. So check out portion control to gain control!
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Hi Deni,
Isn’t it amazing to compare a reasonable serving size to what is served in U.S. restaurants today?
When you also remember that your stomach is the size of your fist…it really makes you think about how much you may be stuffing into that small organ!
All the best,
JoLynn
I have definitely learned the importance of a serving size while I’ve been counting calories. Amazing what I used to think was a serving.
BTW, yes, I get up at 6 am to work out 3 times a week (about 30-40 minutes each time, fairly vigorously), and then I walk for about an hour with a friend every week and do 1-2 hours of heavy gardening.
I eat about 1600 calories a day and I haven’t lost anything.
{sigh}
I just keep on keepin’ on. Right?
Hilary, I think I’m counting right, 4 times a week aerobic? Try increasing another 5 minutes to your cardio and one more time a week. I wonder if you are one of those that is “insulin resistant?” Check it out, Nurse Hilary. I’m still very proud of you for your efforts!
Jolyn: That is FOR SURE!! Thanks for your observation!