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backscatter712

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14. Funny thing - I don't drink diet soda.

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 12:54 PM

Apr 2016

I've been dieting quite a bit, lost about 15 pounds, and one thing I do is avoid the artificial sweeteners.

I'm careful, pretty anal actually, and count out my calories, but some of those calories come from good old fashioned sugar. Granted, I can't have very much of the sweet stuff, but it's the real thing.

I tend to do the calorie counting, supplement with multivitamins, and hit the gym a lot, and have had reasonable success.

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Our gigantic problem with portions: why are we all eating too much? [View all] marmar Apr 2016 OP

Also, restaurants give you a lot of food. You loathe to waste it, lazy to take it, you eat it. thereismore Apr 2016 #1

Whenever I eat out, I plan on taking half of it home. I might just as well ask for a to go box Arkansas Granny Apr 2016 #2

Not a bad idea. Put half in the to-go box before you even start digging in. Svafa Apr 2016 #5

That is a good idea. If I'm not taking home, Hortensis Apr 2016 #20

Yes, remembering to stop before the food is all gone is the big problem for me! Svafa Apr 2016 #21

Simple system. Could we possibly lack commitment? Hortensis Apr 2016 #22

Me too. And more and more DH and I share Hortensis Apr 2016 #18

A long-ago friend used to live on Chinese takeout for most of the week! KamaAina Apr 2016 #8

In order to lose 130lbs, I bought a digital kitchen scale, bathroom scale, and a Fitbit. Also got GreenPartyVoter Apr 2016 #3

I could have written most of your post as far as what I'm doing, with the exception of the scales. ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2016 #7

Eating has become fetishized. Too many lust after the next meal. randome Apr 2016 #4

I enjoy & anticipate the next meal more when I'm eating right. Bonx Apr 2016 #6

The actual food is the cheapest part of the equation... Wounded Bear Apr 2016 #9

I always break my meals into two portions when eating out. I also avoid Buffets. Katashi_itto Apr 2016 #10

Why not eat some of your meal and get a doggie bag to take the rest home? meow2u3 Apr 2016 #11

You would think, but for a lot of people it's normal to clean their gigantic plates. Arugula Latte Apr 2016 #25

Maybe we aren't eating food that satiates ? GreatGazoo Apr 2016 #12

Funny thing - I don't drink diet soda. backscatter712 Apr 2016 #14

Interesting article. People do have weirdly out of whack ideas about portion sizes these days, and Marr Apr 2016 #13

Because, to our parents, "full" and "not hungry" were foreign concepts. MindPilot Apr 2016 #15

I agree with this 100% laundry_queen Apr 2016 #28

I'm so sorry! Sissyk Apr 2016 #29

I usually order an appetizer or two at restaurants FLPanhandle Apr 2016 #16

Same here. I usually get a small appetizer salad and a small plate "entree." Arugula Latte Apr 2016 #23

I see people in their 50's and 60's who look truthfully more amazing closeupready Apr 2016 #17

Two years ago Silver Swan Apr 2016 #19

That's fantastic! Arugula Latte Apr 2016 #24

People used to eat many courses while dining lunatica Apr 2016 #26

While on this, parents STOP making your child "clean" his or her plate, PLEASE! Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 #27

Yes indeed. Cassiopeia Apr 2016 #30