Izzy.26's Journal, 05 Jul 21

your plates look amazing and ur obviously doing really well, just want to ask do u have a small portion?? I used to do SW and it was pile Ur plate with veg n meat (all free) Im not doing well at losing but I still fill my plate and wonder if I should get out of the habit n just have smaller portions?? hope this makes sense 😀 

Hi heatherboardman. Are you counting calories now? I think unlimited servings can be dodgy if you are trying to lose weight. If you log your calories you will see what a nice serving is for you depending on the foods you choose. I’ve tried many diets before and they often leave you with tricky habits to curb. Counting calories is quite good because you get to choose where you spend them - no regrets! Good luck! Stay strong x 

Thank you I do count calories but tend not to when it comes to veg or salad, you have it drilled into you third of a plate at SW like you say it's something I have to get out of weigh n measure my veg n salad xx 

I hear you. I like a full plate too. But it’s good to be aware a full plate of tomato & sweetcorn v a full plate of baby spinach & cucumber will be surprisingly different in calories. Which only matters if you are trying to lose weight. That cumulative 100 calories or so adds up. 😳 

Hi Heather! This dinner was a tiny dinner for me - usually I'm exactly the same and pile my plates with veg, as I like a huge dinner as I tend to get most of my calories from dinner (I go for 300 at 200 at lunch and around 800 at dinner, ideally... This does often go over however!) For me, the key has been tracking everything, even food's I saw as "healthy". I had no idea how many cals were in a sweet potato, or a tsp of olive oil, or a drizzle of mayo on my salad. Maybe the little things are adding up? I'm also not very strict with myself, which I think helps. I teach secondary school English, so spend all day on my feet and only have time to scarf down quick meals, meaning I prep salads and things like avo on a bagel or porridge with banana...but at least twice a week I get home so tired that I order pizza. I don't beat myself up for it, I just let myself eat what I want then carry on getting to be healthy around 70% of the time 

Thank you, ur doing amazing xx