Holidays Food and Portions

At our nutrition class this week we talked about fad diets. Jalaine gave us a handout on some popular fad diets. I had tried several of the diets and also tried some that were not on her list. I remember that on one diet I had shots and could eat all the protein I wanted to breakfast but I had to only eat fruit and vegetables that rest of the day. (Up to 8 oranges a day) On another diet I ate so many carrots that I turned my skin orange. This challenge has made me look at FOOD and Portions. On Easter I made my old favorites: ham, potato salad, baked beans, and other salads. As I was preparing the food I tried to count the calories. I used all the resources. I had a half a cup of this and a fourth of a cup of something else. I had a few tablespoons of other things. I tried to be a conscious eater and I enjoyed every bite. I savored the food instead of eating on the run. I was able to eat with the family and still stay within my calorie allotment. (One day down-each day has its challenges). When I prepared the Easter treats for my grandchildren I choose mostly (not completely) healthy snacks to go in their bags. I had part of a bag of Reese Chocolate Eggs left over and I ate a couple of the eggs on Monday. I told my husband to take the rest of the candy and put it away. When I went into the pantry the first thing I saw was the candy. I put it away and when when one of the grandchildren came over that day I gave the candy away. I have been trying to incooperate sweets back into my food choices. I started this a few weeks ago. The first weeks on this challenge I treated sugar as the forbidden food. Now I have a little taste of this of that. The book Intuitive Eating is helping me with food choices.