Day 18: November 28

Thanksgiving Round 2!

Today I traveled back to my hometown to celebrate Thanksgiving with my family. The main course included baked turkey, ham, buns, stuffing, mashed potatoes, homemade gravy (with bacon & onions), and green bean casserole. For dessert...white wine and homemade apple pie! 

I could tell right away that plate size mattered -- everyone's plate was so much bigger than my 9-inch plate! However, I felt stuffed with the portions I had. Being someone who feels the need to clean their plate, I can't imagine how much more food I would have felt compelled to serve myself simply because if I had room on my plate.

I feel like the theme for portion plates really hit me during this holiday. Using these dishware has brought to my attention the importance of prioritizing and proportioning what I put into my body.

Day 11: November 21

Breakfast in the morning: 1 cup of "Total" Flakes cereal with 3/4 cup 2% milk. Two sugar cubes for taste. I love cereal! I also love having these measurements on my bowl! Normally I would eat cereal out of a coffee mug to ensure I was eating approximately 1 cup. 

Supper alone in my kitchen. I worked 9a-4p and then 5p-10p with no supper in between so I was starving! I went to Walmart and bought a "Digiorno" PIZZA: cheese stuffed crust with sausage, pepper, and onion. One of those nights when you have a craving for good food without the restaurant cost, so I compromised and bought this! Cheat night is always worth it.

Day 8: Need to go grocery shopping

Tonight for dinner I had a simple pesto turkey sandwich on ciabatta bread. It was simple and delicious. 

1 ciabatta roll

1 tsp pesto

A little cheese

Lettuce

Onion

1 strip bacon

I really need to go grocery shopping so I did not have much for a side. I resorted to a hand full of chips and a French onion dip. Before portion plates I normally would sit down on the couch with the chips and dip and just eat from the bag. I choose to have a set amount that was more reasonable! Yay!