Do you know how much you eat at one meal, in one day or in a week. Have you ever been anal enough to religiously write it all done and check. It's not something I would normally do because I have a notorious love of fine, decadent food and an appreciation of good wine, chocolate and the occasional cigar. But I did it because a dear friend inspired me with a claim to want to loose a significant amount of weight which made me gulp a little. And made me realize that I had actually gained 10lbs this year and I am not a happy camper. So after doing a little research and with a whisper in the ear of a cute public health worker I got the info I needed.
A woman of my age and activity level needs 2 servings of dairy products, 2 - 3 servings of meats, 7 - 8 servings of fruit and vegetables, 6 - 7 servings of grains and 3 servings of fat. When I looked it up on the chart guide to see just how big a serving was I nearly fell over in a flat faint. No wonder I'm such a porker. There is little lee way for my favorite beverages or bon bons. A 2 1/2oz piece of meat is 1 serving. You are kidding right.......... Nope I am not. Considering I have been known to chow down on an 8oz steak. But you know me in for a penny in for a pound (pardon the pun) I thought I would experiment and see how bad it would be to follow this for 5 days just to see how I would feel and if I could actually do it
And you know what? It wasn't so bad after all. It was a little tricksy in that I had trouble meeting my requirements for fruit and veg. With feelings of oh crap what do you mean I have to eat another piece of fruit and put the cookies away? The dairy wasn't a problem because of my lactose intolerance. I could just about kill you for a nice juicy steak right now and I went a little over on my grain options. Cutting back on the fat was easy and I managed not to drink any wine this week. I'm saving it all up for tomorrow.
When I say it wasn't to bad I am being quite sincere about it as I still managed to have coffee and and a treat with a friend this week. Had lunch out and made a reasonably healthy lunch choice at a new Chinese food place in the Shwa. I also indulged in a small lactose free pumpkin spice coffee. And the best part of it all is I lost a couple of pounds. I haven't yet figured how much I was eating before this experiment and it's probably best that I don't.
If you are interested in looking up the food guide here is the link.
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/basics-base/serving-portion-eng.php
So good health to you my dear friends and if you don't want that steak I'll take it and pass me that bottle of merlot will you dear.
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