Portion Control

This week I am focusing a lot on portion control. My goal was to just focus on lunch and dinner (mostly dinner). Monday and Tuesday, I walked to Safeway and purchased a frozen meal just to get myself started. Today, I had an open-faced tuna sandwich for lunch. Tonight, I'm going to struggle to find a balanced portion for refried black beans and purple rice. I figure 3/4 c or 1 c is a good portion, but the thought of over doing it (since I often do), is a little nerve wracking. What is an appropriate portion size for this kind of food? I can't just do away completely with any one kind of food, I do need to practice balance in my diet. Today, for example, I had one cookie. ONE. Normally, I would have eaten 2 or 3 or 4.... but today was just one. Last night, I had just a small piece of chocolate, about 1 inch by 3/4 inch. Tonight, I think no dessert would be just fine. But, ugh, beans and rice! Atleast they are loaded with lots of antioxidants (purple rice is FANTASTIC, btw).

If anyone wants to try out Body by Candy with me tonight (or any Wednesday night), let me know. I love this class. Candy is great, enthusiastic, funny, and aware of the people in her class. 5:30-6:30. If I get off early enough, I might even try her ab lab (eek!). My phone number is on my facebook page, so just give me a call! I can have one free guest a month.