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Originally posted by ISUKappa
I also think a lot has to do with not only what you're eating but how much. Portion sizes are out of control in this country. Compare fast food restaurants around the world: A large fry and drink at a McDonalds in England are the equivalent to a medium fry and drink in the US and people still complain it's too small. Bigger does not always equal better in the food world. And many people don't actually realize how many calories they're really taking in.
It wasn't until I started keeping a food diary that I started losing weight and I had to write it down, no matter what. Even if it was a giant KitKat bar and a 64oz Pepsi, it went in the book. It made me accountable for everything I was putting in my mouth
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Portion size is a huge issue for North Americans.
I went to the abseball game the other day and roderd a hot dog and some fries. Not the healthiest meal, but I was starving and there isn't much choice there and I should have brought something with me, I didn't. The size of the hot dog was a normal hotdog (not a jumbo or a susage...one like you'd get out out of one of those packs), very small and it was only a handful of fries. So I ordered a drink to go with it and I asked for the smallest size. Well the smallest size was 24oz.!!!!! Thankgod I was drinking diet coke (I drink diet coke because I am a diabetic), but damn, if you're ordering a coke that's 24 oz. all the time no wonder you're fat!
24oz is too big and I didn't have a choice in size. Now ultimately I could have had a choice to buy a water or drink diet or not buy it all, but a Coke once in a while isn't going to kill you, it would be nice to have the option of getting a smaller size.