Good one! It is so easy for me to overestimate portions one small increment at a time until it's way off. Early on, it helped me so much to be strict about portions. But with eating clean, I do not weigh or measure anything, and I can eyeball things pretty well and adjust accordingly if I start to gain weight.

I am learning portions now that I'm watching carbs and sugars. Until this year I have never considered portions to be an issue. I always "knew" American portions were distorted. We have cereal bowls that hold 3 portions, yet we expect our kids to only eat a portion. No wonder we have weight issues in this country.

This one I got down pretty good. I have a bit of OCD if anyone has noticed by my writing, lol. So that takes care of that in a hurry. Sadly, I also no that I am blowing my portion control out of the window if I have a tub of ice cream in front of me. My biggest trick is to use small plates and bowls and a small pot or frying pan when I am cooking and portioned out meal items before I even start. But I realize that this is not possible or much harder if you have a family to cook for.

I'm very lucky my SO is supportive. Just last night he made a Stoufers lasagna and we split it so it was a portion. I'm so happy to see a loss today.

This will probably be a hard lesson for me.
Sometimes I just need to leave the kitchen scales & measuring spoons out as I go about my day.
When I see a big increase in a month, this is always what I need to go back to first.
I wonder if it will ever get easier for me.

Phyllis, this is a HUGE challenge in our lives. You see examples of over eating every time there is a food commercial. It is expected to be given over sized portions and then it is expected to eat that entire portion. It's very frustrating. A snack bag of chips is so over sized compared to a real portion.

It's scary how off track our eating has become as a society.