I’ve had a weight loss journey before when in 2010 I lost ~40 lbs. One of the things that I discovered back then, and it’s still true today, is that portion sizes are very out of whack for my body size. Once I started eating less I found myself getting to the point where I couldn’t even finish off a regular sized portion at many restaurants.

My wife today shared an article that echo’d this sentiment, and in particular the new diet fad of eating more fat. The point being that if we want to gain less weight, we need to eat less calories. But because of our social construct of never wasting food, we often eat whatever we’re given. This means that we consume whatever is on the plate in front of us, despite the fact that it might consist of 50% of our daily calories.

I’ve found myself turning to kids sized portions at various chain restaurants in a way to combat this as I try once again to shed a couple pounds. I’m not trying to give out diet advice, but simply reducing the size of the portion of food you put on your plate is a good way to start to get control over how many calories you put in your body.