The protein first "trick"

Sarcasm and truth ahead...

So tonight I made a lovely meal of trader joes chicken sausage (which I swore I wouldn't eat, but the peer pressure here is awful j/k) mixed veggies and mashed sweet potatoes.

I carefully weighed 2 oz of meat, picked 2 cubed carrot bits and two green beans from the veggies and plopped down about 1teaspoon of sweet potatoes on my plate. Of course, once I ate my "protein first" I could only smoosh in the two tiny carrot bits before I was full. The sweet potatoes were a mere dream. Lol. I can only assume our nuts and docs know very well that if we eat our protein first, veggies second there will be NO room for starch. Those clever people.

Anne

Clever, clever people! I rarely get to carbs. If I manage it's one or two tiny bites.

I don't even cook starches.  If my family wants them, they're able bodied enough to make them for themselves.  But I don't bother.  I know I won't eat them so it's just a waste.  And in not making them, the temptation isn't an issue.  Works perfectly for me :)

Damn I miss those days. Take advantage of this time. 

at what point did your stomach stretch?  what's your restriction like now?

i cant realy say when/how much my stomach has stretched...just over time I could start eating more. 

 

Now at 2 years - I can eat a small size normal meal. I have eaten a 12" sandwich from subway over 30 minutes (yeah -dont ever recommend that - ouch) and I can eat about 6-8oz of moist meat or meat in sauces. i can only eat 2-3 oz of super dry meat (especially meatloaf). 

It's summer: sweet corn season. Now after protein I may eat 1/3 of an ear of corn. I used to eat 3 or 4 ears. Yup, "protein first." Good rule.

I live in Iowa...THE corn state and this year NO corn for me