Smaller plates make you eat less?

I was just playing around with my Google home page and found a gadget that gave a weight loss tip of the day. The tip today was:

"Buy smaller plates. It will make you eat less without feeling deprived."

Hmm, sounds great and all, but there's a few things wrong with this:

1. Most of us are not fat because of what we eat at home. Fast food restaurants don't give us plates and if a sit-down restaurant gave us a small plate or even a small portion on a big plate, we would feel ripped off and not full. More likely than not, this would cause us to end up at McDonald's on our way home from the restaurant.
   
2. We don't over-eat because we portion things out onto plates or into bowls. We eat our chips from the bag and ice cream right out of the carton until we can't eat no more. If we portioned it out in the first place, we would probably end up on the couch with an empty bowl, too lazy to get up and get more. By the time we felt like getting up, our stomach would be settled and we would be full.
3. I don't know about where you eat, but most buffets (if you notice) give you small plates. Well humans adapt- I know I've adapted to be able to carry at least two of those plates and a drink (or two) back to my table in one trip. It's even easier to carry more than one plate from your kitchen counter to the kitchen table that's 3 feet away.

I could probably go on, but I should stop. I don't mean for this to be a discouraging post, but some of these psychological weight loss techniques are pretty stupid. There are some that work - try standing in front of the mirror naked for some weight loss motivation - but if you purposely buy small plates to trick YOURSELF into eating less, I don't think you are going to fall for the trick.

Subway Veggie Patty Sandwich

I'm not a vegetarian or anything- not that I have anything wrong with them, but I've been eating veggie patty sandwiches at Subway lately. I don't even know why I like them. It must be because they're different. Well I hadn't thought much about their health stats, but assumed they were healthy because they were veggie patties.

Well I got a scare when I realized they weren't on the 6 grams or less advertisements all over the napkins and cups, so I went home and checked online. To my surprise, the nutritional info on the Subway site didn't even list that sandwich. I got a little more worried. After a bit more research, I found the nutritional content online and it's not bad at all! Thank goodness.

6-inch Sandwiches Values include wheat bread, meat/poultry, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, green peppers, olives & pickles.
Veggie Patty	263	1577	377	19	53	11	2.1	4	1.1	2.8

This is from the UK site, so it may be a little bit different. It shows 11 grams of fat, but notice that that includes cheese, so it's more likely closer to 6 grams of fat- and a ton of protein!

I've been running

I've been running- well kinda jogging. I went back to what worked for me in the first place. I gave up on the weight lifting for now and I decided to just run. I've been running/jogging regularly again for about a month or so now. I've already gone down 2 belt holes and I only have about 2 to go before I'll be in summer shape.

Not only am I looking better- I'm sleeping better. My heart burn went away. I'm craving healthy food like crazy. I have a ton of energy and I'm getting things done. Man, I forgot how great it feels to not only look like I'm in shape, but to feel like a million bucks too!

P.S.

GO WARRIORS!

Weslo 620 Review

I'd been keeping my eyes peeled, but I hadn't found a review of the Weslo 620. Finally, someone bought it and put this review in the comments. Hopefully it's helpful! Thanks to whoever wrote this! =)

"I bought the Weslo 620 about a week ago. It was $168. You have to put the thing together which is a pain, but afterwards it looks pretty good and works great. I found your blog looking for a review as well--and I still haven't found a review, but hey the thing works. It has 10 levels of resistance and 2 exercise programs. Not much but it does the job. It says after 20 minutes at resistance level 2 that I have burned 220 calories, which is more calories burned than walking at 3.5 mph for 30 minutes. Ellipticals don't damage your feet and knees like walking/jogging does. It's like riding a bicycle standing up and going uphill."- Anonymous

I thought I would move this one up from the comments so you don't miss it.

"I just bought the Weslo 620 yesterday and used it for about 30 minutes yesterday and had a great work out. I hope it works well for me as I am trying to lose 30 pounds. And i bought the display just so i wouldnt have to assemble it." - Anonymous

Tension Headaches

I haven't been to the gym in two weeks because I have had a headache that entire time! It is finally starting to go away. I went to the doctor yesterday and she said it's a Tension Headache and nothing to worry about. She also told me that working out would actually make it feel better. Haha. Go figure.