I would say I haven't completely eliminated some foods like spaghetti and pizza due to calories per serving. Hows the saying go, "Everything in moderation." If I eat Papa Johns pizza, its either a special occasion or a nice treat to myself for all my hard work. It doesn't happen often so when I do eat something like that, I've found it taste so much better! Those days I also don't go over my calories either. Walk/bike/jog to make sure of that. Prime example, today we ate lunch at Gold Star Chili. It's a Cincinnati style chili place http://www.goldstarchili.com/ that we have ate at all our lives. Since we look at that place the same as Papa Johns, we haven't had it in almost a year. I would normally get 4 cheese coneys (chili, shredded cheddar cheese, hot dog, bun, mustard) which is 310 calories a pop, plus an order of fries with ketchup. A meal easily 1500+ calories. Today I got a Caesar Salad and 1 cheese coney. 700 delicious calories that was well worth the wait.
I borrowed this from the website Meals Matter,
- Woman's fist or baseball -- a serving of vegetables or fruit is about the size of your fist
- A rounded handful -- about one half cup cooked or raw veggies or cut fruit, a piece of fruit, or ½ cup of cooked rice or pasta – this is a good measure for a snack serving, such as chips or pretzels
- Deck of cards -- a serving of meat, fish or poultry or the palm of your hand (don't count your fingers!) – for example, one chicken breast, ¼ pound hamburger patty or a medium pork chop
- Golf ball or large egg -- one quarter cup of dried fruit or nuts
- Tennis ball -- about one half cup of ice cream
- Computer mouse -- about the size of a small baked potato
- Compact disc -- about the size of one serving of pancake or small waffle
- Thumb tip -- about one teaspoon of peanut butter
- Six dice -- a serving of cheese
- Check book -- a serving of fish (approximately 3 oz.)