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Weight Loss/Maintenance

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3. No kidding.

Thu Sep 13, 2012, 02:31 PM

Sep 2012

I have sometimes taken 3/4 of my plate home when eating in a restaurant.

Serving sizes are a huge reason why we're getting more obese as a nation.

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Portion size inflation [View all] caraher Sep 2012 OP

I've been eating my dinner off a salad plate K8-EEE Sep 2012 #1

I've seen research supporting that caraher Sep 2012 #2

Yeah, it's a pretty shocking realization caraher Sep 2012 #7

No kidding. AngryOldDem Sep 2012 #3

Actually, eating out so often is more the culprit. jethro_troll Sep 2012 #4

I agree that it's better not to eat out... caraher Sep 2012 #5

That's what bugs me about fast food. AngryOldDem Sep 2012 #10

I never said it was healthy. AngryOldDem Sep 2012 #12

You said: "You CAN eat out; you just have to plan ahead." spirit-soul Sep 2012 #13

Go back and read from #4. AngryOldDem Sep 2012 #14

Caloric info? LiveNudePolitics Sep 2012 #8

Or you can do your homework before you go. AngryOldDem Sep 2012 #9