The Full Diet by Michael A. Snyder M.D

Author:Michael A. Snyder, M.D.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: Hay House, Inc.
Published: 2011-12-01T16:00:00+00:00

BARBORA FAGAN

Age: 26, Height: 5'6"

Starting: Weight: 180.4, Size: 12

Final: Weight: 156.2, Size: 8

Total Lost: 24.2 Pounds and 25.75"

“As a restaurant manager, I’m around food all day. But this program has focused me and I feel so good that it’s easy to make a few lifestyle changes using the tools. I’m so thrilled to be thinner than when I got married, and I’m excited to celebrate my fifth anniversary with a new body.”

CHAPTER FIVE

DAY 5

YOUR PORTION POLICE

Portion control is so important that I’ve written an entire chapter on it. It may, in my opinion, be the most important tool people can use—whether they choose a steady diet of crispy bacon, fried chicken, and ice cream; or fruits, nuts, and berries.

While in my second year of surgical residency and newly married, my wife and I decided to eat less fat. A wise idea, as I was packing in pizza, whole-milk lattes, and candy bars while awaiting the constant influx of trauma choppers that would interrupt my sleep. Out of love, my wife began to wean me off of my usual big bowl of ice cream with syrup and malt powder and replaced it with prepared low-fat cakes. But, presented with a low-fat cake, I always ate the whole thing. Serving size: 8! Obviously, my weight did not improve. I was seemingly “eating well” because I wasn’t eating fat. But I clearly did not grasp the concept of reasonable portions.

In my bariatric patients’ first year after surgery, they become experts at judging how much they should eat. I have taught them to know exactly what six to eight ounces of food looks like, and at their one-year anniversary post-op, when I ask them on a form, “How much do you eat per meal?” the response is nearly unanimous: “Full with six to eight ounces of food.” At their second-year anniversary, however, the responses aren’t always so uniform. Some patients get cavalier. It’s not intentional, but I frequently see that people plateau above where they want to be or gain back some weight. And, almost always, this is the result of forgetting how much to eat at a given meal. When asked, they may say, “I eat the fajitas until I am full— I have no idea how much I eat.” I remind them that a year ago they knew exactly how much they ate.

This chapter guides you through understanding how much to eat. For you, the rules will be different than those of my patients, but based on the same physiological facts. Even though I spent Chapter 3 describing how we are wired to sense fullness, the concept of eating until you are full is a recipe for disaster if you’re constantly courting fullness. It takes experience and a great deal of self-awareness to reach the point where you can rely on feelings of fullness to push away from the table. We must start with visual cues that will then help you to tune into your physiological cues. Moreover, without a consideration

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