Monday, September 1, 2008

Portion sizes

This weekend Tricia and I went to the movies with some friends. Our friends decided to get some snacks from the movie theatre so we were waiting in line with them when we heard the guy in the front of the line say "wow, that's a medium." He was referring to the soda that he ordered. I think it was a 32 oz soda and that was considered to be a medium. Even though it was still probably a rip off for the $5 that he paid for it, I was shocked at how big the serving size was. The portion sizes that we consume today are much too big. We all tend to consume more calories than we think we do because we have gotten used to such large portion sizes. It is very hard to lose weight these days if you are eating in restaurants frequently because they give you so much food. The calories add up in a hurry and most people tend to eat what is on their plates.

Workout of the Day
25 ft farmers walk + 25 air squats x2
50 ft farmers walk + 30 lunges x 2
75 ft farmers walk + 20 rocket jump x2
100 ft farmers walk + 25 mountain climbers x2
2 rounds

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