Just getting started & confused about portion sizes &amp
 

Hello. It's great to be here

First of all, my stats:

Male, 35 yrs. old
6'1"
226 lbs.

Looking to get under 200 by mid-July

I can eat the same foods over and over again with no problem. So I plan on eating chicken, spinach, other meats. Not a big fan of eggs.

I see people's menus and it says one cup of this & that, but when it comes to the meats, there is no unit of measure.

I'm not great on controlling portion size and I've always heard the myth of "You can all the meat you want on Atkins," etc., but if I want to have two pieces of chicken and a salad instead of one piece, is that allowed? What is the true reality on how much meat or poultry you can have per day?

What about drinking milk?

Thanks a lot....any other suggestions are appreciated

Hey Clyde! welcome to the gang!

I have found that when I am absolutely strict with the amount of carbohydrate I eat, my appetite for protein will begin to limit itself. Suddenly I am satisfied with far less than I used to be hungry for.

We are made with a natural, God-given instinct for hunger and fullness. They work in conjunction with each other. If I am not really hungry when I get started eating, I have a much harder time discerning when I am full.

I am not talking about fasting. I am talking about being able to wait til mealtime to eat. And that is something that I am unable to do if I eat carbs. But I can if I stay on Atkins. The driving, controlling hunger is gone. I feel in control at last.