Last Christmas, the husband got me a digital food scale and I’ve used it ever so sparsely since. He was excited to give it to me, since he goes backpacking quite often and uses the scale to weigh food and supplies for his backpacking trips, as every ounce counts when you’re carrying a 60 lb pack on your back.
anyway. I digress.
So last night I made pot roast in the crock pot and mashed potatoes (with skim milk). I know that a serving size of meat is usually between 3-4 oz. I usually go with 4 oz because that’s what it seems most meat serving sizes are. Well, ususally I eat two helpings of roast and potatoes, but this time I decided to weigh on my food scale exactly how much 4 oz of meat is. Turns out, it’s just the right amount. I had my 4 oz of meat, and my cup of mashed potatoes, and let it actually sit in my stomach for awhile before I decided if I would go back for seconds or not.
I did not go back for seconds, which is amazing. I was actually full! Stunning! Who would have thought?! 
After dinner DH and I went for a 30 minute walk since my gym partner flaked out on me at the last minute and I didn’t get to go. So at least the day wasn’t a total loss. I re-weighed myself this morning for a more accurate weight and as I suspected, I went up but only to 204.8, which is better than I anticipated. So, 4 months after I stopped working out and watching what I eat, I gained exactly 3 lbs, which is not horrible. Of course I’ve already lost these three pounds about three separate times now. No kidding. Ugh. I want to lose them for good and never see them again!!!