Buy Smaller Plates!
Do Yourself a Favour...
Now, I know I’m getting old and grumpy. But it is genuinely annoying to think that some simple life skill gets lost on us all in today’s busy world.
Since June 2025, helped by Mounjaro for sure, I’ve been able to educate myself with one very simple life skill. Portion control. (PS. I’m off Mounjaro now)
Another thing that annoys me, is that we’re told that eating healthily is expensive and time consuming.
Utter rubbish. It’s easy and less expensive to eat well than to consume fast food in my opinion.
Here’s three things that I’ve put into practice that will help anyone lose weight. Remember, I’m not a medical professional so you should seek guidance before embarking on your own journey.
Portion Control
Eat smaller meals. It really is very simple. It’s very British isn’t it, I remember my parents telling me to “eat everything on my plate” as a kid growing up. I remember as a wet behind the ears sales rep in the 90’s frequenting a little chef every morning and ordering the Olympic Breakfast….
Do yourself one massive favour. Buy smaller plates and eat less in volume. It works!
Eating well is cheap!
All of the major supermarkets have pre-packaged mixes of vegetables that can be cooked in 15-20 minutes in an air fryer or 30-40 minutes in an oven. Typically these are packaged to feed 2 people, so for a family of four you need a couple. They’re a couple of quid each.
Lean meats, such as chicken or pork and fish, such as salmon or tuna steaks are relatively inexpensive.
Every night I return home from work, stick veg in one tray of the air fryer and then the lean protein in tray two, 20 minutes later my wife and I are eating. On average our meals cost less than £4 a head and the food is fresh, healthy and delicious.
If I could be bothered to prep loose vegetables then it would be cheaper for sure.
Isn’t a Big Mac Meal more than that? It’s not expensive to eat healthy – it’s the exact opposite.
Slow down
Because Mounjaro suppresses your appetite something unexpected happens, you tend to eat more slowly when you’re on it.
Now I’m off the drug I’ve found it easy to maintain this though. Eating slowly, making the meal an event if you will, means you consume less. you don’t throw it in fast and throw in more than you need.
Making your meal an event, rather than throwing it down the chute will help you on your own weight loss journey.
