portion control what?

Hi Briana! I'm Shannon, Erin's cousin in Cali
I think that if we could merge my workout habits with your diet, we'd be perf.
Unlike Briana, I can sleep through anything, & seem to be able to get my workouts in pretty well, but cant kick the cheese and carbs to save my life! and i have been cursed with the "you gotta eat everything on your plate...!" mindset.
take last week - did pretty well. Ran/biked/hiked 6 days of the week.
Then today my friend took me to Chez Panisse for lunch, and I had a pretty nice meal. Then we met some friends for dinner, and I decided I wasnt really hungry (plus i hate ethiopian food!), so I just had a "flax seed shake". Came home, and wasnt hungry at all, but since i "hadnt had dinner", i felt like i had to eat something. SO, I had a bowl of cereal. That would have been fine enough, except for 20 min later I decided I was still hungry, and ate a bunch of rice crisps and cheese. Then, decided I needed some vegetables, and made a salad - which I covered in more shredded cheese! Geez! So there went whatever benefit from rocking the bike for 45 min at the gym today.
(sigh...) goal this week: work out every day AND! stop eating so much damn carbs and cheese.