Well - it's nice to have a great diet and to get all pumped up to start and stick to it. But sometimes it is quite difficult to cook for the family and stick to a diet. Temptation is there on your side or starvation is their on their side.

In my house we aren't real junk eaters; nor do we eat processed foods and a lot of junk foods - so it is probably easier for me than it is for others on the site.

That is where I think that the portions will really count for me. If it is something that is really not a "diet" food or is prepared a bit different (possible with a sauce or gravy) than "diet" food then I will just have to cut the portion in half.