Control Your Portion Size For Easy Weight Loss
Weight loss and dieting can conjure up negative images, like having to starve yourself or spend your day nibbling away on celery or some other healthy food in a bid to lose weight.
But, by reducing portions at meal times can make a great difference to your waistline. We live in a “jumbo size” world but there’s no reason why the portions we consumer need to be super sized as well.
Here are 6 tips to help control your portion size both when you’re eating at home and eating out.
1. Measure portions one time to get an idea of what a portion of any given food should be. Do it once for each food that you commonly eat. Eventually, you will be able to “eyeball” a proper serving.
2. To help downsize your portions, use a smaller plate. Instead of a dinner plate, use a salad plate for your entire meal.
3. When eating in a restaurant, ask for a child’s portion or ask to have the entrée split and have the second half packaged as takeout.
4. If a restaurant won’t split a portion in half for you, preparing half of it “to go,” request a doggie bag or box be delivered with your meal and split it yourself immediately before you begin to eat.
5. Split a meal with a friend. Order soup or salad a’ la carte with one entrée and ask the waiter for an extra plate. It will save you money AND reduce the fat in each meal.
6. Don’t sample when you are cooking. A taste here, a little bite there and before you know it you’ve eaten an entire portion without sitting down at the table!
Finally,
Eat slowly. Savor each bite. Take your time and enjoy eating. If you eat too fast, your stomach will be full long before the message to stop chowing down reaches your brain.
So ask yourself, “Did I really taste and enjoy that last mouthful of food?”, …if your answer is no, it’s time to slow down.
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