Smaller Portion Of Food ~

Ever ordered food from a restaurant and thought “wow, that is a LOT of food”, probably too much, but proceeded to shovel it in anyway, like you had to devour every bite? Not only are we sitting down to super-sized meals at restaurants, but we are often misleading ourselves in our own homes with the amount of food on our plates. By making a simple change like cutting back on your portion size, you are cutting back on your calories. Which in turn, will lead to weight loss.

Here is the best part about limiting your portion size: you don’t have to deprive yourself.

That’s right! Once you realize that you don’t have to deprive yourself of the foods you love, but you just have to make some smart choices, it makes it easier to stick to these choices. By using a little bit of self-control, we can eat the foods we love when we want (within reason), but limit the amount of it we eat, and consume less calories.

At home, the easiest way to limit your portion size is to use a smaller plate than you normally use, and not to go back for refills. Be sure that you actually have less food on your plate than normal (don’t just pile it higher). If you’re accustomed to having 4 pieces of pizza, only have 2 or 3. Make sure on your smaller plate to limit “danger” foods, and load up on fresh vegetables and nutritious foods.

If you are a woman, don’t try to keep up with the men. Sorry gals, but reality is, their bodies need more fuel than yours. If you try to consume the same amount of food as them, you are likely to gain weight.

Stay tuned for our restaurant tips, which include portion control.