You CAN Have To Much of a Good Thing

That age old tale of having too much of a good thing is bad couldn’t be any further from the truth, when referring to ones diet that is. People tend to focus so much attention on what they are eating and they tend to forget how much of it they are eating. Portion sizing is a key strategy to lose a good amount of weight and it is a fairly simple strategy. I will show you how to make it work for you.

                Would you like to know the reason why people praise the Weight Watchers premade frozen meals? Because of its portion sizes, that is it’s key to success. The calorie count is precise and can make a difference in your physique, even thought you may not be eating the best things available to you. How is it possible to eat processed foods but still lose weight? The answer is still,”Portion Size.”  So this could, in fact, be beneficial strategy if you tend to lack discipline to keep your portion sizes in check. Also, don’t think for a second that you can eat whatever you want after you eat something that says “healthy” on the box. This applies to frozen healthy foods or whole foods.

                Another way to keep your portion sizes in check goes as follows:

·         When going out to eat, ask for a box from the waiter/waitress when ordering to box and bag up half of the food on your plate and get it out of sight. “Out of sight. Out of mind.”

·         When cooking at home, if you’re unsure about what portion size you should use and lack a food scale to measure, cut the amount of food you eat in half. Base it off of your past and go from there. This way it will be better to be safe with the portion than sorry you ate too much.

·         As said before, if you don’t have a scale for your food and measuring cups, buy them. Some scales now days can even tell you how much Carbs/Protein/Fat/Calories are in whatever you are measuring.

·         Splitting plates when going out to eat is an easier way to keep portions down and save money as well.

·         Purchasing plastic containers and spreading out meals in separate containers is an easy way to not only keep track of meals, but keep the portions in check as well.

Amongst many other strategies, the main idea is that you do not allow yourself to lose control of the diet. Diet is 80% of the game and it is important. Remember, just because it is important doesn’t mean dieting has to be hard. If you work hard, diet hard and keep focused, you still get your one day when you can go all out with your food. I am willing to bet once your diet goes from being a choice to a lifestyle; it will be much easier to stick to. Not to mention when you see what results it yields, you will want to skip a cheat day or two.