Daily Fit Tip: Control your portions
Portion size can throw your best-laid diet plans off quicker than a bull bucks off a cowboy. We've become so accustomed to super-sized meals and big restaurant portions that we serve up big sizes as a matter of course. For most people, weighing and measuring foods isn't something they can reasonably sustain for the long-term. So the trick is learning to reliably recognize portion sizes by sight. Here are some tips for controlling portion sizes:- A quick way to check your portion size is to look at your clenched fist. If the food is larger than your fist, you're almost certainly eating more than you need.
- When eating at home or at a buffet, choose a small amount to start. Then, eat slowly and enjoy each bite. When you're done, take some time to let your body recognize that you're full. Having an overfilled plate just gives you the temptation to clean your plate like your mom used to preach.
- At restaurants, plan on eating only half of your meal and bringing the rest home for later.
- Eat healthy, small mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks. Letting yourself get ravenous will likely lead to overeating.
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