02/26/2013
Understand Portion Sizes
One way to get started on the weight loss journey is to trim usual portion sizes by a third. Slowly eat one third of your normal portion size, and then if still hungry, have the remaining portion. What counts as a portion size for eating is important to get used to since most portions are supposed to be a lot less than what is frequently eaten, especially when eating out. Make half of the plate vegetables, and protein and carbohydrates the remaining half of the plate. Getting used to what counts as a serving size will help you to eat less. MealsMatter.org describes actual objects to visualize to get used to various portions. Some examples include a woman's fist or baseball is equal to one serving vegetables, a deck of cards represents one serving of meat, a tennis ball is a 1/2 c, of ice cream and 6 dice represent a serving of cheese.
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