Over the next few weeks I want to share a few tips with you. Some I practice myself and some are new to me. They are all about weight control.
Using the word diet is the first hazard. It immediately makes us think of hunger and denial of food we enjoy. That cannot be further from the truth. There are certain foods I love and I simply won’t give up. I’ve just learned how to incorporate them into my daily meals. You can easily learn to do this as well.
1. Avoid distractions and slow down. Eat food slower and enjoy the taste. Give your mind the opportunity to realize when it’s full.
2. Blue dishes will help you eat less. Studies show this color does not go well with food making it look unappetizing.
3. Start with a soup or salad. They are filling and low calorie alternatives.
4. If you enjoy brussel sprouts (and I do) eat lots of them. They are high fiber and they boost a hormone in your body that burns stored fat.
5. To learn portion control and to be able to eat whatever you like, here is a trick I used to use. Now it’s habit for me and my sizes are naturally smaller. Put your regular portion on your plate, now remove 1/4. Not a hardship and gives your stomache an opportunity to adjust to the new poriton size. After a couple of weeks, reduce by 1/4 again. You are teaching your body to be more comfortable with smaller portions and yet still continuing to eat favorites like pizza, KFC, garlic cheese bread, pasta….well, ok, those are my favourites but you get the picture.
Also, remember you can check out my recipes page where I post low calorie meals and dishes. Plus, if you missed last weeks tips you can find them here.
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Hmm.. that’s so interesting about blue dishes – who knew? I think as soon as someone uses the word diet they automatically feel deprived. It’s funny how the mind works.
These are some great tips for people wanting to control their weight! Thanks for sharing
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Great tips. I hate the word diet lol
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The blue plate thing made me smile – I used to have blue plates and it didn’t make a difference in my portion size. I think the problem was, though, that I had BIG blue plates! I’ve switched to smaller dinner plates and I’ve found that really helps because your plate looks fuller.
Thanks for the tips (I wish I liked brussel sprouts!)
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I like the last tip
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Ok I am going to try those blue dishes now. I have giant square dishes I use and sometimes I forget how big they are end up filling them up
I really need to stop doing that! Will try the portion cutting thing!
I love the tip about portion control, I’ll have to try that out to help cut down on my post-pregnancy fat.
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I totally agree, I hate the word diet. We should change our lifestyle and make longterm changes to our diets. That doesn’t mean a treat every now and then, but temporary doesn’t work when it comes to weight loss and health.
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Really good tips Tina! I’m definitely gonna try the portioning one!
Wow, I didn’t know the brussel sprouts fact… I wish I liked them more! Great tips – thanks.
Blue dishes are on my hit list. One thing I would like to add that is helping me with portion control is eating all meals on a dinner plate. Ironically, the small plate subliminally makes you think “Less” and empowers your weight loss regiment. Works for me. Also – include protein for every meal. If you miss it than have 2 tbsp of peanut butter with each meal. I had believed that Peanut Butter was so fattening, but lo and behold first week I lost 5.4 lbs.