Funny how those few extra pounds seem to creep onto our bodies without notice. Then, one day, it’s almost as though they have all been added at once. Perhaps it a glance in the mirror, or worse, a comment from a friend you haven’ t seen in a while. Whatever it is, you are ready to lose weight. You want to look and feel better. At the same time, there’s so much conflicting information about the best way to lose weight.
What’s a person to do?
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What follows may not be at the top of everybody’s list for ways to lose weight quickly, but it works.
At the very least it should be added to your bag of tricks for dropping those extra pounds. Some of the tips may sound a little silly, but you can’t argue with results. So, what is this method?
Portion control.
And it can actually be a lot fun!
For starters, when you focus on your portions, there’s no need to carry along a bulky calories counter guide when you go out to eat. I used to hate trying to be ‘casual’ when using those, because I just knew all of the other diners were watching me; thinking to themselves how fat I was.
The most basic way of controlling your portions is – get ready – this is GOOD – putting LESS on your plate.
See?
Easy.
Not so fast! If it was that easy we would all be at our ideal weight. Yes, by all means, make an effort to put less on your plate.
Here are a few more tricks to keep portions limited so you can lose extra weight!
Don’t worry about cleaning your plate. In fact, make it a habit to always leave a few bites on your plate. Speaking of your plate, using smaller dishes will give the illusion that there is more food on them. You can even eat on a saucer instead of a large dinner plate. Granted, you may have to fill it a second time, but all in all, it’s an easy way to limit the amount of food you’re eating.
Eating from nice ornamented saucers made the transition from a large full plates much easier. It feels a bit fancier for me to eat from them (lol). I know it sound a bit stupid, but if I feel like a lady in a restaurant I tend to eat less. And that’s my goal.
A big problem for a lot of people is that they eat so fast that they are technically full long before they feel full. Slow down the speed with which you normally eat. Doing so will give your stomach more time to signal the brain that it’s full.
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Remember – it’s very important drink enough liquids during losing weight!
What helps me to stay hydrated, especially during these hot summer days is this great BPA free water bottle with a time marker.
