| One of the most common misconceptions about | | | | food portions is to use small plates instead of |
| dieting is that it is all about the food you eat. | | | | large ones. People often subconsciously fill their |
| Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, | | | | plates to capacity, so stay ahead of the game by |
| the trick to dieting is not really about the food at | | | | using smaller plates and eating less. |
| all, but in controlling your habits and moderating | | | | Serve Meals On The Plate, Not Off Of A Platter |
| the motivations that cause you to make poor | | | | Another great way to control your portions is to |
| dieting choices in the first place. | | | | not serve meals "family style," where everyone |
| For example, if you are accustomed to heaping | | | | passes around platters of food for people to take |
| your plate full of food for every meal, it really | | | | what they want. Fill the plates for everyone away |
| does not matter what is on the plate. The key | | | | from the table to prevent overeating. |
| here is to control the urge to overload your plate | | | | Eat In Front Of A Mirror |
| in the first place. Once you learn some of the | | | | A good way to help control what and how you |
| tricks to help you eat healthy that do not directly | | | | eat is to place a mirror in the dining room near |
| involve food or recipes, the actual dieting part of | | | | where you eat, so that you can catch a glimpse |
| the equation will be a piece of cake. | | | | of yourself while you dine. This will help you keep |
| Do Not Starve Yourself, Ever | | | | focused on eating slowly, methodically, and |
| The trick to losing weight and keeping it off is to | | | | prompting you to eat the right kinds of food. |
| make your body efficient, and your body needs | | | | Eat Your Meals At Home, Where You Are In |
| good food to do that. Many people make the | | | | Complete Control |
| mistake of starving themselves. The problem | | | | Especially when beginning a diet plan, try to avoid |
| comes when your body senses this and goes into | | | | going out to eat. When dining out, you are not in |
| shutdown mode, meaning it holds on to fat stores | | | | control. When you eat at home, you know |
| because it senses famine. Eat healthy and | | | | exactly what is in your food and how much you |
| regularly to burn fat and lose weight. | | | | should to consume. By taking this control, you |
| Use Small Plates For Your Meals, Not Large Ones | | | | reinforce the psychological primacy of your |
| One of the methods to helping you control your | | | | efforts. |