Are we eating more than we think we are when trying to lose weight?

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Cheating on your diet to get ahead on fat loss

When you’re in diet mode, you will naturally be eliminating or restricting several or all of your favorite foods. This is very rough psychologically. This is necessary in certain instances if you are to shed pounds.

Sometimes it seems like an endless road. Many people are so strict with their diet that they reach a point where they cannot take it any more, and end up bingeing on unsupportive foods. continue reading

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Lets face it... are we eating more than we think we are?

Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, Zone Delivery Service, and other diet systems have one undeniable benefit to them – they define for the average person how large an actual “serving” is. Knowing this simple distinction can make the difference between losing 2 pounds in a month or gaining 2 lbs.

Most of us underestimate the volume of food we eat (and consequently, underestimate the number of calories we consume in a day).

By fixing in your head what a serving size or “portion” of food looks like, we can better estimate (and consequently, evaluate and calibrate) the amount of food we eat at each meal. Two good rules of thumb:

A portion of meat (3 oz.) is the size of a deck of cards.
A portion of carbohydrates (1 cup) is the size of a tennis ball.

Please remember to fill up on non-starchy vegetables – they are full of nutrients, have very little impact on blood sugar, and contain little in the way of calories.

Fat loss is optimized when you manage your blood sugar.

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