Waiting for a life with slim and trim and beautiful YOU, smiling back at yourself from inside the mirror? This means weight loss is on your cards. Tell me, what exactly pops up on your mind when you think of WEIGHT LOSS? DIETING is the word, isn?t it?
Am 100% sure that your very first step would be to control on your diet and giving up those lip-smacking dishes and delicacies of your life.
>> Oily and fried foods?lets call these JUNK! (Am I breaking your heart?)
>> Creamy yummy ice cream! (I know your eyes are filled with tears by now!!)
>> Red meat (Need to control the in-take)
>> Soda and other drinks like cokes (I am sure you are feeling thirsty already!!)
>> Butter and cheese (just limit your in-take)
Do not be so disheartened with my above statements, I did not really mean GIVE UP, when I said you need to give up. Actually I meant controlling your eating habit and counting your calorie intake when you eat your favorite food or any food you eat. Weight loss is not that bad. All you have to do is keep these three things in your mind while eating.
? DO NOT over-eat
? CONTROL you portion
? COUNT your calories
In order to avoid over-eating it is important to know how much one should eat. Now let me tell you how you can control your ?Portion?. It is an important factor for weight loss and even weight management. One, who intends to lose some pounds, must know about the portion sizes and how many portions to eat.
The list given below includes the number of portions that are recommended daily for adults and children, and matches standard SINGLE portion sizes so that you can visualize its real size.
Single Serving & The Size
1-ounce slice of whole wheat bread: Index card
1/2 bagel: Can of tuna
1/2 cup of rice, cereal, or pasta: Small Walkman
1-ounce muffin: Cupcake wrapper
1 small roll: Yo-yo
4-inch pancake: CD
2-ounce piece of Italian bread: Bar of soap
The recommended daily servings that should be taken care of are given below.
Kids ages 6-12: 6-9 servings
Teen girls: 6-9 servings
Teen boys: 9-11 servings
Adults: 6-11 servings
If you have the understanding of food portions and how many portions to eat, the weight loss goal will not be tough to achieve. I will come with a new article on how to count your calorie intake, till then keep on practicing the portion control. See you soon!
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