Guiding Stars » Portion Size

Shh…The Ultimate Secret to Weight Loss

Nicki Hicks — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:07:49 +0000

Contrary to popular belief, diet supplements, the latest diet fad, and even exercise can't help you lose as much weight as this secret. And I'm going to let you in on it....are you ready?

It's portion control.

If you can control the size of your food and meal portions, you're well on your way to looking great - and [bonus] feeling better.

It's easy to over indulge, especially with those foods that may not be the healthiest for us. But don't worry. You don't have to give up your chocolate or lose the carbs.

Here are some tips that will help get your portions down to size [pardon the pun]...

4 quarters

Jaica Kinsman — Wed, 19 May 2010 13:38:22 +0000

Children who build their plates this way will become healthy eaters for life. Make it fun, and remember, by following this model, you’re guaranteed stars on half of your child’s plate...

Overwhelming your kid with too much food?

Erin Dow — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:30:55 +0000

My kid wasn’t going to sit and slip peas from their skins in defiance like I did. I thought long and hard about what it was that perpetuated this problem and the answer came surprisingly easy: move less, eat less. Smaller person=smaller portion. This seems easy enough to comprehend, but it seems most challenging with our first child because, in my opinion, we’re most used to what we’re used to: serving ourselves...