subject: Simple Strategies To Control Calories And Drop Those Unwanted Pounds! [print this page] Simple Strategies To Control Calories And Drop Those Unwanted Pounds!
In order to lose weight you must burn more calories in a day than you consume. One of the way's this is done is by lowering your caloric intake, or basically cutting calories. The practice of cutting calories isn't easy, however, it doesn't have to be difficult either. By utilizing a few simple techniques you can make cutting calories a lot easier.
Use Smaller Plates - While it may seem odd, reports have revealed that by switching dinner plates for smaller ones the participants consumed less without even noticing. Essentially, you're content with what's on your plate, and if less food is on your plate, the less calories you eat.
Half To Go - Restaurant dishes are loaded with calories and their serving sizes seem to keep getting bigger and bigger. Instead of stuffing all that food down at once, eat half and take the other half home.
Eat These To Fill Up - Studies have shown that eating water-dense foods, like broth-based soups, vegetables and fruits actually fill you up faster, minus the added calories. A good trick is to consume these foods at the start of the meal to fill up before you dig into the calorie dense main dish. Eat more food to lose weight! You can't beat that!
Portion Control - A handy little trick to lower the amount of junk food you consume is to portion out these foods into smaller bags. It's easy to grab a full box of cookies and eat half of it in one sitting. But, if you just grab a small bag and go you will more than likely eat just that.
Using these tips in conjunction with a proper low calorie diet plan and exercise will have you dropping the pounds as easily as possible.
