Tag Archives: Portion control

Outexercising Extra Calories is Almost Impossible

I really enjoyed reading this interview I found on GrubStreet before my walk this morning.   GrubStreet is one of the nation’s leading creative writing centers.  Here was one of the interviewer’s questions: Q:  I want to lose weight. Is diet really more important than exercise? “Yes. It is much easier to outeat running than […]
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Portion control when eating out

Research has shown as a nation, we eat out on average between four and five times a week.  Eating restaurant meals invites portion sabotage.   Plan for what you will order before you eat out.  If you will be going to a restaurant with a menu you are unfamiliar with,  check it out on the internet first […]
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Eat half and save the rest

I remember having a conversation with my mom about finding it more difficult to keep my weight within my healthy range as I reached middle age. Her response took me by surprise.  She commented “well you just need to eat half as much as you did at a younger age”.  That was hard to hear! […]
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