Throughout the site, you will find opportunities to read advice and share your own tips. For instance, our visitors have shared some great advice on portion control! For TracyJoy12, it's all about planning:

"Each evening I get my food ready for the next day ... otherwise I will eat way too much. That leaves dinner as my only 'spur of the moment' portioning. I've been doing this for a month, I've dropped four and a half pounds and I've found that I can't eat much at dinnertime anyway -- my stomach has clearly shrunk!"

Sounds like that simple step of pre-portioning servings of food has worked wonders for TracyJoy.

You can read other great portion control advice at Readers Respond: Portion Control. And if you've got your own portion-managing advice to share, please tell us your top tips!

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I've mentioned my love of ice cream a few times (Okay, as recently as this time last week.), but I think it safe to say that I consider it my personal mission to continue finding diet-friendly and tasty (natch!) varieties that I can share with you here. (It's tough work, but someone's got to do it.)

On the menu this weekend was Baskin- Robbins BRight choices flavors. These varieties are lower in calories than the other flavors on offer and they include tasty-sounding combinations like Cappuccino Chip, fruity fare like Premium Churned Light Raspberry Chip and several sorbets.

This visit, I "tested" BRight Choice Light Aloha Brownie. This flavor is comprised of light chocolate ice cream, fudge ribbons, and some pieces of macadamia nut toffee.

Well, the only thing I like more than ice cream is chocolate and I'm happy to report that this treat squelched both cravings in one go. For just 160 calories, I think it is once of the richest (and chocolate-est?) diet-friendly ice cream varieties I've yet to try. And did I mention to macadamia nut toffee pieces? Delicious! I am not sure how they crammed macadamia nuts and fudge into 160 calories, but it sure works for me.

Do you have a favorite diet-friendly ice cream flavor? Share your top pick in the comments section!

Smart swaps are all about little changes that can add up to serious calorie savings throughout your day. If you're serving up dinner tonight, consider this simple swap that saves a few calories: For every serving of rice you switch for couscous, you'll cut 30 calories!

Do you have a favorite way to cut calories in your side dishes? Post your tips in the comments section!