One of the most crucial steps in losing and maintaining weight is to master the skill of portion control.
If you've slipped back into old eating habits, a really useful way to start managing your portions again is to cut normal servings of your usual fare in half.
Not only does that mean boxing up half of your entrée as soon as it's served or splitting your deli sandwich with a co-worker, there are also sneakier ways to meet your weight loss effort halfway:
- use only half your normal creamer in your coffee
- drink 1/2 your bottled soda now and 1/2 tomorrow instead of downing the whole bottle in one sitting
- use 1 slice of bread halved when making a sandwich instead of two slices
- use 1/2 as much mayo as usual on your sandwich
- use half as much oil as usual when you sauté veggies for dinner tonight
These may sound like small things, but they really do matter in the big picture of making changes you can stick with. Couple them with your bigger changes and it all adds up to pounds lost!
