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PORTION CONTROL:
THE KEY TO TAKING OFF WEIGHT AND KEEPING IT OFF!

"LIFE EXPECTANCY WOULD GROW BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS IF GREEN VEGETABLES SMELLED AS GOOD AS BACON!" D. Larson

Welcome to Portion Control For every doctor that supports one medical theory, you'll find a doctor that thinks it's "rubbish." For every weight-loss expert who supports one diet plan, you find another who calls it "ridiculous."
With so many diet plans and weight loss options available, how are you supposed to choose? Don't worry, there's good news! The one thing that diet and fitness experts agree on is the importance of portion control! While you may choose short-term "drastic" diets to get ready for a special event or to jump-start your weight loss for motivational purposes; without the knowledge, understanding, and practice of portion control, you're most-likely doomed to find that weight again.


What about eating away from home?

It's easier, of course, if you're eating at home to determine portion sizes. What are you supposed to do if you're eating in a restaurant or at a friend's house and you're not in control of what is served? Don't despair! There are several options. The 5-4-3-2-1 Diet Plan is the perfect diet to follow when you're eating away from home! No foods are off-limits. You simply follow the easy rules. Click here to learn more about this exciting, new diet.
Another option available to you is to follow the easy guidelines outlined below to help you judge portion sizes.

ESTIMATE PORTION SIZES

FOOD

PORTION SIZE

ESTIMATE

Meat,Fish-cooked 3 oz palm,cassette,card deck
Cheese 1 oz. 3 dominoes,4 dice
Apple,orange 1 medium women's fist
Canned fruit 1/2 cup light bulb
Cooked cereal,rice 1 cup(2 servings) tennis ball
Cooked dried beans 1/2 cup light bulb
Peanut Butter 2 Tbsp. golf ball
Potato 1 medium computer mouse
Mashed Potatoes 1 cup average fist
Oil,Salad dressing 2 Tbsp. shot glass
Butter,Margarine 1 tsp. 1 Scrabble tile or dice
Pasta, cooked 1 cup-2 servings tennis ball
Bagel 1-average hockey puck
Pancake, Waffle 1 DVD
Nuts 1/4 cup golf ball,1 egg
Chips, Pretzels 1 oz. 2 handfuls
Ice Cream 1/2 cup racquet ball
Egg roll, Burrito 1 small bar of soap
Cake,donut small bar of soap


What about cooking and eating at home?

Welcome to portion control Practicing portion control is critical.
In the diet tools section of this website, it was recommended that you purchase a food scale and measuring spoons to help you learn proper portion sizes when you are cooking at home. A tablespoon of heart-healthy olive oil, for example, is a very small amount. Having these tools will enable you to weigh and measure your food until you have seen the proper amounts enough to make educated "guess-timations."

Use the nutrition fact label on products to help you with portion sizes. Read the labels carefully though, because looks can be deceiving! To learn how to read and understand nutrition fact labels, click here.

Click here to see an incredible new food scale that provides all the nutrition facts you need to help you make healthy choices!

If you're the type of person (and you know you're out there) who simply isn't going to go to the trouble of weighing and measuring, but who needs to practice portion control, check out this fun, innovative invention I recently came across.
It's called a "Portion Pal" and it's easy to use. It comes with a set of 5 color-coded discs that can be used to easily measure your food. For less than the price of a meal, you can own the Portion Pal. Click here for more information, but before you order it, be sure to mention...

#678 for a 10% discount!

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