Lose Weight and Keep it Off

Is this the right amount of salmon for you? When trying to lose weight, you need to eat the right amount of food. You can eat too much but you can also eat too little! It takes time to find a balance at first, even when on a healthy eating plan like Weight Watchers, and you need to make changes as you lose weight. So, how do you know what the right amount of food is for you? How much can you really eat when trying to lose weight? Don’t Lower Your Calories Too Much If you’ve come here, you’re looking for ways to lose weight and keep it off. That means a slow and healthy weight loss. If you lose weight too quickly, you’ll find that keeping it off afterwards is going to be difficult. That means you need to decrease the amount of calories you eat but not by too much. The aim is to lose between one and two pounds per week, which is only 500 calories! It’s not that much when you think about it! At the same time, focus on a healthy and balanced diet. On the Weight...

Get your portion sizes right to lose weight Portion control is essential when on a diet. Most people gain weight not because of what they eat but the amount of the stuff they eat. Yes, you can put weight on even if you eat healthy! Weighing your food as you cook is important if you want to lose weight and keep it off. Oh, but it’s so time consuming, right? You just want to throw it all in the pan and just be done with it! Well, now there’s a quicker way of weighing out your food and getting the portions write – creating a cheat sheet! I have a cheat sheet up in my cupboard and it’s based on an average potion. I also use items that you can find around the home to help me. Here’s a few that will help you… A Portion of Cheese = a Matchbox 40g of cheese is the equivalent to a normal sized matchbox. That’s not actually that small when you think about it either! Instead of getting the scales out for every time you cut a slice of cheese, pull out a matchbo...