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I Can’t Lose Weight – Stumbling Blocks On The Road To Weight Loss – Stumbling Block #20 – Bad Portion Control
Very often when someone is saying “I can’t lose weight” it is because they are stumbling over one or more of the stumbling blocks on the road to weight loss. You may have all the knowledge, but these stumbling blocks still make you stumble and prevent proper weight loss.
Today’s stumbling block is bad portion control. This is stumbling block #20 of the stumbling blocks on the road to weight loss. It is a vital part if you are thinking about How To Lose Weight Calories.
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Stumbling Blocks On The Road To Weight Loss – Stumbling Block #20 – Bad Portion Control:
I know bad portion control may not seem such an issue, but you will be surprised how it can hamper your weight loss efforts. Without proper portion control it is easy to eat way too much without even knowing it!
In today’s society where all portions are “UP-SIZED” we can lose track of what a proper portion looks like. We simply do not know what a portion of potatoes or a portion of meat is supposed to be.
Now, if you eat a little too much of every food you eat during the day you can end up going way over your calorie allocation for the day. It can happen very easily. Very often we are not even aware of how our portion sizes increase our calorie consumption.
For many years you would have heard people say that a proper “portion” is the size you would normally serve a certain kind of food. Now that is not valid anymore as “normal” portions have become too big. I mean, how many people know that a slice of bread should only weigh about one ounce?
A portion of apple is about 31/2 ounces and a portion of banana should not be bigger than 21/2 ounces! So you can see how we are eating too much without even knowing it. I find, for instance, that with most of the sliced bread we get in South Africa one slice is actually two portions. Now imagine that! You think you are eating one slice of bread and actually you are eating two!
So, if you do not want to stumble over this stumbling block on the road to weight loss you must take the time to learn what a proper portion of all your favorite foods are. If you do not you will forever be saying “I can’t lose weight!”
