Eating healthy means that we will lose weight. To lose weight it is essential that we do physical exercise and combine it with a healthy diet. It is a mistake to think that since some foods are more recommended than others, we have to abuse them without remorse. You must eat what is necessary so that you do not add extra calories and see your efforts frustrated.
We give you some tips so that you learn to control your portions or portions at each healthy meal.
Don't be obsessed with weighing everything
Personally, I hate diets that make you anchored to a food scale or a meter. What happens if you go away from home and you don't have a peso? Do you stop eating?
At first, to adapt to a new lifestyle, it is normal that you need to control how much each serving is, but over time you should put measurements aside. Use them in recipes because they will be necessary, but in your day to day play a little with what you have learned in this time and be more flexible (without going overboard).
Calculate the portions with your hand
Your hands can be a great meter to know how your portions should be.
When you eat out, it is normal to find plates overflowing with food that make you think that they contain more than one serving. By putting your hand on the plate you can identify how much food you should eat, and what you can take with you.
In case of cooking at home, you will have the perfect measurements using the following image as a reference:
Learn to read the label
It is always much more advisable to opt for natural and fresh foods, but it is normal that we also buy some processed food. In this case, any packaged food we buy must be turned around to find out about its nutritional content.
No matter how “healthy” it may seem, the ingredients reveal whether or not it is suitable for our diet. Likewise, the nutritional table details the exact information for each serving. While rye bread is healthy, you'll be foolishly increasing calories if you eat half a package at once. Try to handle yourself with the rations that they advise you.
Keep track of your meals
Many people, to know and control their meals, use phone applications. Just by recording them you can know the calories and nutrients you have ingested. Don't get obsessed either, just use them as a guide until you can control the portions yourself.