25 Easy Changes to a New You - Tip 7

Posted on August 14, 2008 in General, Family, Mom, Nutrition by Emilie

I’ve been trying to refocus on how I eat lately.  One thing I noticed?  I try a little bit of almost everything I feed my 15 month old.  Hmmm.  That starts to add up!

  Change #7: Don’t nibble on what you are preparing for yourself or someone else.

Benefit: You will be able to control your portions better, if you can see all of what you are eating at once.  If you have 5 bites of dinner before you even sit down, you can’t visualize that when you fill up your plate.  We tend to take a lot from our visual cues as to how full we think we are.   So skip all the extras that you don’t really need and just eat your portion.

As with my past tips, this is good for both pregnant and non-pregnant women (and men!).

Drink up! Do some squats! Grab an apple! Chew some gum! Grab a protein bar!  Don’t worry about the past!  Eat YOUR portion!

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