Supersize meals… one of your weight gain perks!
Supersize meals… one of your weight gain perks!
One meal number three please make fries and soft drink supersized please… This statement would really hurt your diet and make you bigger in time if you continue to practice it!
How to avoid weight gain on supersized meals…
With this tough time of economy more and more companies are seeking out marketing strategies to boost their net incomes. One of their strategies is to super size your meals. Wherever you go, you can see many fast food chains offering supersize meals on every item they offer. Large burger, large fries, large soft drinks, large pie, and large pretzel everything is large. Not only fast food chains offer this kind of marketing venture but also certain restaurants and food stores offer the same service for a fraction of the cost.
Thinking that for just couple of cents you can fully upgrade your normal meal to a large one. Most of us would catch into this prey thinking we have save a lot by purchasing supersize meals. We have saved couple of cents but we added extra inches on our waist and couple of pounds on our weight. Eating more than the required size of meal can lead to obesity and weight problems if not addressed properly.
Overeating need not to be explained further on how it can contribute to weight gain considering this is the ultimate perk that we wanted to eliminate. Here are some tips on how you can surpass that supersize offer.
Don’t think about the savings you can make, think about the pounds you can gain.
Have a friend to order for you, this minimizes the supersize attempts you can made.
Purchase to go rather than dining in to prevent ordering again and again.
Take precaution on the food choices that you make.
Learn how to lose weight by portion control…
If you don’t know the appropriate serving of food that you should have eat within meals, here are some useful tips that comes on hand should you find it confusing how much to eat.
1.Protein serving should be about the size of the palm of your hand.
2.You can take vegetables or fruits either salad or green with a limit of about the size of your two fists.
3.Starchy items such as potatoes or pastas can be measured by considering your one fist tightly clenched.
Here are some additional tips about learning the art of food control.
1.Eating while watching your favorite show can be practiced as long as you eat smoked or blanched vegetables.
2.Crunchy vegetables can serve the same purpose as eating crunchy biscuits, but healthier.
3.Do not take the whole bag of chips if you wanted to eat them, take several pieces on a plate mixed with vegetables to control junk food intake.
4.You can start your meal by taking soups, it makes you feel fuller thus minimizing overeating issues.
Avoid supersizes and say yes to a healthy you!
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