When I was struggling with weight issues and trying to drop the excess pounds, portion control was one of the strongest weapons in the arsenal of healthy habits that I unleashed against my obesity. With a goal of dropping below 200 pounds and needing to strike out the equivalent of four, full-weight bowling balls to get there, I decided that one area of my life in which I could make drastic improvements was not just in what I ate, but also in how much I consumed.
So, I started to take stock of what and how much I ate, and soon decided that my success would come with portion control. Of course, cutting back on how much I ate would only help me wage half the battle; the rest of that fight would mean my having to find a way to stave off hunger without piling on the carbs, fats, and sodium that I so desperately was trying to cut back on.
Here’s what I did to cut back on the portions without feeling constantly hungry:
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