All About That Portion Control, Baby!

One of things I have struggled with when it comes to healthy eating is portion control. You know that ad for those chips that come in the tube-shaped can... "Once you pop, you can't stop!" Well, that's me... With all kinds of food that I probably shouldn't even put in my mouth to begin with. One Oreo? Yeah, right! One Dorito? I'm not sure that is even physically possible. Okay, okay I'm just joking around, but I think you get my point. There are lots of pitfalls out there, but how you deal with them can make all the difference in the world! 

Take for example, my lunch today... Not some of the lowest fat food choices I could make (Rotisserie Chicken Salad on Mediterranean Flat Bread & Deviled Egg Potato Salad), but by making good use my handy-dandy digital food scale, I was able to control my portion sizes and know just how many calories I was eating. 

This meal equals 530 calories, which is a little higher than what I normally eat in one meal, but sometimes you just want to have some potato salad. I went with 1 serving of potato salad (to satisfy my craving) and compensated by only having only 1/2 a serving of the chicken salad on my pita bread. It was so worth it! I've gone over my daily goal for fat grams by 2g, but since I plan to have a vegetarian stir-fry for dinner tonight, it should all balance out.

The trick to eating healthier doesn't have to mean depriving yourself of the foods you love, it just means being willing to measure and weigh and make compensations in other areas to allow for that little indulgence. Oh, and of course MOVE a little more to help burn off some of those extra fat calories. Today, I'll be doing my 18 minute/1mile routine on one of my Leslie Sansone DVDs to help me out. Do you measure your portions? Do you count calories? Thanks to the super easy to use MyFitnessPal app for my phone, I can keep track of my food, my exercise, and my water intake. Very nifty!