Success Series #4 – Dining Out Your Downfall?

I know when I dine out and go to my favorite eateries – my favorite selections are HARD to deny!

Zero In On Portion Control

Sure..easier said than done… but possible!

If your parents always praised you for being a member of the ‘clean-plate club’, you still might be havving issues leaving food behind, especially when you’ve paid out hard earned money at a restaurant. Today, the portions on restaurants are HUGE – each site competing with the next on price and portion. Dining out is a major challenge for me.

Don’t let the size of the serving placed in front of you determine how much you eat. Keep in mind portion size – - like a baseball, or a deck of cards, for example – to remind yourself what reasonable servings of food should look like.

Ask the waiter to take away what you don’t want and pack it for later. Pay attention to hunger and fullness cues, and eat s-l-o-w-l-y.

Surf n’ Turf, anyone?