Make Half your Plate Fruits and Veggies with Portion Plates
The eating plan, with the most research confirming its efficacy, is half your plate should come from fruits and veggies. Years of research confirm that eating this way will have the biggest positive impact on your health. Some benefits to making half your plate fruits and vegetables include: This meal above was dinner on our portion control plates last night! It was so…
Low Calorie Ice Cream Cone S’mores
Stick to your weight loss goals, even while camping! These low calorie s’mores in a cone are a new and delicious way to enjoy dessert in the outdoors.
5 Questions to Avoid Food FOMO
Here are 5 questions you can ask yourself before indulging in food that you are only eating because you fear missing out on food!
Dopamine Reset to Get your Motivation Back
Do you lose motivation to meet your goals before 10am each day? Your lack of dopamine could be to blame. Here’s how to do a dopamine reset.
Low Calorie Coconut Macaroons Recipe
For delicious low calorie coconut macaroons, that will support your weight loss goals, try this recipe! Just 62 calories each!
Portion Control Bundle Giveaway
*GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED – Winner @mom_of_boucher_brothers A few months ago, I put together the products I created and use to lose weight and to make portion control easier. This week, I want to do a giveaway for the Portion Control Bundle! You can enter here by leaving a comment, or on instagram here. This is the full bundle: It comes…
Control Your Diet to Control Your Life
When you are in control of your diet, the rest of your life feels more controllable. What comes first? Your life feeling out of control, so your eating becomes out of control? Or your eating gets out of control and then your life feels out of control? It may not matter. I have found when I can get my food…
My Weight Loss Success and Transformation
Thanks for reading my weight loss transformation story! I am grateful for the challenge it was and the things I learned along the way.
8 Desserts Under 100 Calories!
These low calorie desserts are for those people like me who want to eat ALL of it for 100 calories, and still reach your weight loss goals.
Consistency over Intensity for Weight Loss
Prioritize consistency over intensity with your diet plan and exercise. Get into a flow that you can stay in. This is the key to success!
Low Calorie Mug Cake Recipe
This low calorie mug cake has 100 calories and 4 weight watchers points, for the best low calorie mug cake recipe out there!
Weight Watchers Frozen Yogurt Pie
This weight watchers frozen yogurt pie recipe is just 100 calories and 3 weight watchers points. It’s perfect for dessert anytime!
100 Calorie Dessert: Chocolate Cream Berry Cups
These chocolate cups with cream and berries on top are a low calorie dessert with only 100 calories per cup!
Staying Full with Smaller Portions
Can you eat less and still feel full? A study from 2004 says yes! Read to learn about the study & how you can satisfy with smaller portions.
Heidi Powell Interview at Fitcon Her {5 Tips for Breaking through a Plateau}
I was thrilled to be able to sit down with fitness icon Heidi Powell at Fitcon Her this past weekend. Heidi was 100% as genuine, kind, and inspiring as I imagined she would be. About Heidi Heidi Powell is a mom, a fitness expert, TV trainer from the ABC show Extreme Weight Loss and creator of the Transform App, a…
Comparing Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Nutrition
Stick with your goals, and still enjoy a treat! When you know the calories and nutrition info for Reese’s Cups you can practice portion control by eating what will fit with your plan. If you are counting macros, weight watchers points or calories, nutrition information is essential. Easter is close, and I love Reese’s Peanut Butter cups, I wanted to…
Go, Slow, Woah (Nutrition Activity for Kids)
I love this nutrition activity, Go, Slow, and Woah. Teaching kids lessons about portion control, and most importantly, healthy food.
DIY Portion Control Plate
Portion control plates are quite affordable, but I also recommend having kids make their own DIY portion control plate. Here’s how!
8 Affordable Portion Control Lunch Boxes
If you are looking for lunch boxes that help you keep your portions under control, or eat a balanced lunch, these lunch boxes are affordable!
Portion Control Interventions that work
9 Reasons obesity is rising, and the portion control interventions that led to weight loss success! With obesity at an all time high and continuing to rise, many people are trying to find answers and solutions. Clearly, there isn’t just one cause or one solution. So, it’s critical we look at both individual responsibility in weight loss as well as…
7 Reasons portion control is harder than ever!
Our food portions are getting out of control slowly. Here are 7 reasons why! To “creep” means to move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed. And creeping is exactly what is happening to our portion sizes. The slow move is going unnoticed by most of us. Over the last two decades portion sizes have increased…
Portion Control Plate vs. Dinner Plate {Research results!}
A recent study (2017) revealed, when people were allowed to serve their own dinner on a portion control plate vs. a regular dinner plate, they ate less food. Consuming smaller portions during a meal should result in weight loss. The question is presented, what are some effective ways to reduce portions? Portion sizes are too big This study opened with…
Mindless Eating vs. Portion Control {The Popcorn Experiement}
Eating from a bag vs. a pre-portioned serving yielded 100% + more food eaten. Mindful eating can help you practice portion control. We all know how easy it is to overeat when you eat out of a bag, vs. when you pre-portion out your food. But, I was interested to see how much more my own family eats when they…
Stop Snacking to Lose Weight
Stop snacking, you will lose weight. Your metabolism won’t suffer, you’ll be more satisfied after meal times, and you’ll eat fewer calories!
Nutrition Lesson Plan for Elementary School Kids
Outline and fun ideas for teaching a nutrition lesson at school, for kindergarten through 6th grade elementary kids.