Tips on Controlling Portions

Eating smaller portions of food is one of the easiest ways to cut back on calories – but it can also be one of the most challenging, especially with the current trend of super-sizing.

Here are some tips I found on controlling portions.

At Home:
- Use smaller dishes at meals
- Serve food in correct portions and don't go back for seconds
- Don't keep platters of food on the table; you are more likely to "pick" at it or have a second servings without even realizing it
- Like butter or sour cream on your baked potato? Mayonnaise or cheese on your sandwich? Cream cheese on your bagel? Use half the amount you usually do-and save even more calories by using lower-fat varieties
- When snacking, place a few chips, crackers or cookies in a bowl to help prevent overeating

At Restaurants:
- Ask for half or smaller portions
- Eyeball your appropriate portion, set the rest aside, and ask for a dogie bag right away.
- Substitute fries for a salad or fruit
- If you have dessert, share.

WEEK ELEVEN

With only 1 week left to go, Drew leads the points total by 4 points over Tom.

Great job everyone! Keep exercising and watching what you eat even after this contest is over - we will be starting another round in a couple of months.

For those of you in Minnesota - take it easy on the fair food.

Week 11 Results:
Drew Boxrud - 11
John Ellis - 8
Tom Stodola - 7
Laura Kriscunas - 7
Rolf Bergerson - 7
Melissa Ellis - 6
Jon Stodola - 6
Joe Kriscunas - 6
Nancy Boxrud - 6
Heidi Stodola - 6
Nick Holper - 6
Alicia Burt - 6
Nancy Freitag - 4
Karen Kriscunas - 4
Jen Holper - 4
Dan Boxrud - 4
Gretchen Harrington - 3 (owes $.50)
Jan Bergerson - 3 (owes $.50)
Sue Boxrud - 2 (owes $2.50)
Mary Gruber - 2 (owes $2.50)

Don't forget, next week is the last week so please report your % weight loss with your final points.

Thx!