eat less

Yummy!

A delicious fresh glass of decaf iced tea topped off with a slice of lemon.  2009 is THE year for many of us and I wanted to remind us of a very simple thing that we can do to help me achieve an optimum level of health.

Eat Less!

When you pay a little attention to calories and fat, you realize quickly that most of us simply eat too much in a day.  Calories add up quick!  To help curb constant snacking, fix a glass of decaf iced tea.  No calories!  I also very frequently make spritzers!  Seltzer water with a splash of fruit juice is only 20 calories.

Pat attention to serving size.

Last night I had my serving of penne pasta with 1/2 chicken breast and garden vegetable sauce.  I used a small ceramic bowl to hold my food, it filled it up and I savored every last morsel!  It felt as though it should have been an appetizer it was so small, but it had approximately 350 calories in that wee bit.   Last week I would have eaten almost 3 times that much and filled up my saucer plate, thinking of the calories, it would have been about 1000 calories!

I held strong, remembering to eat less.  I had my dinner at 5 pm.  It was good.  No need to be greedy.  I can eat again in the morning.  Spritzer time at 7pm.  Hot sleepy time tea at 9pm.  I wanted popcorn, but I had a spritzer instead…..   it worked out just fine!

If you want to lose some weight, pay some attention to the amount calories in a serving.  Drink more water, decaf fresh tea, herbal hot tea and spritzers!

So far I am 2 pounds into my my 20 pound weight loss goal.  Drinking fancy teas and spritzers help curb my snacking.  What works for you?  What are you doing to help you achieve your optimum level of health?