You Don’t Need to Make Your Portions Smaller to Lose Weight — Just Rearrange Them, Expert Says
There’s almost nothing more frustrating than vigilantly sticking to a diet and have it fail to show any real results. What was the use of all that hard work if it’s not even going to do what it’s supposed to? Before you decide to just give up and dig into your favorite comfort food, take a look at the food comparisons dietitian Paula Norris shares on her Instagram page.
Both plates of dishes are made of similar healthy ingredients, but the difference in how much of each item you pile on can clearly add up when it comes to the calories you’re consuming. For example, both of the pizzas shown below look delicious — but the one on the right contains about 300 fewer calories.
Each example Norris posts just goes to show how important it is to consider every ingredient and how you should be using them. Just because certain items of food are considered “healthy” doesn’t mean you can just toss them in together without taking their individual nutrition into account. Norris lays out the ingredient swaps of each dish she posts so you can pick up better habits for all of your daily meals.
If you’re afraid that this will mean you’re simply giving yourself smaller portions to eat at mealtime, don’t worry — most of the comparisons Norris displays actually seem to create an equal (if not larger) amount of food to fill up your belly. The burrito bowls shown below definitely look just as filling with a few minor rearrangements, like cutting back a bit on the rice and guacamole.
Plus, you can adjust this idea to any diet you might be attempting, including forms of keto and intermittent fasting. It’s all about being more mindful about what you put in your body, which is definitely something we should all be doing more of even if we’re not on any diet at all. You might be surprised by how such a simple twist of your perspective can make a difference the next time you step onto the scale.
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