Portion Control Means Weight Control

Let’s consider a snack first. A mere half ounce of, my favorite, potato chips is 80 calories. That’s about what you get in one of those little bags. But if you’re getting all the calories you need each day. (We did the calculator yesterday.) 80 calories a day adds up to eight extra pounds in a year.

French fries are another vice. If you regularly eat a large order of McDonald’s fries you consume 500 calories. If you reduce 250 calories, you cut 25 pounds in a year.

Do you like pasta? Many portions of spaghetti are about two cups. That’s 420 calories. You save 210 calories by having only one cup. Saving 210 calories a day would be 21 pounds in a year! I think you’re getting it now.

TODAY: CALCULATE HOW MUCH WEIGHT YOU CAN KEEP OFF IN A YEAR BY CONSUMING HALF PORTIONS OF YOUR FAVORITE FOODS.

Fast Food Without Frying

On day 2 of NO FRY WEEK you may be tempted by a quick meal at your local fast food franchise. After all the phrase “Do you want fries with that?” was imprinted on our minds with the order of our first burger. That led to the infamous “Do you want to supersize that?” The problem is that are loaded with partially hydrogenated fats, starch that turns to sugar, and calories without protein.

So in addition to no fried food skip the fries. Save them for a treat in a few days.

TODAY: NO FRIED FOOD.

No Fry Week Starts Today

This week there will be no FRYday. Skip all fried food this week. I know it’s the most tempting and often the easiest thing to find on a menu but it really is not a good diet choice. It’s not just the calories it’s the high heat that maked deep fried foods bad. The coatings are mostly starch; so are potatoes (French fries). When the starches and sugars are browned in oil, they form Advanced Glycation End Products (AGE’s), that are carcinogens. So by skipping fried food this week you will do yourself good in more ways than one.

TODAY: EAT NO FRIED FOOD.