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Smaller Plates Allow More Control

One of the things that always sticks with me is my Mother saying, “People in Africa would kill for your left overs so clean your plate”, or something along those lines. I now have a sense of guilt when I leave uneaten food on my plate, which means in turn I sometimes over eat for no valid reason other than this childhood memory. Its kind of stupid when you think about it, because as a kid you had smaller plates, and ate less, this brings me to todays top tip.

So todays Top Tip is, use a smaller plate to eat your meals on just like when you was a kid.

This way you don’t have to feel guilty about licking your plate clean, because your portions are smaller. I am not talking about reducing your plate from a standard 10 inch (27cm) dinner plate to a 5 inch (14cm) side plate here or anything that drastic, what I am talking is a smaller dinner plate a few inches smaller than your current plate, like this lovely 8inch (20cm) Dinner Plate.

I would bet that if you replaced all the plates in your house with new smaller plates, you wouldn’t even notice the difference after a few weeks. You would however be eating less and on your way to a leaner meaner body.

Don’t worry about your new smaller plate not filling you up at first its a psychological thing, just have a glass a water wait 10 minutes and if your still hungry its ok to have a piece of fruit.

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