Portion Control Tips & Tricks for Healthy Living {Challenge}

When losing weight and striving to feel good, portion control is one of the biggest keys to success. Here are tips and tricks I’ve learn along the way. Thank you to QSquared NYC for helping me to share this recipe with you.

I’m excited to kick off the third week of the Healthy New Year 6-Week Challenge that I’m hosting with my friend Liz of The Lemon Bowl. We’ve been so excited to see all of you sharing ideas in our Facebook group and posting pictures on Instagram for our #HealthyNewYear challenge.

So far, we’ve tackled hydration and exercise. And this week…

…the challenge is portion control!

When it comes to healthy living, I’m not one to slack on exercising or to cook unhealthy meals. So, when I start to feel my energy dropping or I put on a few pounds, I have to look elsewhere. And ever since losing 30 pounds, I know just what the culprit is. Portion sizes.

But eating healthy foods and exercising regularly means that I can eat as much as I want, right? How I wish that was the case…because hummus is so darn good and I just want to eat the whole container. I feel the same way about crackers and cheese, pasta and popcorn. Some days it requires a personal intervention to pull myself away.
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