Serving Size Diet PitfallWant to lose weight? Watch your serving size. A healthy snack or meal can add more calories than you'd expect if you take more than the recommended serving size.
In
one of the diets I tried, I could have 1 serving of baked Lays
potato crisps as my afternoon snack. I joined this program. Lose 10 lbs. in 5 weeks with eDiets and followed the plan that was drawn up for me based on my weight, lifestyle and taste in food.
I
could not find baked Lays potato crisps, so I settled for the
regular Lays, rather the sour cream and onions. 1 serving of that
is 131 calories. Still quite ok.
I
happily munched through that bag of Lays potato crisps. Pleased
with my find, I checked the packaging so I could tell you about
this great find. Uh oh. It said that 1 serving was 131 calories.
This bag contains about 3 servings. I had eaten almost 400
calories in a snack. Bang went my calorie count for that day. Ate
as little as I could for dinner to make up for it.
Lesson
learnt: To stick to your diet plan, check the calories per serving
AND the number of servings in a package BEFORE eating it.
I
could not lose much weight on that diet though as I relied solely
on calorie count to shed the pounds. To actually lose weight, you
need to exercise as well as watch what you eat.
When you combine a great workout
on alternate days with a sensible diet, you can see results.
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