Portion Control when eating out....

Sitting down at Applebees the other night, I look around at all the happy families, couples, and friends, enjoying their meals and / or drinks together and I notice one thing... HUGE portion sizing. I know, I know you heard this all before, but lets take a refresher course on "Portion Control" and reset your minds to think smaller and more often is better. 

But its a cheat meal? I don't care. Do you really want to have your kid, friend or even a stranger see you finish off a 2,000 calorie meal? Read below at how to show you have portion control powers when eating out. 

Open your Eyes America... With out portion control, a night out at Applebees looks something like this:

Spinach and Artichoke Dip- MMMMM so tasty and so good but here are you facts Ladies and Gentlemen...1565 Calories, 104 grams of fat, 127 grams of carbs. Now of course you wont eat the WHOLE thing by yourself. Lets say you share it with one other friend. Cut those calories in 1/2. Errrr still no bueno. 

House Salad with Ranch Dressing...Yes, it can be healthy but with that favorite dressing if you finish this salad it can cost you 310 calories, 22 grams of fat, 13 grams of carbs.

Steak and Grilled Shrimp with Loaded Bake Potato..Sounds do delish...and it can't be that bad right? I mean its grilled shrimp y'all. Well sorry to break the bad news but with the loaded potato this meal is a heaping 940 Calories, 59 grams of fat, 43 grams of carbs.  Yikes. 

TOTAL: (half of spinach dip) - 2,020 calories, 133 grams of fat, 119 grams of carbs. 

Now this doesn't include any drinks you might of ordered....Do you think that cheat meal is worth it???? Hmmmmm not to me!! I am not going to let my hard work for the week get ruined with ONE meal. 

PORTION CONTROL...How to use it:

Okay first off grab a few of those chips place it on that tiny little appetizer plate you got, and take a couple spoonfuls of that awesome dip. No more then one plate. There you go! You probably saved 300-500 calories right there.

When your salad arrives don't put the dressing on use it sparingly to dip you salad in. Try every other bite. And knock off some of those croutons and cheese. Save your calories so you can enjoy your steak and shrimp. You could save 100-200 calories there.

When your meal arrives ask for a "to go" box immediately. Put half of your food inside this box and put it aside. You just saved yourself around 400-500 calories.  

So instead of consuming 2,020 calories your consumed anywhere from 800-900 calories. WOW!!! What a difference eh?   Doing this will show your date, your kids, your husband, wife, or friends that you have portion control powers even out of the house. 

Remember eating more often(6x a day) and in smaller portions can keep you satisfied, and keep your metabolism going, and going! Also remember that your body can usually only metabolize 500-600 calories per meal at once. So try and keep your meals around 400-500 calories! 

Drink your h20!

HUGZ!!!!

AnG