How To Measure Your Food Without Scales

Uh . . . What? Measuring food without scales? How will I know how much I am supposed to eat?

What if I told you that you have your own personalized 'calorie counter' on you at all times! I know that sounds ridiculous, but it's true. Read on to see how you can take the guess-work out of meal times and throw those scales out the window!

Whatever your healthy living goal is, weight-loss, muscle building, toning or just trying to make those meals a bit better, this little trick will help change the way you eat forever!

Calorie counting is honestly just going to drive you crazy and because our bodies all digest food differently, there is no one size fits all option and if you are looking for an (almost) foolproof way of making sure you are getting the right amount of food for your goal all you really need is a helping hand!

That's right - or left 😜 - just you and your hand! No more scales, measuring cups or trying to figure out if your eating too many calories! Just follow the simple guidelines in this image:

This is one of the things I encourage my clients to learn when we start to look at portion size and how we can adjust it to suit them and their individual goals. If your anything like me you will want real food, not some powder mixed with water claiming to be super-food with magical super-powers. I have to admit I've been there and fallen into the trap of trying them out and some people may find replacing most of their meals with liquids helpful, but for me, I would rather chew my food thanks!

Just remember when using the hand-guide method that we aren't talking a palm of protein that is sky-high. Your portions should be as close to the size of your guide as possible, so for example your protein should be as round as your palm and also the same height as your palm.

Another thing to remember that this is just a guide and a starting point.

For women it is recommended they have per meal:

1 Palm of protein

1 Fist of vegetables

1 Cupped hand of carbs and

1 Thumb size of fats

(FYI - for men, this would be double)

Just like all good things at the beginning it is all a bit of trial and error working out what is right for you and your body. Start with the guide above and adjust as needed. Trying to lose weight and hit a plateau? Try having half a serving of carbs and/or fats with each meal and see how that works, and if you are trying to gain weight add on an extra half or full portion.

Want a bit more help really knuckling down those portion sizes? Join me on Facebook in my private group Fired Up Healthy Living

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