Weight loss tip: slash your spoon size to drop a dress size

Weight loss tip...
Slash your spoon size.

Although precise portion sizes may prevent us from piling on the pounds, slashing our spoon size can be equally as effective in our fight against the flab.

In fact, something as simple as using a smaller spoon to demolish delicious desserts can not only reduce our risk of over consuming the culprits that we need to cut from our daily diet (excess energy, salt, sugar and saturated fat) by satisfying our sweet tooth sooner - we'll sense satiety shortly after tucking into a tasty treat as our brain believes that we're consuming double the dessert - but make us more mindful of our food, and the feeling of fullness - munching on miniature pieces slows our shoveling and leaves us less likely to over satisfy an already satisfied stomach.

Top tip: before you convince yourself that you 'can't' sustain the self control not to succumb to a bothersome binge, try tricking your brain by using a clever combination of a smaller spoon, plate and portion size to create the illusion of over indulgence. Your conscious mind may be aware of your actions, but you will subconsciously continue to see this simple swap as a feast of your favourite food despite the reality resembling a snippet of a standard sized dessert.