Portion Control on Shine

6 Ways to Make Your Thanksgiving Healthy

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1. Skip or Skim the Gravy: The easiest way to make the holiday healthier is to bypass gravy. But that's a tough option for many of the holiday's fans. So try a gravy strainer to separate fat from pan juices. We like the

Eat to Live: Getting It "Right"!

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Even the most disciplined person can fall off the fitness wagon. One of the simplest things that you can do to get back on track is to keep a food journal. Writing down EVERYTHING you eat, the size of each portion, and daily water intake for just one week will lead to the discovery of why your…

Mini Meatloaves & more yummy ways to use your muffin tin

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I have so many muffin tins at home that there’s an entire shelf in my kitchen devoted to them. I love muffin tins because they offer built-in portion control. Take mini meatloaf, for example: using a muffin tin instead of a loaf pan saves me from having to eyeball the appropriate size to cut (plus it reduces baking time and the little loaves make an easily packable lunch). Now that you know the method behind my madness, I bet you’ll break out your muffin tin more often too. Here are 5 sweet and savory recipes to inspire you to form a whole new relationship with your muffin tin.

Portion control tips from readers

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When I blogged earlier this week about Measure Up Bowl (what I'm now using to keep my breakfast cereal serving size in check!) Yahoo Shine's Healthy Living page picked up the post on their site and commenters immediately started weighing in with their own tips for keeping their servings the right size. Read on for my three favorite creative and cost-free tricks after the jump!

A "handy" guide to portion sizes

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With out of control portion sizes these days, it may be hard to keep track of how much of which foods you should have each day, let alone have to measure it all. Now, you can easily visualize…

A portion control product I actually use.

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Fact: size matters. Especially when it comes to eating right, when a proper portion is the only thing that stands between a "treat" and a "binge." But portion control products usually feel like (tiny) prisons for my favorite foods... Who wants to eat ice cream out of a thimble?…

The Perfect Eating Plan for Losing Weight

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Dianne Orwig for SuccessTelevision.com When it comes to shedding body fat, when you eat is just as important as what you eat. This is true for two reasons.…

Burn fat faster in one workout

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Intervals are a cardio workout’s best friend. If you want a technical definition, they’re periodic bursts of intensity followed by a recovery period. Here’s my definition: they’re periodic bursts of intensity that make a boring workout go by so much faster—and get my heart rate up fast so I know I’m getting serious benefits.

The healthiest workout (anyone can do)

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I recently changed my cardio workout from running to walking and I’m a convert—you can do it anywhere, customize it to your fitness level and all it takes is a pair of sneaker (iPod optional). Plus it has some pretty impressive health, weight loss and mood benefits. Here’s are a few…

6 Seconds to sexy muscles

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One of the things that makes this plan work so well, so fast is weight training. It’s soooo essential to weight loss because it boosts your metabolism, builds lean muscle that not only looks great but helps you power through everything you do, so you burn more calories just living.…