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Controlling you portions is one of the hardest things to do when you are on a weight loss plan, for me it's the fear of being hungry afterwards that makes me believe that I can add just a litte 'extra' to my plate, which is a no-no. Since finding this free portion watch tool, I have been better at controlling how much I eat at each meal.

This excerpt is from the Calorie King website:

"Portion size is critically important for weight control. It is easy to lose sight of portion size and unwittingly consume excessive food and calories - even if the fat content is low or even zero! This guide contains a growing series of popular foods showing portion sizes with their calorie, fat and carbohydrate content. The database gives you pictures and details on portion sizes for each food group!"

CalorieKing is a fee-based diet program but some of their features such as the Portion Watch Database are free.

Here is the link:
Calorie King Portion Watch Tool

I cannot tell you how many diet books and exercise tapes I have gone through. Some of my personal favorites are Winsor Pilates, Taebo with Billy Blanks, and The F2 Diet Book

Winsor Pilates
While I have not used this program myself, people that I have spoken to, rave about it. At the moment in NZ they are promoting this product with the free circle and some time this month, I'm purchasing it and giving it a go. My mom got the previous system and said that it is fabulous, hard, but you feel exhilarated and relaxed at the same time afterwards.

The F2 Diet

This book looks pretty good, I'm thinking of getting it because it has some good tips. It's written by Audrey Eyton who created the F-Plan diet which is a diet high in fiber. She believes in taking in a lot of fiber in order to clean your colon regularly and therefore improving digestion and releasing nasty toxins in your body. There are diagrams featuring what your stools should look like and much more! The recipes in the book look great and she even has a cookbook as too.

Billy Blanks' Tae-Bo

A butt kicking, stomach crunching, leg lunging, power punching workout! This workout killed me, I sweat it out like a pig but felt great after having a shower and drinking a smoothie!