it has been more than a year since I logged on to my blog. This just goes to show how busy we have been here at Perfect Portion Control Ltd. Selling the Diet Plate is all consuming and the economic climate has been as challenging for us as it has been for everybody else. The market share though has increased despite the doom and gloom, people know that the Diet Plate works and that it is a cost effective method of losing weight.
This year we have teamed up with renowned hypnotherapist Mr Michael Skirving and together we have produced a hypnosis programme to work with the Diet Plate range of products. Now, this is not an effort to hypnotise you all into buying the Diet Plate, it is a little "non-invasive" extra help, to get you in the right frame of mind to lose weight using it. And, it saves a fortune on visiting an actual hypnotist for a 4 week course!
Anyway, I will try not to leave it another year as i want to post something next week about bananas - :)
Thursday, February 09, 2012
Friday, October 15, 2010
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010
Top 10 tips on portion control
A portion control weight management plan is all about eating the foods you enjoy, cooked the way you prefer. Losing weight this way minimizes any deprivation you would feel on a traditional diet because no food is denied whilst still managing to eat fewer calories. It is not as difficult as people make out, and of course if you make a healthier choice, you will lose weight more quickly. It’s all about getting into the habit of eating the right balance of foods and eating the right amount of food to be just inside your weight loss zone. Here are 10 hints that I have used and found helpful, you should know I shed 17 stone (or 105kg if you work in metric), doing just this with The Diet Plate® portion control plate and bowl .
1. Size up servings.
Just how many of those chips are in a serving? Check the nutrition label to find out! You may be surprised at how small an actual serving looks compared to what you would normally eat. Learn what a serving is of your favorite foods; you can start by weighing and measuring out the foods you eat, or by buying a system that does it for you. I personally recommend The Diet Plate®, which is the system I used.
2. Breakdown Snack foods
I find if I have it in my cupboard and I open it, then I eat it. It’s sad but true. One of the things I found was that if I bought single sized servings (e.g. a 20g bag of crisps) then I would only eat them. If I had to buy “grab bags” (love the term, but they should be called fat bags) or bigger then I would have to break them down into smaller bags (I found freezer bags were handy for this and not overly expensive). This way I would only eat the one bag at a time, if I didn’t then I would eat the whole huge bag in one sitting without thinking about it.
3. Salad is good
One of the things I found that helped was to eat a salad before dinner. Ok I know this sounds a little bit weird, but bear with me. Think of it like a starter to your meal. I am talking about a fair amount of salad here as well, not just some limp lettuce. Fill the salad out with free vegetables and enjoy it.
This will help reduce your appetite and make you feel full for longer, let alone give you some much needed vitamins, a winner on both accounts! In winter you can substitute the salad for a free vegetable soup starter.
4. ‘Seconds’
If you are anything like my family, you serve your food up at the table (not true of everyone I know) but if you do, then stop. Serve the food up onto the plates in the kitchen (better still use a portion controlled plate) and then leave the rest of the food out there. I find it much easier to ‘help’ myself to seconds if they are sat in a pot in front of me than if I have to walk to the kitchen and serve myself up more.
5. Leftovers
One thing I did get into the habit of and it made my hectic life and schedule so much easier to manage, was when I cooked a meal (and cooked too much, especially to start with!) I would break the leftovers down into individual serving sizes and freeze them (the plastic Chinese takeaway containers are ideal for this). This made life easier as I would only have to reach in and reheat one of the dishes for a perfectly portion sized meal, instead of having to reheat a huge pot and then throw the rest away. This saved me both money, time and educated me about portion sizes.
6. Eat Slowly
Ok this may sound a bit quirky, but it’s true. In today’s society with time being ever precious we tend to eat a lot faster. It takes our bodies around 15-20 minutes to begin to feel full and register we have eaten enough. If you bolt a meal down in 5 minutes you will be hungry for a while and tend to a) eat more or b) snack straight away. So take your time, enjoy some conversation whilst eating and relax for a bit, drink some water with your meal too.
7. Be Childish
This tip is mainly for eating out, but as I eat out quite regularly with clients it was invaluable (and saved me some money as well, not to mention inches on my waist line). A lot of restaurants have two different size menus, one for lunch and one for dinner. When eating out ask the waiter if you can have the meal as a lunch time portion, failing that, ask for it as a starter size or the best yet a children’s sized portion. Being a child at heart I had no issue with this, and it sparked for some interesting chatting about portion sizes.
8. Drink Water
Ok, again seems simple, a little too simple? This is one of the biggest tips I can give anyone, if you’re hungry, drink a pint (500ml) of water. If you are sitting down for a meal drink a glass of water about 10 minutes before hand, failing that, drink water with your meal. Restaurants are great for this, if I am going out for a meal the first thing I ever ask my waiter for is a bottle of water for the table. Societies as a whole does not drink enough water, it helps you eat slower and helps you fill fuller, and if it is tap or mineral water, it is pretty much calorie free. Combine this with the benefits of upping your water intake (better skin, hair, nails feeling better etc) and it’s a no brainer.
9. “All you can eat”
One word, DON’T! Even the most disciplined and careful of us will slip at this point. Well, I know I did and badly. Then we get into the whole excuse of, it’s ok it’s only once a month, fortnight, week or however often it is. Before you know it, your perception of portion size is warped and you are eating more and more again. So again to reiterate my point…
DON’T!
(This goes for “upsize” or “supersize” as well, which restaurants (especially fast food) love to sell)
10. Treat Yourself
Allow yourself a treat once in a while. Eating a ‘forbidden’ food once in a while is not a bad thing. Just keep it in check. This will stop you feeling like you are deprived and craving the food you know you can’t have. Once again everything is ok in moderation.
Portion control is not deprivation, cut something in half, you save 50% of the calories too. And, if you buy a bar of chocolate, get the kiddy sized one I will guarantee once you have satiated your taste buds with that initial couple of bites you will have had your fix and find you do not need the king sized bar of fat!
1. Size up servings.
Just how many of those chips are in a serving? Check the nutrition label to find out! You may be surprised at how small an actual serving looks compared to what you would normally eat. Learn what a serving is of your favorite foods; you can start by weighing and measuring out the foods you eat, or by buying a system that does it for you. I personally recommend The Diet Plate®, which is the system I used.
2. Breakdown Snack foods
I find if I have it in my cupboard and I open it, then I eat it. It’s sad but true. One of the things I found was that if I bought single sized servings (e.g. a 20g bag of crisps) then I would only eat them. If I had to buy “grab bags” (love the term, but they should be called fat bags) or bigger then I would have to break them down into smaller bags (I found freezer bags were handy for this and not overly expensive). This way I would only eat the one bag at a time, if I didn’t then I would eat the whole huge bag in one sitting without thinking about it.
3. Salad is good
One of the things I found that helped was to eat a salad before dinner. Ok I know this sounds a little bit weird, but bear with me. Think of it like a starter to your meal. I am talking about a fair amount of salad here as well, not just some limp lettuce. Fill the salad out with free vegetables and enjoy it.
This will help reduce your appetite and make you feel full for longer, let alone give you some much needed vitamins, a winner on both accounts! In winter you can substitute the salad for a free vegetable soup starter.
4. ‘Seconds’
If you are anything like my family, you serve your food up at the table (not true of everyone I know) but if you do, then stop. Serve the food up onto the plates in the kitchen (better still use a portion controlled plate) and then leave the rest of the food out there. I find it much easier to ‘help’ myself to seconds if they are sat in a pot in front of me than if I have to walk to the kitchen and serve myself up more.
5. Leftovers
One thing I did get into the habit of and it made my hectic life and schedule so much easier to manage, was when I cooked a meal (and cooked too much, especially to start with!) I would break the leftovers down into individual serving sizes and freeze them (the plastic Chinese takeaway containers are ideal for this). This made life easier as I would only have to reach in and reheat one of the dishes for a perfectly portion sized meal, instead of having to reheat a huge pot and then throw the rest away. This saved me both money, time and educated me about portion sizes.
6. Eat Slowly
Ok this may sound a bit quirky, but it’s true. In today’s society with time being ever precious we tend to eat a lot faster. It takes our bodies around 15-20 minutes to begin to feel full and register we have eaten enough. If you bolt a meal down in 5 minutes you will be hungry for a while and tend to a) eat more or b) snack straight away. So take your time, enjoy some conversation whilst eating and relax for a bit, drink some water with your meal too.
7. Be Childish
This tip is mainly for eating out, but as I eat out quite regularly with clients it was invaluable (and saved me some money as well, not to mention inches on my waist line). A lot of restaurants have two different size menus, one for lunch and one for dinner. When eating out ask the waiter if you can have the meal as a lunch time portion, failing that, ask for it as a starter size or the best yet a children’s sized portion. Being a child at heart I had no issue with this, and it sparked for some interesting chatting about portion sizes.
8. Drink Water
Ok, again seems simple, a little too simple? This is one of the biggest tips I can give anyone, if you’re hungry, drink a pint (500ml) of water. If you are sitting down for a meal drink a glass of water about 10 minutes before hand, failing that, drink water with your meal. Restaurants are great for this, if I am going out for a meal the first thing I ever ask my waiter for is a bottle of water for the table. Societies as a whole does not drink enough water, it helps you eat slower and helps you fill fuller, and if it is tap or mineral water, it is pretty much calorie free. Combine this with the benefits of upping your water intake (better skin, hair, nails feeling better etc) and it’s a no brainer.
9. “All you can eat”
One word, DON’T! Even the most disciplined and careful of us will slip at this point. Well, I know I did and badly. Then we get into the whole excuse of, it’s ok it’s only once a month, fortnight, week or however often it is. Before you know it, your perception of portion size is warped and you are eating more and more again. So again to reiterate my point…
DON’T!
(This goes for “upsize” or “supersize” as well, which restaurants (especially fast food) love to sell)
10. Treat Yourself
Allow yourself a treat once in a while. Eating a ‘forbidden’ food once in a while is not a bad thing. Just keep it in check. This will stop you feeling like you are deprived and craving the food you know you can’t have. Once again everything is ok in moderation.
Portion control is not deprivation, cut something in half, you save 50% of the calories too. And, if you buy a bar of chocolate, get the kiddy sized one I will guarantee once you have satiated your taste buds with that initial couple of bites you will have had your fix and find you do not need the king sized bar of fat!
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Dr Sue Pedersen talks about The Diet Plate and type II diabetes
Dr Sue Pedersen, a leading Canadian endocrinologist, best known for her work in obesity research. She published the first randomized controlled trial on a portion control for weight loss worldwide (Pedersen et al. 2007).
Pedersen SD, Kang J, Kline JA. 2007. Portion control plate for weight loss in obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a controlled clinical trial. PMID 17592101
Pedersen SD, Kang J, Kline JA. 2007. Portion control plate for weight loss in obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a controlled clinical trial. PMID 17592101
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Dr Ian Campbell on Channel 10
Dr Ian Campbell, M.B.E. international weight loss expert, talks on Channel 10 about the rising obesity epidemic and how simple ideas, like portion control, can help solve the problem before it is too late.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Dr Ian Campbell MBE in Australia with The Diet Plate!
This is a radio interview with Dr Ian Campbell MBE (founder of the National Obesity Forum and Dr on ITV's UK's Biggest Loser), in which he discusses The Diet Plate and the importance of controlling the obesity epidemic.
Tuesday, June 08, 2010
Diabetes Mellitus and The Diet Plate®
Doctors on both sides of the Atlantic and in other parts of the world are increasingly recognising the importance of portion control in the treatment of diabetes are recommending their patients use The Diet Plate®.
The Diet Plate® is not only proven to help users lose weight, it remains the only portion control plate clinically proven to help in the management of diabetics. This ground-breaking work was done by Dr Sue Pederson of the University of Calgary, Canada and published in the Annals of Internal Medicine in June 2007. Dr Sue showed that one third of people with diabetes who used The Diet Plate® over a period of six months decreased their reliance on diabetes medication, including insulin. They also showed documented weight loss 80% greater than her control subjects and they saw decreases in cholesterol level. Dr Pederson concluded that “portion control” was a vital tool for people with diabetes to control their condition and that The Diet Plate® was a safe, and highly effective way of achieving that.
Dr Sue reporting on her findings said:
“the weight loss results are all the more impressive considering that people with diabetes in general do not respond well in weight loss programmes. Our overall results are comparable to similar studies undertaken using expensive weight loss drugs, but with no need for close medical supervision or risk of unpleasant side effects.”
The creator of The Diet Plate® Mrs Kay Illingworth reacted positively to the study.
“For years we’ve been helping men and women lose weight and helping them live normal lives. Now we can prove what we’ve always known, that The Diet Plate® is extremely effective and can greatly help people with diabetes regain control. It’s very exciting and rewarding to have developed such a simple and effective way to help people control their weight”.
Dr Ian Campbell, a leading UK expert on obesity and weight management welcomed the findings.
“Losing weight is never easy, and even harder for diabetics. To achieve these results over a six month period is excellent, and with no more side effects than an occasional decrease in blood glucose, easily corrected by a reduction in medication, is very impressive indeed. The Diet Plate® puts control back in the hands of the individual and makes it much easier for everyone who wants to lose weight and reap the health benefits.
The Diet Plate® is not only proven to help users lose weight, it remains the only portion control plate clinically proven to help in the management of diabetics. This ground-breaking work was done by Dr Sue Pederson of the University of Calgary, Canada and published in the Annals of Internal Medicine in June 2007. Dr Sue showed that one third of people with diabetes who used The Diet Plate® over a period of six months decreased their reliance on diabetes medication, including insulin. They also showed documented weight loss 80% greater than her control subjects and they saw decreases in cholesterol level. Dr Pederson concluded that “portion control” was a vital tool for people with diabetes to control their condition and that The Diet Plate® was a safe, and highly effective way of achieving that.
Dr Sue reporting on her findings said:
“the weight loss results are all the more impressive considering that people with diabetes in general do not respond well in weight loss programmes. Our overall results are comparable to similar studies undertaken using expensive weight loss drugs, but with no need for close medical supervision or risk of unpleasant side effects.”
The creator of The Diet Plate® Mrs Kay Illingworth reacted positively to the study.
“For years we’ve been helping men and women lose weight and helping them live normal lives. Now we can prove what we’ve always known, that The Diet Plate® is extremely effective and can greatly help people with diabetes regain control. It’s very exciting and rewarding to have developed such a simple and effective way to help people control their weight”.
Dr Ian Campbell, a leading UK expert on obesity and weight management welcomed the findings.
“Losing weight is never easy, and even harder for diabetics. To achieve these results over a six month period is excellent, and with no more side effects than an occasional decrease in blood glucose, easily corrected by a reduction in medication, is very impressive indeed. The Diet Plate® puts control back in the hands of the individual and makes it much easier for everyone who wants to lose weight and reap the health benefits.
Monday, June 07, 2010
The Diet Plate and losing weight
Losing weight is never easy, it is wrapped up in emotional issues, a general love of food, sedentary lifestyles, age and with some people a couldn’t care less approach to life. The latter normally enjoying youth and tighter waistlines!
Good nutrition is the foundation of our well being, a healthy weight/height ratio is ideal for a prolonged and happy life. It gives us the mobility to be active and enjoy the day and it gives us that “feel good factor” like the sun on our faces after a long winter.
Paying attention now to what we eat and how much we eat will reap dividends as we grow older. Those who have not paid attention and have adopted a less healthy approach to diet and nutrition are most likely to reap the negative sides of health, as most co-morbidity's of obesity are; heart disease, cancer, joint pain, strokes, Type 2 diabetes and general demise of being.
With many governments putting the onus on the individual to prevent these illnesses, it is essential that you look to your own lifestyle and ask yourself if you exercise enough, if you eat right, if you are over weight or if you drink and smoke to much? And, while life is not all about being angelic and having no vices, maybe heeding a few health tips now will prevent the unthinkable from happening?
The Diet Plate, now clinically proven to help control Type 2 diabetes was created by Kay Illingworth, who over a number of years grew from a healthy 70kg to an unhealthy 125kg. Finding it difficult to continually monitor her calorific intake, Kay had a stroke of genius one evening and calibrated a dinner plate and bowl. The effect was staggering! Kay lost 42kg in six months continual use of the system, without changing her diet or her cooking methods.
Kay says, “I thought if I could just cook what I normally cook for the whole family and serve it directly onto my special plate, stick like glue to the measurements because I knew they represented a certain amount of calories - I would be losing weight literally at the glance of an eye! Using the plate astounded me how much I over ate, my brain told me I had a 7 ounce portion on the plate, the scales told me it weighed 16 ounces and my dietitian had told me I was allowed 4 ounces. I was trying to lose weight and eat healthily but was still eating 4 times the amount I was allowed!”
The plate and bowl are made from fine earthenware, they are microwave and dishwasher proof and a tangible, durable weight loss system. Each comes with a 40 page instruction booklets and extra help is offered on www.thedietplate.com for those who would like support
Good nutrition is the foundation of our well being, a healthy weight/height ratio is ideal for a prolonged and happy life. It gives us the mobility to be active and enjoy the day and it gives us that “feel good factor” like the sun on our faces after a long winter.
Paying attention now to what we eat and how much we eat will reap dividends as we grow older. Those who have not paid attention and have adopted a less healthy approach to diet and nutrition are most likely to reap the negative sides of health, as most co-morbidity's of obesity are; heart disease, cancer, joint pain, strokes, Type 2 diabetes and general demise of being.
With many governments putting the onus on the individual to prevent these illnesses, it is essential that you look to your own lifestyle and ask yourself if you exercise enough, if you eat right, if you are over weight or if you drink and smoke to much? And, while life is not all about being angelic and having no vices, maybe heeding a few health tips now will prevent the unthinkable from happening?
The Diet Plate, now clinically proven to help control Type 2 diabetes was created by Kay Illingworth, who over a number of years grew from a healthy 70kg to an unhealthy 125kg. Finding it difficult to continually monitor her calorific intake, Kay had a stroke of genius one evening and calibrated a dinner plate and bowl. The effect was staggering! Kay lost 42kg in six months continual use of the system, without changing her diet or her cooking methods.
Kay says, “I thought if I could just cook what I normally cook for the whole family and serve it directly onto my special plate, stick like glue to the measurements because I knew they represented a certain amount of calories - I would be losing weight literally at the glance of an eye! Using the plate astounded me how much I over ate, my brain told me I had a 7 ounce portion on the plate, the scales told me it weighed 16 ounces and my dietitian had told me I was allowed 4 ounces. I was trying to lose weight and eat healthily but was still eating 4 times the amount I was allowed!”
The plate and bowl are made from fine earthenware, they are microwave and dishwasher proof and a tangible, durable weight loss system. Each comes with a 40 page instruction booklets and extra help is offered on www.thedietplate.com for those who would like support
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
New Page in The Diet Plate Booklet
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| The New Page, featuring James Dennis |
"The Diet Plate saved my life, literally"
We wish James all the best for the future and look forward to regular updates from him on his success.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Preventative action for Type 2 Diabetes will shave £millions from health care costs.
The secret fix that drug companies don’t want to you to know about and only a few Primary Care Trusts know about.
Drugs are big business and pharmaceutical companies make billions of pounds every year in profit in repeat prescriptions from obesity medications and other drugs to help control Type 2 Diabetes, reduce weight and improve reduce blood pressure and help cholesterol levels. The cost to patients, the health care industry and insurance companies is astronomical. The expense of diabetic care alone, impacts directly on the service that health insurance companies, doctors and diabetic educators can provide to individuals.
Drugs are big business and pharmaceutical companies make billions of pounds every year in profit in repeat prescriptions from obesity medications and other drugs to help control Type 2 Diabetes, reduce weight and improve reduce blood pressure and help cholesterol levels. The cost to patients, the health care industry and insurance companies is astronomical. The expense of diabetic care alone, impacts directly on the service that health insurance companies, doctors and diabetic educators can provide to individuals.
Well Being and Healthy Eating by using The Diet Plate®
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| The Diet Plate Story by Kay Illingworth. |
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