1) The bigger the plate, the bigger the glass, the bigger the bowl – the more you consume. During experiments people were given different sizes of plates and bowls and told to help themselves – in most cases the people given the smaller plates and bowels ate less.

2) Do not be tempted to buy big size, family size, super size, or economy size. The bigger the packet the more you eat, happens all the time. Small individually wrapped sizes might seem a little more expensive but as you eat less they work out the same, if not cheaper.

3) Color wise, nothing stimulates the appetite quite like red – avoid restaurants with red table cloths, decor etc. The color that calms the appetite most is blue. So add blue table cloths, napkins, blue plates (smaller ones), if you can paint the dining room walls blue etc.

Not enough?

Why are people and more often women not eating enough protein? One of the main reasons is many women are addicted to refined carbohydrates and sugars. For many women who are or have been on many diets find by the time they have over indulged on refined carbohydrates (not all carbohydrates are created equal) there is little room left for protein foods. Protein foods are not addictive, in the same way.

Protein digestion

As we get older digestion slows down in general and digestive enzymes are not quite as abundant as they were when we were younger. Also if you are an ‘A blood group’ type you will automatically have lower stomach acid levels than say an ‘O blood group’ type according to Peter D’adamo, who has written several books on the whole subject of blood groups.

Can you have too much protein? The answer is yes.

High-protein diets can be damaging to your health?

Not part of a health weight-loss program.

The dangers of a high-protein diet –

High acidic levels – cause disease states

Increased risk of gout

The general rule is ‘palm size’. The piece of meat should be the size of your palm only. A chicken breast or leg would be a perfect size.

Please do not get hung up on exact grams of protein I have put down the figures only as examples to give you an idea. Do not weigh or measure anything, be relaxed about it, you know what a palm size is or what ½ a cup looks like approximately is fine.