During my dietetic internship I had the wonderful opportunity to shadow the registered dietitian at The Georgia Tech Athletic Association. While I was there she was teaching the athletes to practice portion control through the “plate method”. I was amazed at how simple this approach was to grasp. If an 18 year old football player with an appetite of a horse can fill his plate up according to the plate method, then I am sold! Since then, I have educated my clients to use this simple strategy to lose weight and they have seen life-changing results.

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