Fork Diet

Want to lose a couple of extra pounds? Maybe the key is in the size of fork you use.

As odd as this sounds, the size of you fork might determine how much you actually eat at any given meal.

Dieting is tough to do which is why there are so many of them. Most of us can lose a pound or two, but keeping the weight off seems almost impossible. The key is to find lifestyle changes that you can do day after day over the years that will help you shed weight.

We know that one trick is to simply change out to a smaller plates. This forces you to have smaller portions and tricks you mind to eat less. Well now it looks like in addition to plate size, fork size might do the same thing.

Researchers found that when people eating at a restaurant used a larger fork they also tended to eat less overall. The researchers involved in this study think the reason you end up eating more with a smaller fork, at least in a restaurant setting, is because a small fork gives diners a feeling that they weren't making much progress towards there goal of satisfying their hunger, which is often why we go to a restaurant in the first place. That means eating more food off of your plate simply because of the smaller fork.

So, a couple of tips that might help you eat less and lose weight year after year are to combine this big fork theory with a smaller plate to begin with.