MOST Magazine Fitness JUN'15 ISSUE NO.2 | Page 41

That is the point of this revolutionizing program. To break bad habits and instill better ones. It just so happens also to be a fantastic lifestyle which is why people continue to do multiple rounds of it. OST Fitness wanted to know why portion control is so important. Autumn tells us, “You can over eat even healthy food.” The fitness expert goes on to explain: “Putting too much food in your stomach at once is a problem whether it is healthy or unhealthy.” The more food you put in your stomach at once the more you stretch out your stomach, that means it is going to require more food the next time you eat to feel full. Seems simple enough. “Everything is supersized, oversized and family sized, the problem is so are we,” Autumn says. We do not need that much food to function. Food is fuel and energy; overfilling your gas tank will not make your car run any better than if you fill it up just enough. Your body is the same way and, “Overfilling your personal tank just slows you down.” The road to fitness can be a difficult one, so we asked the fitness model to speak to readers who are struggling to get started. “I always say take it one day at a time, one meal at a time, one workout at a time, one pound at a time.” You have to start somewhere; if you have fifty pounds to lose, you still have to lose the first pound first. She urges us to start there. “Sometimes it is overwhelming to look at the big picture so taking it in baby steps is a better option.” Autumn encourages MOST Fitness readers to take a deep breath and start where you stand. One foot in front of the other and before you know it you will be at your goal and setting new ones—sound advice worth following. There are so many diets out there it can be overwhelming, resulting in an, “I’ll do a little from this diet and