WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:02.222 One of the most common questions that I 00:02.222 --> 00:04.278 get as a registered Dietitian is how 00:04.278 --> 00:06.444 can I lose weight ? And usually I like 00:06.444 --> 00:08.611 to go back to the basics . When I talk 00:08.611 --> 00:10.667 about the basics , I'm talking about 00:10.667 --> 00:12.889 the food groups . A lot of people think 00:12.889 --> 00:15.056 about the food guide pyramid . When we 00:15.056 --> 00:16.889 talk about food groups , I'm not 00:16.889 --> 00:16.740 talking about the food guide pyramid 00:16.740 --> 00:20.400 from the old 1992 Grains on the bottom . 00:20.400 --> 00:22.622 Fruits and veggies , meat and dairy and 00:22.622 --> 00:24.890 fats . I'm not talking about the 2005 00:24.890 --> 00:27.001 pyramid that looks more like a circus 00:27.001 --> 00:29.057 tent than a food guide pyramid . I'm 00:29.057 --> 00:31.223 talking about the plate . When we talk 00:31.223 --> 00:33.446 about my plate , it's very simple . All 00:33.446 --> 00:35.501 you have to do is look at your plate 00:35.501 --> 00:37.390 and you'll know exactly if you're 00:37.390 --> 00:39.557 meeting your recommendations as far as 00:39.557 --> 00:41.612 your new dream needs go . So when it 00:41.612 --> 00:43.834 comes down to it , we need to implement 00:43.834 --> 00:46.001 the my plate method . If you go online 00:46.001 --> 00:45.860 and look at my plate dot gov , you'll 00:45.860 --> 00:48.082 find lots of information about the food 00:48.082 --> 00:50.590 guide pyramid slash my plate method . 00:50.600 --> 00:52.820 So very simply we need to fill our 00:52.820 --> 00:54.764 plate with fruits and vegetables . 00:54.764 --> 00:57.240 Grains lean proteins and dairy as well . 00:57.250 --> 00:59.194 Most people , when they talk about 00:59.194 --> 01:01.306 weight loss are focusing on the foods 01:01.306 --> 01:03.528 that they're eating . Oftentimes I tell 01:03.528 --> 01:05.694 my patients is not what we're eating . 01:05.694 --> 01:07.806 That that's the reason you're gaining 01:07.806 --> 01:09.639 weight . The reason you could be 01:09.639 --> 01:09.470 gaining weight is because of what 01:09.470 --> 01:11.581 you're not eating . You're not eating 01:11.581 --> 01:13.526 enough fruits and vegetables . You 01:13.526 --> 01:15.637 could be eating too much of the other 01:15.637 --> 01:17.637 stuff , meaning too much meat , too 01:17.637 --> 01:19.859 much rice , too much other stuff , junk 01:19.859 --> 01:21.859 foods and things like that . People 01:21.859 --> 01:24.081 tend to fill their plates when they eat 01:24.081 --> 01:23.550 a meal . If they're not filling their 01:23.550 --> 01:25.494 plate with fruits and vegetables , 01:25.494 --> 01:27.661 they're filling their plate again with 01:27.661 --> 01:29.717 all those other foods which can lead 01:29.717 --> 01:31.828 meals to be much higher in calories . 01:31.828 --> 01:33.606 You would like to meet with the 01:33.606 --> 01:35.661 dietician to learn more about the my 01:35.661 --> 01:37.883 plate method and healthy eating plans . 01:37.883 --> 01:40.780 Please call our clinic at 7852397644 . 01:40.790 --> 01:42.957 We're happy to make you an appointment 01:42.957 --> 01:43.880 and you don't need a referral .