I"m Not a Cow, Why Should I Graze?
Eating small, healthy meals through out the day is essential to fat loss.
(I say fat loss because it's not really weight people need to lose, it's fat!) When I talk to clients about their eating habits they are always amazed by how often I tell them to eat.
Some say they feel like they are always eating, some say it's too hard to prepare for that many meals, I even have one client who has to mentally convince herself to eat that much (she's rare).
There are significant benefits to eating small meals through out the day.
For one, it will speed up your metabolism.
Instead of you skipping breakfast (thinking they're a few hundred calories I'm not eating today), starving by lunch, grabbing a sandwich, salad and a bag of chips, then waiting until dinner, again you're starving, you grab a hamburger on the way home or order a pizza, sit down on the couch, watch TV snack on sweets and hit the sack.
You are making your body go from one extreme to the other.
You're metabolism has a valley when you're starving and a peak when you stuff food down.
All day you're up and down, it's hard for your metabolism to stabilize, much less increase.
You're daily meals should look more like this: * A decent breakfast- carb and a fruit * Snack before lunch- protein bar (all natural of course) or another fruit * Lunch- veggie and a protein, at least one of the veggies here should be green * Snack before dinner- protein shake, another fruit or about 50 almonds/ walnuts * Dinner- a protein, a carb, veggies, again here, one green veggie * Need a little something before bed? try hot tea (decaf of course) Instead of your body going through peaks and valleys, it will stay in more of a wave.
This will help your metabolism to increase and stabilize.
It's true that this way of eating does take time to plan and prepare, but it's totally worth it.
You will feel satisfied through out the day and you look and feel healthier.
If you can't seem to get on track a wonderful tip is to write it down, sure it will take more time, but writing it down will make you think twice about eating unhealthy and you can track your patterns.
See when you do well, write down how you feel, choose foods that you enjoy, cook them in healthier recipes.
The idea is to implement this through time.
Make one goal, stick to that goal, succeed with it, then move on.
Through time you will find the right foods and schedules that work for you.
(I say fat loss because it's not really weight people need to lose, it's fat!) When I talk to clients about their eating habits they are always amazed by how often I tell them to eat.
Some say they feel like they are always eating, some say it's too hard to prepare for that many meals, I even have one client who has to mentally convince herself to eat that much (she's rare).
There are significant benefits to eating small meals through out the day.
For one, it will speed up your metabolism.
Instead of you skipping breakfast (thinking they're a few hundred calories I'm not eating today), starving by lunch, grabbing a sandwich, salad and a bag of chips, then waiting until dinner, again you're starving, you grab a hamburger on the way home or order a pizza, sit down on the couch, watch TV snack on sweets and hit the sack.
You are making your body go from one extreme to the other.
You're metabolism has a valley when you're starving and a peak when you stuff food down.
All day you're up and down, it's hard for your metabolism to stabilize, much less increase.
You're daily meals should look more like this: * A decent breakfast- carb and a fruit * Snack before lunch- protein bar (all natural of course) or another fruit * Lunch- veggie and a protein, at least one of the veggies here should be green * Snack before dinner- protein shake, another fruit or about 50 almonds/ walnuts * Dinner- a protein, a carb, veggies, again here, one green veggie * Need a little something before bed? try hot tea (decaf of course) Instead of your body going through peaks and valleys, it will stay in more of a wave.
This will help your metabolism to increase and stabilize.
It's true that this way of eating does take time to plan and prepare, but it's totally worth it.
You will feel satisfied through out the day and you look and feel healthier.
If you can't seem to get on track a wonderful tip is to write it down, sure it will take more time, but writing it down will make you think twice about eating unhealthy and you can track your patterns.
See when you do well, write down how you feel, choose foods that you enjoy, cook them in healthier recipes.
The idea is to implement this through time.
Make one goal, stick to that goal, succeed with it, then move on.
Through time you will find the right foods and schedules that work for you.
