I just had a thought that maybe I should eat when I'm HUNGRY. I know I know, it's a mind blowing concept. Eating when my body tells me that it NEEDS food, versus eating just because it's noon, or "dinner time", or "snack time", etc. (I hope the sarcasm is coming across). But in all seriousness, I feel like we're all conditioned to eat at certain times because that's what we've always done, or maybe we eat out of boredom, or habit, etc. We don't listen to our bodies (some people might be laughing right now...it's an old story :-) anymore. It's something that Weight Watchers stresses, know when you're ravenous, a little hungry, satisfied, full, ready to pop (or something like that)...I guess I just wasn't ready to listen to that advice until now.
Well, I'm hungry (and more than just a "little" bit hungry.. it's heading towards ravenous). I'm going to have a huge glass of water before I eat (because I'll eat the house if I don't), and then I'm going to have a veggie burrito. Okay...that's two posts for today...the movie that my kids are watching is almost over...time to eat and then be a good mom :-)...see you all tomorrow!
The best diet in the world, that I've never been able to do (or wrap my head around for that matter), is the eat more smaller meals throughout the day. They say you should eat 5-6 small meals throughout the day. Long breaks actually slow your metabolism down. By eating frequently, with less quantities, your body actually works harder to burn the fuel. Once your metabolism gets to the point where its a constant fat burning "machine" you will want to eat every hour or so, and will lose weight.
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