My Goodness It's Been a Long Time
I can't believe that my last post is dated November 26th. My BAD! I guess the holiday season got away from me. I have to admit, it's the "hap-happiest time of the year!" I just LOVE the holidays and this year was the best! It's all about the season for us and we really made the best of it. We spent priceless time with friends and family and just really tried to stay in the moment. Were there stressful times? Absolutely! But we pushed through it and made it all work. I hope your holidays were as peaceful and blessed.
AND, I hit goal in late November and stayed there. Until I started eating Christmas cookies about 4 days before Christmas. It was all over once the first grain of sugar hit my lips. So - I went with it. Drank some wine each day, ate some cookies, had a few donuts (aghast!) and came out the other side with about 4 pounds of FAT to get rid of. Not so bad though - already feel much better after just 4 days of CLEAN EATING.
That's what it's all about, you know. There's no magic bullet. It's about clean eating. Eating Clean is the healthy way to lose weight and keep it off forever. I am totally confident that no other diet or nutrition program works so perfectly. You don't even need to count calories. I use the following rules of thumb and it takes care of the problem:
The measure are all based on your own body size:
Protein - size of your palm
Whole Grains - 1 handful or ice cream scoop
Fruits and Vegetables - 2 handfuls
If you include these nutrients in each of your 5-6 snacks/meals everyday, you don't need a "diet".
Here are a few tips that will help kickstart your metabolism and get you moving toward your fat loss goals:
1. Water, water water. Hydrate yourself with water to keep your body operating smoothly and to speed up metabolism
2. 5-6 snacks/meals each day. I just read a study where 1 group of people ate 3 meals a day and 1 group ate 6 meals a day. They ate the same number of calories and the group who ate 6 meals lost significantly more weight in the same amount of time. Force it for a week and your body will be screaming for food every 3 hours. I am GIVING YOU PERMISSION TO EAT! What better gift???
3. Make sure you eat enough fiber. It will keep those lazy bowels moving and sustain you longer between meals.
4. Don't go past the point of hunger. Skipping a meal triggers a starvation response and your body will hold onto that fat for dear life!
5. Shoot for 3-5 ounces of lean protein at each snack/meal. Plan, plan, plan. That's the ticket on this one.
6. Sugar is white poisen. Stop eating it, PERIOD. It's addictive and fattening and will slow your metabolism right down.
7. Fruits and vegetables satisfy the needs of an active body. Load up, ladies.
8. Eat a big breakfast - everyday! It's a treat to be able to eat. Take advantage of it.
That's it for today. Gotta go finish making a big pot of lentil soup. Full of protein and fiber. Also making a batch of whole grain muffins. See the recipe page on my website. http://www.thefitnessconnectiononline.com/recipe_muffins.html
Awesome.
AND, I hit goal in late November and stayed there. Until I started eating Christmas cookies about 4 days before Christmas. It was all over once the first grain of sugar hit my lips. So - I went with it. Drank some wine each day, ate some cookies, had a few donuts (aghast!) and came out the other side with about 4 pounds of FAT to get rid of. Not so bad though - already feel much better after just 4 days of CLEAN EATING.
That's what it's all about, you know. There's no magic bullet. It's about clean eating. Eating Clean is the healthy way to lose weight and keep it off forever. I am totally confident that no other diet or nutrition program works so perfectly. You don't even need to count calories. I use the following rules of thumb and it takes care of the problem:
The measure are all based on your own body size:
Protein - size of your palm
Whole Grains - 1 handful or ice cream scoop
Fruits and Vegetables - 2 handfuls
If you include these nutrients in each of your 5-6 snacks/meals everyday, you don't need a "diet".
Here are a few tips that will help kickstart your metabolism and get you moving toward your fat loss goals:
1. Water, water water. Hydrate yourself with water to keep your body operating smoothly and to speed up metabolism
2. 5-6 snacks/meals each day. I just read a study where 1 group of people ate 3 meals a day and 1 group ate 6 meals a day. They ate the same number of calories and the group who ate 6 meals lost significantly more weight in the same amount of time. Force it for a week and your body will be screaming for food every 3 hours. I am GIVING YOU PERMISSION TO EAT! What better gift???
3. Make sure you eat enough fiber. It will keep those lazy bowels moving and sustain you longer between meals.
4. Don't go past the point of hunger. Skipping a meal triggers a starvation response and your body will hold onto that fat for dear life!
5. Shoot for 3-5 ounces of lean protein at each snack/meal. Plan, plan, plan. That's the ticket on this one.
6. Sugar is white poisen. Stop eating it, PERIOD. It's addictive and fattening and will slow your metabolism right down.
7. Fruits and vegetables satisfy the needs of an active body. Load up, ladies.
8. Eat a big breakfast - everyday! It's a treat to be able to eat. Take advantage of it.
That's it for today. Gotta go finish making a big pot of lentil soup. Full of protein and fiber. Also making a batch of whole grain muffins. See the recipe page on my website. http://www.thefitnessconnectiononline.com/recipe_muffins.html
Awesome.
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