's motd Friday February 11, 2011

[Guest guest]

"I'M

STARVING!"

Friday, 11 February 2011

Oh, you've sat there at the dining

room table before and heard someone exclaim..."I'm

starving!" (Hey, maybe it was even you!

LOL.) But the truth is, people who make that

statement usually aren't really starving.

Come on, they're more like just plain hungry. I'm

starving is simply an expression many of us

make when we're ready for our next meal.

But I have to tell you, there are

millions of Americans who really are just about starving

themselves in order to lose weight. Here's how

they think: They believe that eating too much food

over the years is the reason they're obese. (And yes,

that's true.) But here's where they mess up. They

assume that the logical thing to do now, in order to

lose the weight is to...starve themselves.

In fact, I used to believe just that when I began

dieting. As most of you know, the first time I lost a

large amount of weight, I did it my literally starving

myself. I convinced myself that starvation was the

only way for me to get down to a slimmer size. I felt

food had been my "enemy" for so many years and made me

the way I was...obese! So I turned food

into something that had to be avoided. I mean,

sometimes I would just look at some foods and just

about get sick. Oh, I can't eat that. It'll

only make me fatter! So one day, I came up

with the "brilliant" idea that I simply wasn't going

to eat...at all!

I drank water and ate lettuce all

day long for two-and-a-half months. And boy, did I

ever lose weight! But wait, in the process, I also

lost something else...my health. After

getting down to 119 pounds, let's just say that I

wasn't looking so good. But in my own mind, I'd

convinced myself that I looked fabulous! By starving

my body, yes I did lose weight but...I also got very

sick! How foolish was that, huh? And how foolish are

those people following in my footsteps?

One of the reasons I created

Deal-A-Meal and later, my FoodMover, was so I could

learn more and become wiser about the six major food

groups. Plus, they taught me the importance of portion

control. Sometimes, people write and tell me

exactly what they're eating on a daily basis. When I

add up their calories, I'm often shocked to see that

they're consuming only about 500 calories a day...or

less. Now, that truly is starvation!

And, believe me, it's not the way to lose weight and

get healthy.

Before you even begin a weight-loss program, you have

to look at the amount of food you should be eating

on a daily basis. And when you're eating the right

foods in the proper portions, you will lose

weight and, at the same time, protect your health.

Here are some facts I want you to

remember. You need to eat fruit everyday. You've go

to get your vegetables in everyday, too. Your body is

made up of protein so you have to work enough protein

into your daily food plan. I know a lot of people are

afraid of carbohydrates but please, don't be. They

won't hurt you. You just shouldn't overdo it with the

carbohydrates. Your body also loves "smart" fats, I'm

talking about fats like avocados, vegetable and olive

oils. And when it comes to your dairy

consumption, choose low-fat or non-fat dairy

products. If you eat all of these foods in the right

size portions, you won't be starving. But you will lose

weight and get healthier, too!

And remember, you can't eat like

this for just one day. Oh, no...you've got to eat

like this everyday! If you follow my

advice, you'll see a weight-loss every single month.

So if you've been one of those people who has limited

your calories way too much, get

yourself a FoodMover and learn how to eat...properly!

Okay, no more starving! Promise me that,

okay? I want to see you here on this earth, happy and

healthy...for a long, long time.

Love,