's motd Monday January 10, 2011

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ARE YOUR MEALS

PLANNED?

Monday, 10 January 2011

Now what have I told you so many

times in the past, huh? Well, I've told you that if

you want to lose weight and get that body of yours

into better shape, you've got to plan your meals.

And I'm talking about all three of them...breakfast,

lunch and dinner. Planning your meals is not

difficult and it doesn't take that much time either.

Last night, before I went to bed,

I planned the three meals I'd be having today. Breakfast:

A bowl of oatmeal with blueberries, a glass of water,

took my vitamins and I had a cup of hot tea, Celestial

Seasonings Orange Spice. (So good in the morning!) Lunch:

A tasty salad with cooked string beans, beets and

carrots, drizzled with an oil & vinegar dressing.

I also had a glass of nonfat milk and a cup of

grapes. Dinner: Two thin slices of turkey

meatloaf, steamed pencil asparagus, (those are the

really skinny ones), half-a-yam, a serving of my

wonderful spaghetti squash and a pear.

When I woke up this morning, I took the little sheet

with my meal plan downstairs and kept it in the

kitchen. Now I want you to notice something. And

that is, I planned all three of my meals, breakfast,

lunch and dinner. I don't ever skip a single meal.

But I know that a lot of you do.

Oh, you're rushing out of the

house in the morning and claim you don't have time

to whip together a healthy breakfast to start your

day. Once you get to work, many of you work straight

through the lunch hour and don't take time to have a

good-for-you lunch. (You were "too busy" again,

right?) But I know something else that may be going

on here. Some of you think that by skipping a meal,

you're "saving calories." And let me tell you, this

is not a good idea. I'll explain.

See, your body and especially your brain doesn't like

it when you skip meals. When you do, your brain

thinks your body is going into starvation mode. So

when the brain notices there's no food entering your

tummy after a while, it orders your body to hold on to

every calorie you've eaten earlier. (Think of it as a

survival thing your body does.) But here's the worse

part. When you skip a meal, you may be more tempted

to overindulge at your next meal. Why? Because

you're hungry! And the real irony is that by

skipping a meal to save calories you, more often than

not, actually end up consuming more calories!

Some of you have the mind set that

you want to lose weight fast this year.

Well...get over it! Hey, you've tried "fast"

before and it didn't work, did it? Remember, it's all

about balance. Do the math. Figure out how

many calories you need to be eating each day to lose

weight and, once you do, stay on program.

If you need extra support and unconditional love with

your weight-loss, you should take a tour of our Clubhouse.

We'd love for you to join us in one of our live

weekly Chats. We have so much fun!

Now before you go to bed tonight...don't forget to

plan your three, healthy, well-balanced

meals for tomorrow. Because remember: It's not

hip...to skip!

Love,