Fwd:HOLIDAY TRAPs: Number Three

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> Subject: HOLIDAY TRAPs: Number Three

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> > > TRAP 3: Skipping Meals.

> > > " I'd try to eat next to nothing all day, thinking that once I got

> to

> > > the party, I could eat whatever I want. "

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> > > Skipping meals is a recipe for disaster. Simply put, our bodies

> need

> > > food for fuel, and you should always make time to eat. Perhaps you

> > > can't always stick to your normal eating routine during the

> holidays,

> > > but you should aim for at least three meals a day.

> > >

> > > Skipping meals can do serious damage to your body--it lowers

> > > metabolism, leaves you with less energy, causes unhealthy drops in

> > > blood glucose, and makes losing weight more difficut and gaining

> > > weight a breeze by lowering your BMR. Meal-skippers are also prone

> to

> > > binge eating, which leads to further meal restriction and binge

> > > cycles.

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> > > Eat a light soup before leaving home. At the party, eat only your

> > > favorite appetizers, leaving the chips and dips for other guests.

> Or

> > > bring your own healthy party fare.

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[Guest guest]

> HOLIDAY TRAPs: Number Three

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> > > TRAP 3: Skipping Meals.

> > > " I'd try to eat next to nothing all day, thinking that once I got

> to

> > > the party, I could eat whatever I want. "

> > >

> > > Skipping meals is a recipe for disaster. Simply put, our bodies

> need

> > > food for fuel, and you should always make time to eat. Perhaps you

> > > can't always stick to your normal eating routine during the

> holidays,

> > > but you should aim for at least three meals a day.

> > >

> > > Skipping meals can do serious damage to your body--it lowers

> > > metabolism, leaves you with less energy, causes unhealthy drops in

> > > blood glucose, and makes losing weight more difficut and gaining

> > > weight a breeze by lowering your BMR. Meal-skippers are also prone

> to

> > > binge eating, which leads to further meal restriction and binge

> > > cycles.

> > >

> > > Eat a light soup before leaving home. At the party, eat only your

> > > favorite appetizers, leaving the chips and dips for other guests.

> Or

> > > bring your own healthy party fare.

> > >

> > >

> > >

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