Helpful (I think anyway) Hint For The Day

Hi all!  Today has been a very hectic day! (You may or may not care and that's OK too.  LOL)  Here is helpful hint that I have found.  I am going to try starting tomorrow to add a recipe/menu for you all to try that is tasty as well as good for you!:


DO NOT SKIP MEALS:

It may seem that you will lose weight by skipping meals when in fact, the opposite is true.  In order to lose one pound, you must eliminate 3,500 calories. This can be done a many ways, the most common would obviously be diet and exercise. If you want to lose one pound a week, you must cut 500 calories from your diet every day. This done NOT mean eliminating a meal!  By skipping meals, you are so hungry by the time that dinner rolls around that you will want to eat everything you can get their hands on! This does not not only prevent weight loss, but can cause weight gain! (Definitely NOT something I want!!!). 

This also affects your body long term. Your metabolism is the process that is responsible for burning fuel, and keeping the body in proper working order. When your body gets food, it usually digests it rapidly which is great because the body is using fat stores to burn the food that has been digested. YAY!!  However, after the food has been digested, the metabolism slows down. This means that the body is not burning as many calories. The longer you wait between meals, the more time your body will be in this sleep mode, and the fewer calories you will burn. Eventually, if you continue to skip meals, your metabolism will get used to being inactive, and it will slow to a crawl, possibly resulting in significant weight gain.  DEFINITELY NO BUENO!

Got to get back to my job now folks!  Enjoy the rest of your day!  Be happy and healthy!! xoxo