Let’s get a jump start on your New Years Goals:
Approximately 40% of the American population make New Years goals and resolutions to eat healthier and/or lose weight. Unfortunately between 50% and 80% don’t honor and keep their resolution or meet their goal.
I believe one of the reasons is the stress we put on ourselves when we say we’re on a diet. So I say throw the word diet out the window and for 2011, let’s create a set of New Years Goals around a “NON-DIET!”.
Let’s look at changes you can make today while still feeling exciting and motivated.
You can begin by just following these 7 “New Years Goals” quick tips, and reduce the stress associated with healthy eating so you can achieve your New Years Goals.
“New Years Goals” Tip 1: Eat small meals/snacks throughout the day.
Plan on eating every 3 -4 hours. Eating this way fuels your metabolism and helps prevent blood sugar crashes and the binges that ensue.
If you eat only 2 meals a day it slows your metabolism down. Your body reacts as if it’s in “starvation mode,” so it stores the food you eat as fat. I had one client who I had to encourage to eat more so she could start losing weight!
This is the reason you are not hungry when you skip breakfast – your metabolism hasn’t been “kicked into gear.”
“New Years Goals” Tip 2: Combine protein and fiber at every meal/snack.
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