Tuesday’s Tips (Week 6) – Baby Steps for a Happy & Healthy Life
NEW PEOPLE: If you are just joining us we recommend that you start with the first step, which is Week 1. Give yourself a week to form each new habit, you will have a better chance for success and avoid burning out.
Each week I will post a very small, simple, easy thing that we can add to our lives to make us happier and healthier. Some of them might seem ridiculously easy and small but that is really the point. I can’t tell you how many times in my life I have decided to start losing weight or getting in shape AGAIN. This time I will really do it! So I start an elaborate plan to eat healthy, exercise, run for hours on my treadmill, do yoga, meditate, blah blah blah…. It usually goes well for a while but then slowly thing return to the “norm” and I am feeling fat and tired again.
So these small, easy tips are actually habits we would like to create for life. You may have noticed I said that these are things that we can add to our lives. The more positive things we add the less room there is for the negative and it keeps us from feeling deprived. After all, this really is a mental game for most of us if we are completely honest with ourselves.
Today’s Tip: Eat Smaller Portions More Often Throughout the Day
Studies suggest that eating smaller portions throughout the day (5-6 meals instead of 3 per day) may help boost your metabolism, allow you to eat fewer calories yet still feel full (but not bloated). The idea is that your body will get used to being provided with enough calories throughout the day on a regular basis (every 2-3 hours) so it does not need to store up extra calories as fat. It also provides your body with regular protein for your muscle tissue, which in-turn increases your metabolism and fat burning potential.
Plus, if you keep the portions nice and small, you’ll feel satisfied but not over stuffed. And this will keep you more active throughout the day (no food comas).
Eating more often allows your body to burn all of the calories at every single meal, and when it gets done burning those calories it will seek out and burn YOUR FAT TISSUE.
However, never skip meals! This may help you lose weight in the beginning, but eventually you will get tired of being hungry and will binge and overeat. And that goes against the entire idea.
Here is a recap of our tips so far for those who are losing track:
WEEK 1 – DRINK A GLASS OF WATER FIRST THING EVERY MORNING
WEEK 2 – EAT ONE PIECE OF FRESH FRUIT EACH DAY
WEEK 3 – HAND WEIGHTS
WEEK 4 – TAKE A MULTI VITAMIN
WEEK 5 – DRINK A GLASS OF WATER BEFORE DINNER
WEEK 6 – EAT SMALLER PORTIONS MORE OFTEN
Emie
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