It is a common misconception that in order to lose weight skipping meals will help speed the process. Absolutely FALSE!
You know when you’re running low on something like toilet paper you start to conserve and use less at a time? Your body does the same thing. It realizes that it is getting little to no food so it begins to go into starvation mode. Your body wants to hang on to as much food as possible because it doesn’t know when it will be supplied nourishment again. In turn it burns less calories.
Do you realize that when you eat, all these internal systems gear up to chew, swallow, digest, absorb and distribute your food. The trick is to eat small meals multiple times a day. By small I am not talking a $1 sausage biscuit which has about 300 calories. Yes, that is small in size but its like fixing your Ferrari with duct tape. Most of the ingredients aren’t usable fuel so your body will store most of it as fat, send the rest to waste and then be hungry again.
Best breakfast foods:
- Eggs
Whole eggs, egg whites or a mixture of both. By only using the whites you’re not eating as much cholesterol (both good 7 bad) but you miss out on some extra B12 vitamins. I can’t handle plain egg whites. I do 1 whole egg and 1 egg white, if I decide to do 2 egg whites I place a 1/4 of a slice of cheese which equates to about 20 calories. - Old fashioned oats
Fix 1/4 cup with milk or sweetened almond milk just like you would the packaged stuff. This container lasts a lot longer and you can (sparingly) throw in some extras like nuts, brown sugar, honey, almond butter, natural peanut butter. - 100% Whole Wheat English Muffin
I usually toast 1/2 of one and spray some 0 calorie Parkay butter on it. Other times I’ll use that half, put my 2 egg whites and cheese on it. - Yogurt
Greek yogurt has a weird texture but it also packs more protein than regular yogurt. Look for something with minimal calories with low sugar. A lot of times I will get the original greek yogurt (that also doubles as a sour cream substitute) but I add a tablespoon of chocolate protein powder and mix it around. - Cereal
Cheerios: not the honey nut, just the plain cheerios in the yellow box.
Shredded Wheat: not the frosted kind. I'm no fun. But your thighs will thank me! - Coffee!!!
One of my necessities that is also a great metabolism jumpstarter. Coffee in itself is low in calories but adding creamer and granulated sugar is where it is dangerous. I’ve been adding 1 or 2 artificial or natural sweetener packets to my coffee. Skim milk just doesn’t do it for me. My weakness is Coffeemate Coconut Crème creamer but it is hard to find. - Fruit
If you’re going to eat fruit eat it in the first half of your day. The natural sugar it has often stores if you don’t eat it early so your body has time to burn it but it is also high in fiber, loaded with nutrients and makes it an easy go to for a post workout snack. I’ll post a list of low calorie fruits on another post- some actually negative calories =)
Old fashioned oats are one of my favorite healthy breakfast items! I love adding frozen berries (the Great Value mixed berry medley is perfect) and sometimes one packet of equal (I know..being honest tho!).
ReplyDeleteWe love adding fresh & frozen berries in our oats, too!! Sometimes honey with cinnamon, sometimes brown sugar... and yes sometimes a pack of Sweet N Low. When you're drinking artificial sweeteners by the handful each day, that is when they become worrisome. I buy the plain almond milk and add 2/3 packets of Sweet N Low.
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