HealthyWeight Loss

Why You Should Plan Meals?

You can easily consume more than 3,000 calories of fatty foods when you.re sad, angry, depressed or bored. That’s 500 calories more than the average man burns per day. If you consume 3,000 calories in snacks plus another 3,000 calories in meals, you will exceed what your body is capable of burning by 3,500 calories or 1 pound of fat. The average person has no clue of the amount of calories they eat in a day. If eating is a random habit, losing weight becomes very difficult. It's not enough to keep a diary or log of the foods you ate because you may be eating too much or eating the wrong types of foods. That’s why it's important to plan your meals everyday. Plan your meals by writing each meal on paper or order your personal meal plan from us. You need to know the exact amount of calories going into your body each day. The weight loss industry prefers you believe the hype that calorie counting is too hard or that calories don't matter so they can sell you their "wonder pill." Don't try to take the easy way out because the weight loss industry is waiting eagerly to take advantage of unsuspecting victims who lack basic nutritional knowledge. Diet books that defy basic nutritional principles are flooding the market. Don't be a victim of these slick marketers. Stick to the basics.

Emotional Eating

Be especially alert to overeating when you're angry, frustrated or depressed. That’s when you're most vulnerable to snacking. Unplanned snacks can ruin your eatting habits. When your emotions are out of balance, sticking to a nutrition plan will be difficult. Ask yourself if you.re feeling angry, disappointed or depressed today? If the answer is yes, put yourself on "full alert" and anticipate a possible binge. Confront your emotions each day. Recognition and anticipation are half the battle to losing weight. Planning meals should be a lifelong habit, but don.t beat yourself up when you occasionally fail to follow through. Everyday will not be perfect. Once you fall into a daily pattern of eating the right foods, the following days will be easy.

Stay away from the "all or nothing" attitude when you go off your diet. "All or nothing" is a way to justify eating what you want after blowing any part of your diet for the day. This attitude is very defeating because it gives you permission to continue overeating which results in tremendous guilt. For most of us, eating is more mental than biological. In other words, we eat to fill a need and not necessarily because we're hungry. On days when you stray from your meal plan, release yourself from the guilt. Tomorrow is a new day. Everyday will not be perfect and occasionally you will not stick to your plan. Once good eating habits are established, you will be able to easily get back on your meal plan. Give yourself permission to fail but don't let it become a daily habit.
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