You most likely are also aware of the importance of keeping an eye on the number of calories you consume; however you may not know that how many calories you eat at each sitting can make a difference in your weight-loss efforts, too.
Evidence shows that people who skip breakfast and eat fewer, larger meals during the day tend to weigh more than people who eat a healthy well-balanced breakfast and four or five smaller meals through out the day. The reason for this is because they end up feeling much more hungry, thus making it so much easier to give into temptation to eat unhealthy foods and overeat.
When you go for hours without eating, your blood sugar levels dip, which can leave you feeling hungry and shaky. A drop in blood sugar can also trigger people to lose their willpower and reach for a treat that is loaded with calories as well.
By eating smaller, more frequent meals throughout the day, your appetite will be better controlled, in turn helping you stay with to your weight-loss plan and goals. By consistently fueling your body with food, even small amounts you can avoid the feeling of starvation that easily tempts people to just give up within their weight loss journey.
When you consume less calories every day as a part of your "new lifestyle meal plan", it is even more important to eat on a regular basis through out the day so your body does not go into starvation mode. You see, if you eat too few calories your body will slip into starvation mode and it will hold onto those calories you consume and they are stored, which can sabotage your weight loss efforts due to not seeing results of the scale going down; but instead going up.
My suggestion is to eat 3 main "mini meals along with two snacks for meals. If you are interested in what a meal plan for a day or week looks like; feel free to post a comment with your email address requesting a meal plan for a day or week and I would be glad to email it to you.
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