What do we eat in a day? Hmmm …. Most of us go through the day and work hard, play hard and grab bites to eat here and there. I know, we all live fast paced lives at times and it’s difficult to keep track of everything. The kids need to go to daycare, the dog needs walked, the groceries’ need to be put away, got to go to the dentist, have to take the kids to soccer, music lessons, the doctor, have to go to work and on and on and on ….. I’m tired just thinking of it all. And in between we eat. If it’s not fast food, it’s rushed through at the dinner table with us hardly having time to talk with our family and share the day’s events.
But what do we really put in our bodies each day? I’ll say it up front, some of you do a great job of watching what you eat and how much. But for the vast majority of you …….. think again. People stop by the golden arch’s and grab coffee, bacon and eggs, hash browns, biscuits with who knows what on it, Danish’s , and that’s just to start. On to school or work, we get there, more coffee, candy or crackers from the machine, doughnuts from the kitchen, bagels with cream cheese and on and on. We haven’t even got to lunch, dinner or all the snacks in between. So what’s my point?
My point is that we eat too much. (As a general statement of course). Honestly people, have you even tried to figure out how many calories you’re consuming? Not to mention the right nutrients that your body needs instead of what we tend to feed the craving little guy buried deep in our body that screams out “I WANT THAT HOT FUDGE SUNDAE”. I remember a long time ago listening to Bill Cosby when he produced comedy skits on record. For those of you who don’t know what a record is …. It’s that black circular vinyl thing with grooves in it that music used to be recorded on. Sheesssshhh another 10 years and that will totally be lost on ya’ll. Anyway, Bill Cosby had a skit where his wife was pregnant and Bill kept trying to give the yet unborn child things to play with, such as asking his wife to swallow a ball so the kid could play, etc. Then from the babies point of view, when the mom was eating healthy, the baby cried out ‘get those Brussels sprouts outta here, and so on” He just wanted the junk food that tasted good that mom would eat………..I digress so ….. The CDC (Centers for Disease Control) says that every State in the country has a large population that is obese with a BMI of 30lbs or more. We’re gaining, not losing. Very sad.
So, let me just say that if you want to lose weight, you must take in fewer calories than you burn in a day. I’ll refer you to a prior article to help you figure that one out, but let’s just say…..those coca colas are not helping! Also, starving yourself is not helping. Did you know that your body literally shuts down on you if you stop giving it food? Yep, the little guys inside keeping you running start chatting with one another when their food source stops. They raise mortal cain for awhile. They convene a little board meeting and planning session and determine that since you are not going to feed them, they’ll just shut down your metabolism, slow it way down and then they decide to burn your muscles for fuel instead of the fat you were trying to get rid of. Why should they burn the fat, hey that’s their winter protection, like the bears and other hibernating animals.
So there is a happy medium and a way to get the little guys active again (That’d be your metabolism). Eat right, eat often (about 5 small meals a day spaced evenly) and you’ll find that your metabolism will kick into gear and with the right foods, your sugar levels will be maintained on an even keel and couple that with the correct calorie intake, you can either maintain your weight or lose some. So what’ll it be, a life of hibernation or a life with high energy and a kick ‘in metabolism? You choose!
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