Dessert!
In any type of weight maintenance program, this is a Very Bad Word! Lets face it though, for some people and I would never name names, asking to give up desserts would be like asking me to right arm and my left leg. In other words that ain't going to happen. So for our Tummy tuck Thursday, I wanted to address dessert.
when you eat dessert, it is important to portion your sizes. and watch the timing. First portions, The easiest way to control your portions is to choose the correct size plate or bowl. So lets face it, if you pick a bowl like the big white one on the left you are going to fill it up, and you are going to over eat your dessert. If you choose the smaller bowl, you may fill it up, but your portion is going to be closer to what it needs to be.
What is your goal? are you trying to loose weight, you just maintain. If you are trying to maintain, you can have a little larger portion, then if you were trying to loose weight. If portion control is difficult for you and you are trying to loose weight, it is best to avoid dessert all together for 1 week. this proves to you that you can do it and resets your mind into thinking that it has to have that sugar to survive.
Next is timing! Never indulge in desert first thing in the morning. stick to your well balanced breakfast. eating high starch foods early in the morning before your body has had time to really get going, has been linked to type 2 diabetes. This is caused by your body not being ready to breakdown those high levels of starch and sugar. So when should you eat dessert. Take the advice of Dad and if you are out to eat, get your dessert first. In between 4 and 5 in the afternoon is the best time to eat these deserts. I t gives your body the jolt of serotonin, that it is looking for at mid day, and gives your body the time it needs before going into it's nightly slow down. The rule is give your body no less then 3 to 4 hours to digest before going to bed.
Exercise: If you want more exercise let me know, I am trying to keep them simple and would like to know if they are working for you guys.
5 comments:
so, in other words, i should stop eating brownies for breakfast?
I don't know. I kind of like the brownie idea!!!!
OK OK, I quess I can throw my huge bowls out and start using the SMALL ones, but the BIGGEST ones are so much funner (Yes, that is a new work in the dictionary)
I love the recipes and the exercise tips! Thanks so much both of you for the neat ideas!!!!
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