Apr 28 2009
If You Really Want to Lose Weight, You Have to Keep Eating
It sounds counter intuitive, but it’s true. To lose weight you have to eat — a lot! Of course, it has to be the right foods that increase your metabolism: grains, vegetables, fruits, nuts, berries, and less of those high calorie snack foods we both love to nibble on in the late evening hours.
I’ve read a lot of books and listened to a lot of talk shows and after all is said and done, the one thing they all say that will guarantee weight loss is consumption — keep eating — and drinking a lot of water. Don’t let yourself feel hungry.
Think of your body as a furnace. It’s burning up fuel all day long, helping your muscles work, your brain stay sharp, and your attitude stay healthy. Give it the right fuel and you’ll have energy to do all the things you want to do. Give it the wrong kind of fuel filled with sugars and fats and you’ll clog the pipes, reduce the energy output and make yourself sick.
It’s all a question of balance. Find the rhythm of meals and snacks that works for you to keep your “furnace” stoked. And exercise too, to burn off the occasional whiskey sour or fried clams, or ice cream sundae.
Ok, I’m hungry. Gotta go.
