thinking about skip a meal to lose weight faster?

Did you know that eating causes hormonal effects in your body and that eating balanced meals attributes to a hormonal balance? If you don't eat, that hormonal balance becomes unbalanced AND your metabolism, or "fat-burning" energy drops!

Many people even experience mood swings, irritability, and loss of mental clarity when they don’t eat. Boy, I could claim the “loss of mental clarity” thing quite often and I don’t even skip meals!

Keep your metabolism up by eating ever 4 hours, or more often. Your metabolism can be thought of as your "fat-burning" mode. When your metabolism is up (such as when you exercise), your body is using more energy. If your goal is to lose weight, then you want to keep your metabolism up as much as possible. When you don't eat, your body compensates by lowering your metabolism.

Don't allow your balance and metabolism to be thrown off by skipping a meal or waiting too long between meals. Skipping meals causes overeating later. Sumo wrestlers (you know, those LARGE Japanese wrestlers) eat once a day. Why? Because that's the most effective way to cause your body to store fat. So don't eat like a sumo wrestler unless you want to look like a sumo wrestler!

Hey, it can be tough out there - I KNOW! It's a busy world, we live busy lives, and you've got things to do. So, here are a few tips for eating regularly.

1. Plan ahead. If you plan out your day, you will recognize those times when it may difficult to stop to eat. Take food with you if you will be unable to stop to eat.
2. Eat a good breakfast. When you sleep, you are basically fasting for 6-8 hours. End that fast by eating a good balanced meal right away.
3. Have an evening snack. Contrary to popular belief, a snack right before bed does not turn to fat. Instead, it provides the hormonal balance for your body through your sleep hours.