Mini Meals

Mini meals are a great way to loose weight. When we think of eating several
smaller meals instead of the normal three, we automatically think that it will
make us gain weight. Hold onto your hat, because you are about to learn
something new. It is suggested that if you are trying to loose weight that you
should eat six mini meals per day. Why is this? Well, it is quite simple. When
we go on a diet, we tend to think we are depriving ourselves of something. We
tend to think that we will be hungry and nervous all day long. This doesn't have
to be the case. Let me tell you how. If you eat six meals per day, you will end
up feeling more full. The reason why this works is, you are tricking your
stomach. You are making it feel like there is always something being added. This
is, because it is true.
How do you achieve these mini meals? At first glance, a mini meal seems like
something that would tempt you to eat things that are bad for you. You need to
avoid these urges as much as possible. When you are eating this many meals, the
urges will be great. You will think that you can sneak in things because you are
eating so often.
What to do? First I would suggest that you buy some containers that you can put
in your ice box. You know those plastic things that you normally would store
food in. Why do you need to get these? These are a great way of making many
small meals. All you have to do is put the amounts you want for a certain meal
in them and keep them in the ice box. Everything is ready to go, all you need is
a fork. How exactly should you do this? Well, you might find this to be very
strange, but just listen to me. You don't have to have a huge budget or be a top
notch chef.
What I would do is this. You should eat each meal twice per day. Have two
breakfasts. Have two lunches. This is where it can get interesting. Eat
different things for each meal. Did you have eggs for your first breakfast? Eat
cereal for the second one. You must keep in mind that the amount of food you
would eat for a normal meal is now cut in half.
Sandwiches are a great way to achieve this for lunch. You can eat half of a
sandwich for your first lunch and the other half with your other lunch. You can
also mix and match the sandwiches. Do you make your lunch the night before? Make
two lunches the night before. Split the two sandwiches into four different
lunches. This way you will have two different sandwich halves each day. I love
doing this.
Does this mean that you also eat twice as many snacks? You need to get the idea
out of your head that you are actually eating twice the amount of food. You
really aren't. All you are doing is eating more often. You are doing that to
avoid the hungry feeling that you tend to get when you diet. With that said, you
eat your snacks the way you normally would. There is no need to cut them out of
your diet. After all, you are eating the same amount of calories as you would if
you were eating three meals per day.
The reason why this diet is so successful, is because you aren't going to jump
for things you shouldn't eat. If you are having a hard time with your diet, you
probably notice your new found love of carbs. They give you a shot of energy
that you are craving. By eating six meals per day, you don't have that hungry
feeling that you normally would have between meals. That is the reason why you
aren't reaching for the carbs. As always, before starting a new diet contact
your doctor. Tell him exactly what you plan on doing. You need to do this incase
you have any health problems that maybe affected by this new diet change. It
sounds crazy, but sometimes things will happen when you change diets.
All in all, this is just another approach to loosing weight. That is how you
should look at it. If you see it as something that is anything more than that,
you might put too much pressure on yourself.