There
is a direct link between planning and achievement. Weight loss is no exception.
To start my day off right I always eat breakfast and that sets me for success during the day.
Unfortunately, I finished all turkey breast and had nothing for breakfast this morning. For a moment I thought about having butter toast with
jam. I knew that if I had this for breakfast, I would experience sugar carvings later.
When a similar situation occurred in the past, I had six white toasts with jam. I just could not stop. Normally, I have one whole wheat toast with chicken or turkey breast.
While reaching for jam jar, I discovered
that I had a can of tuna fish. I put tuna on toasted 100% whole wheat bread and had good breakfast. Breakfast that supports my weight lose.
Survived difficult moment and learned another lesson to always pre-plan what I
will eat and have food consistent with Eat Like Me approach available.
Posting photo
of my today’s breakfast.
If you’re like most
Americans, you eat more sugar than is good for you. Sugar makes us hungry and
fat because it is an effective agent that produces excess calories and
stimulates further eating. People generally know that sugar isn't good, but
they don't appreciate how powerfully negative it really is.
Sugar is the driving
force behind the diabetes and obesity epidemics. In addition, when the body
can’t manage the amount of sugar in the blood, the sugar begins to damage
artery walls, increasing the risk for heart attack and stroke.
Why does sugar have such
a powerful hold on us?
Consuming large
amounts of added sugar activates the reward center and makes us want to eat
that food again. Past memory of eating sweet things produces cues that induce
the craving for more. Sugar can also change how you feel. When this happens, you
can have increased cravings for sugar and feel a lack of control when around
sugar. It resembles other abused substances because it is reinforcing.
While sugar is everywhere — in cookies and crackers, breads and pasta
sauce — the single largest source in the American diet is sugary drinks.
