My other Weight Loss Secret – Part II

Snack Time

I enjoy two small snacks before doing lunch. Well, I am not really doing lunch so to speak, but read on to find what I am talking about. I covered breakfast in more detail here. To make it to lunch time I am having two small snacks in the morning. I have a small sandwich about 2.5 hours after breakfast. It is usually 2 slices of bread (wheat or whole wheat) with cholesterol free (I have a high cholesterol history in my family) butter or butter-like spread on it. I use smart balance light for that. Eventually I use some very thin cut turkey or lean ham on top of it. Whole Foods has a Cranberry Walnut bread that I prefer for this snack. It’s a dark bread with a good fiber value. The second snack is usually some of these small, pre-packaged (fresh) carrots you get at the supermarket. They taste sweet and are just a perfect snack. Healthy, but tasty.

I noticed that especially the carrots really fill me up so that I am not get hungry for quite a while. They are low calorie and it does not matter how many you eat really. Keep the bread/sandwich on the smaller side, please. The bread I am buying is usually a small-size loaf and 2 slices are perfect. I am guessing that I am at around 450 – 500 calories by lunch time (that is total for anything I have eaten up until that point in time for the day).

My other Weight Loss “Secret”

I have tried a few diets, but nothing really worked consistently. So, somehow I developed my own approach and that seems to work – at least for me. I am not saying this is the best diet ever nor am I trying to sell it or so. This is just the average Jane writing about her her diet success. My approach to diet is to start with the initial weight loss program and then move into the maintaining weight process. So, here is how I lose weight in a way that really does not keep me hungry and still allows me to snack every once in a while. Stay tuned in for the next few blog postings. I will break out the day into a few sections to allow for easier reading and enough detail. Here is a sample day.

Breakfast to Lunch Time

I eat a large bowl of Kellogs Special K mixed with fresh Blueberries, Bananas, or Strawberries. I don’t care about what the packaging says for the calories and how much I am allowed to eat. I mix it so that I am off to a good start and not starving before I leave the house. I use fat-free Lacto-Free milk. Normal fat free milk might do for you, I am just slightly allergic to normal milk and found that the lacto-free milk is better for me. Again, mix it to a portion you feel comfortable with – ignore the packaging recommendation. I counted my portion and I am probably around 250 – 300 calories per breakfast.

This usually carries me easily to lunch time with two small snacks along the way (to keep the metabolism running). When starting this diet it will take about a week before the hunger feeling during morning hours will disappear. I used to feel hungry after two hours again with my normal breakfast. Switching to fruit mixed with Special K and fat free milk has changed that and I am able to push longer before being really hungry again. Two small snacks along the way help to keep the hunger completely under control.

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