A doctor friend of mine told me he was astounded how much weight he lost just by eating a sensible lunch daily.
American doctors, nutritionists and trainers recommend that we should eat several small meals throughout the day. My question is if we're the only country in the world that grazes, could this be a factor in our being over-weight?
We need to give our metabolisms a break in order to burn fat. At the same time, we have to eat regular meals in order to keep our metabolisms function optimally. So what is the balance?
In most countries, people eat small breakfasts and dinners and hearty lunches. Sometimes they'll have a healthy mid-morning and/or mid-afternoon snack. Portion control is paramount. As a rule of thumb, we should wait 4 hours in between meals.
Most of us Americans eat minimally or starve ourselves throughout the day and then binge at night. Equally taxing on our metabolism is fasting, which is why on the JOOS Reboot we stress the importance of eating a sensible lunch.
If you're looking to get on track to optimizing your metabolism so that you can lose weight, improve your energy levels and even get a good night's sleep, they try doing the JOOS Reboot!
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Hi Lauri-
I'm not a big fan of grazing either... like you feel our systems need to take a break from the stress of digestion or the "state of absorption" so that our energy can be allowed to flow to more healing supportive functions in our bodies. Also, grazing keeps us focused on eating vs finding other ways to bring more life and pleasure in between those eating times.
So many trainers and health professionals love the "mini-meals" approach but I think there's a lot of wisdom in spending less time eating/digesting, more time in living/healing...great post, thanks.
love and every blessing-
Lisa
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