Baby Steps

Yep, Baby Steps. That’s the way I’ll do it. I know from experience that if I try to make too many changes or too drastic a change, then it won’t stick. So baby steps it is. And here are my first steps:

1. No late night snacking. Meaning nothing to eat after 8pm. Our bodies burn calories in our sleep. If we eat close to bedtime, our bodies will burn these readily available calories instead of the stored fat. When I was doing WW, I would not lose any weight in the weeks that I was snacking at night.

2. No soda. I don’t drink that much anyway but I have been noticing a recent increase in soda consumption.

3. Eat breakfast. This is very important for weight management. Breakfast helps to kickstart our metabolism in the mornings and it also keeps us from getting too hungry and over doing lunch. It also helps avoid those mid afternoon slumps and cravings. I admit I’m not a breakfast person so this is going to be one of the harder ones for me.

That should do it to start. Next steps will involve exercise but for now, we’ll stick with this.