How To Lose Weight

If you are saying I can’t lose weight it is possible that you are stumbling over one or more of the Stumbling Blocks On The Road To Weight Loss.

We have looked at quite a few already and now we have to pay attention to Snacking.

Stumbling Block #17 On The Road To Weight Loss – Snacking:

Snacking can be a BIG stumbling block on the road to weight loss. It is not because snacking is wrong, on the contrary, but because people snack wrong!

You have to plan your snacks as part of your day’s total consumption. As we all know when we are thinking about How To Lose Weight Calories are very important.

You cannot go and eat three HUGE meals and than still snack in between. Your snacks need to be part of your planning.

It is actually very good to eat three moderate meals a day and supplement it with three small snacks. It is only unplanned snacks that are one of the stumbling blocks on the road to weight loss that you can stumble over.

It is also important to pay attention to your snacks. The snacks have to be healthy, low in fat and calories. An ideal snack will contain no more than 100 calories. And remember, those calories from part of your calories for the day!

When it comes to snacking it is even more important to be prepared than with your meals. You have to make absolutely sure you always have a suitable snack available.  If you don’t, chances are you will cheat when you get the nibbles.

Suitable Snacks:

• A small fruit
• Fat Free yogurt
• Plain digestive biscuits
• Low fat cheese
• Water crackers
• Low fat cereal with skim milk (yes, you can have it as a snack!)
• Crudités with a low fat or fat free dip made from yogurt and herbs

These are just a few suggestions. You can come up with your own list as long as it fits in with your daily eating plan and you budget the necessary calories for it.

Here is the link to the other stumbling blocks on the road to weight loss that we have already looked at

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