dinner

Healthy Tips: Downsize Your Plate, Not Your Happiness

by

Over the next 5 days (including today) I will be focusing on slimming down the easy way. Ha, you say, there is no easy way. Well, there’s the hard way, that is, let’s do it hard and fast and lose the unsightly 10 pounds in one week. We we opt for that plan the outcome is settled before we start. Why not head to the fridge and make that chocolate sundae. It we hit the bakes, pull out of the passing lane and settle into the driving lane. We may discover we’ll get to where we want to go, albeit a bit slower

Healthy Tip: Forget calorie math and food scales—today we’re starting with your dinnerware. That’s right: your plate could be your worst frenemy.

Studies show people eat 22% more when using large plates. Why? Because your brain’s got the appetite of a 12-year-old at a pizza buffet. A smaller plate tricks your eyes and your stomach into thinking you’re getting more than enough. And you are. You just didn’t need the bonus fries.

Start by swapping out your oversized dinner plates with salad plates. You’ll cut portions without drama, whining, or feeling like a squirrel on a diet.

Today’s mission? Pick a smaller plate for dinner. Your stomach will barely notice, but your jeans might start whispering “thank you” in a week or two.

Stay tuned: tomorrow we walk—like actual walking, not speed-hiking Mount Everest.

Great Healthy Tips: Don’t Skip Meals

by

Today’s Great Health Tip

Don’t Skip Meals (Especially Breakfast) ~ Skipping meals causes blood sugar spikes and crashes. Eat balanced meals with protein, fiber, and healthy fats.

I am susceptible to blood sugar crashes. To avoid them, I eat my three meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner). I schedule in a 10 a.m. protein shake and at 3 p.m. it’s an apple and sunflower seeds. When I do that my body stays in balance. We’re all different, figure out what works for you. If you’re like me, schedule healthy snacks, your body will thank you.

    Do You Have Common Sense?

    by

    Do You Have Common Sense? I recall a Sunday dinner with my dad and mom, brother and his wife, and my family and me. It was a typical Italian Sunday dinner, we argued and argued. When my brother and I (we both had doctorates at the time) believed we had my dad pinned down, he said, “You two have doctorates, but they forgot to teach you common sense.” Well, he left us speechless. Common sense? No, we hadn’t had a course in it. The more I thought about it, he was speaking of an ability to understand people and perceive what they are thinking and talking about. In another way, he was saying get off your high horse and understand what the average person experiences and thinks. it was a good and lasting lesson for me.

    Think About It

    by

    Each day I witness great degrees of loneliness. Loneliness is not relegated to the aged. It crosses all ages, races, and gender. I witness people more engaged on smart phones than in person to person interactions. Interpersonal interactions are not always easy. They are the way we get to know each other. They are the way we communicate more openly and honestly. They require us to set time aside to listen and to respond meaningfully. There’s something special about sitting down for a meal without technology and communicating. There’s something special about a “cheap date” at a coffee shop and talking about life’s issues. 

    What If . . .

    by

    What if you shook it up a little today and took a different route to work, ate something different for breakfast and lunch, left your work at work and enjoyed those you live with this evening? I wonder how you would experience your day. Maybe, you’ll discover something wonderful.

    Verified by MonsterInsights