Are you a snacker?
If so, what’re your “go-to” snacks?
Fruit? Nuts? Protein Bar? Crackers and hummus? Cheese? Something else?
What if I were to tell you that your snacks might be hindering your health and impacting your weight?
Would you be surprised?
I’ll explain the snacking science in a sec, but first I’ve got an awesome new free resource for you easily build your meals – whether you’re Keto/low carb or if you LOVE your fruits and starches (and so that you DON’T need or crave snacks either!).
This formula works wonders even if you hate to cook, are too busy to cook and eat out all the time – and it even works if you’re a master chef and meal prepper…
It doesn’t matter who you are or what you’re diet or lifestyle preferences are, this covers it all….even if you have food sensitivities and are super picky too.
It’s THAT simple.
I follow this meal building formula and so do all my successful clients.
This printable is bundled with the 7 Day Shift (also free).
OK, so when you access this resource, you may notice there’s no mention of snacks anywhere…and I’ll tell you why.
Snacking is not recommended.
I broke the snack cycle over a year ago when I lost my last 20 pounds and I haven’t looked back since.
Why no snacks?
Well, despite being lied to by the multi-billion dollar food and health industry that we need to snack to “stoke our metabolism”, in reality, the opposite is true:
- Snacking is mostly emotional. We snack out of habit, boredom or to relieve stress/feel better.
- Snacking tends to involve calorically dense, nutrient devoid, processed, higher carb, higher fat foods. Which, when you see my Simple Meal Building Formula, are the 2 areas that need to be in balance for weight balance.
- Every time you eat, unless it’s pure fat (which, eeww!) you’re likely going to spike insulin – a fat storage hormone. The less you spike insulin, the more metabolically balanced you’ll be, and the more weight you’ll likely lose.
- Most snacks are eaten distractedly – on the go – which hinders proper digestion and increases inflammation.
- Every time you eat, your body has to use it’s precious energy to digest and assimilate that food. Eating less frequently is the key strategy here.
So if you’re doing the 7 Day Shift, I challenge you to experiment with the meal building formula and try NOT snacking each day and see what comes up for you.
If you feel like you’re ‘dying’ in between meals (allowing for appetite adaptation), you can eat more protein and non-starchy veggies in your main meals (or if you must, snack on protein for best results).
Soooo, will you try it? Do you already not snack? Let me know either way and let me know how you do!
