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Food For Thought - Moving in May - No Magic Food!!Dear Friends,Leanne, our nutritionist has put together some really great "shiny sink" ideas for our bodies for Moving in May! Check out the article below. Don't forget about Leanne's radio show today at 12:00 (eastern) Have a question about veggies or fruits? Have a question about picky eaters?Moving in May? Have a question about anything food related? Leanne, the Diner Diva to the rescue! You can call in or just listen!! Here is the link: http://www.flylady.net/pages/ff_blogtalk.asp The call in number is: 646 200 0018 There is a chat that goes on with the live show that is always so much fun! ****************************************** Dear Friends, Week after week, month after month, the magazines proclaim in bold print that they can help you lose up to (fill in the blank) pounds per weekÑjust buy the magazine and follow their "breakthrough" plan. You see this stuff when you check out; we all scoff at it, but someone is keeping those magazines in print! People BUY them. They buy them thinking "maybe this will be The One". And do you know what? You might see a good hint or idea, or a new idea or two, but that's it. Know why? Because there is no magic food! It's like anything you want to do, whether it's get your house in order or lose a little body clutter, there is no magic cleaning potion, no magic food and no magic pill to make this all happen. It comes with consistent babysteps done daily, period. It's so simple, yet we spend so much time looking for that magic something. FlyLady says that all you need to clean is a little soap (any kind of soap) and some elbow grease to clean. It's the same thing with food and losing that body clutter; all you need is a little bit of food (you need to be able to identify it; no processed chemical foods) and you need to eat it (in portion controlled sized servings) at regular intervals throughout the day. Just like you NEED a morning routine AND an evening routine, you need a routine for your eatingÑyou can't save it up for one mealÑyou'll be so ravenously hungry, you'll overeat and that puts your body working overtime to digest everything. Not only that, but by NOT eating at regular intervals during the day, you put your metabolism in PARK. There is no need for your body to work at optimum capacity; it thinks a famine is approaching and it needs to hold on to the very thing you're trying to deal with: body clutter! Since we're Moving in May, let's also move ourselves toward good, wholesome, easily identifiable food eaten at regular intervals. This was a big lesson for FlyLady and meÑwe didn't understand it until we did: your metabolism kicks in when its given fuel (food). If you starve it, it won't do what you want it to do! Your car will not go anywhere without gas, you body is no different. Breakfast is our body's "shiny sink". We wrote about this in our book, Body Clutter. I think this book should be required reading for anyone dealing with body clutter issues. This book chronicles FlyLady's and my journeys to wellness, by dealing with the body clutter in between our ears so we could take care of the body clutter on our backsides. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day as it gets you started off right AND it gets your metabolism going. Here are 8 ideas for good, easy breakfasts from the Body Clutter Menu-Mailer that we offer on SavingDinner.comÉenjoy! 1. 3 egg whites scrambled served with 1/2 cup sauteed veggies 2. 1 slice whole wheat toast topped with 1 teaspoon natural peanut butter served with a smoothie made from 1 banana, 1/2 cup orange juice and 3/4 cup vanilla yogurt 3. 1/2 whole wheat bagel topped with 2 ounces low fat cheddar cheese and served with 4 apricots 4. 3/4 cup raisin bran topped 1/4 cup blueberries and 1 cup skim milk 5. 1 high quality protein bar and 8 ounces low fat yogurt 6. 1/2 English muffin topped with 2 teaspoons low fat cream cheese. Served with 1 hard boiled egg and 1 cup orange juice 7. 1 hard boiled egg served with 1 slice whole grain toast and 1 cup cantaloupe 8. 1 whole wheat flaxseed waffle topped with 2 teaspoons natural peanut butter and 1/2 grapefruit Love, Leanne ********************* Kelly here; at the beginning of May I challenged all of you to read Body Clutter. For those of you that procrastinated and put it off, it is not too late! Don't get stuck in perfectionism that because you did not do it on May 1st, that you won't even bother! I am issuing this challenge to you again! Body Clutter is not just about the clutter on your thighs, it is about the clutter that gets stuck between your ears. Please, please believe in me when I tell you that reading this book will change your life! You can get it at your local library or you can get it from our very own FlyShop. Reading this book 15 minutes at a time will change how you see yourself and others. How you love yourself and others. Go to: http://www.flylady.net/pages/flyshop_bc.asp Leanne has created a Body Clutter Menu Mailer for those of us that need some BabySteps to help us choose a healthier way of eating. You can find this and other types of Menu Mailer samples at http://www.savingdinner.com/menu_mailer/body_clutter_menu_mailer.html [Home] [Join FlyLady] [Contact Us] [About FlyLady] [Privacy Statement] [Terms & Conditions] FlyLady.net "This is FlyLady's List that has grown by leaps and bounds..." Copyright 2001 - 2008 FlyLady and Company, Inc. 
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