Plan meals to avoid overeating – Eat well and eat often, to ease cravings

Lynette, a vice-president of sales, left the house early each morning and returned home late most days from her demanding job. This often meant she had trouble taking the time to eat breakfast and pack a lunch. Midmorning, Lynette would guzzle coffee to keep her energy up. Lunch was often missed, or was choices from a vending machine or eaten at a restaurant with clients.

By the time she got home from work, Lynette was in a state I call “homicidal hunger.” This happens when you feel so hungry and out of control that anyone standing between you and the fridge is definitely in the way. Instead of a healthy dinner, Lynette would unconsciously eat whatever was convenient, such as crackers, cookies, dried fruit, nuts and chocolate chips. The evening was full of snacks and emotional stress eating.

As a highly intelligent and overachieving person in her work life, Lynette was frustrated that she felt like such a failure when it came to losing weight and controlling her food choices.

But with a little planning, Lynette was able to improve her weight and develop a more positive relationship with food.

Curbing confusion over calories. What’s the right ratio of protein, carbs and fat?

By Andrea Holwegner, For The Calgary Herald March 10, 2011 Danielle was a 56-year-old engineer and mother of three who was trying to shed a few dozen unwanted pounds and reduce her blood pressure. She had tried various diets over the years, including high-protein, low-carb and most recently a vegan diet. She initially lost weight…