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Are you sick and tired of eating the same foods over and over again? Most
people have no problem creating diet meal plans for the first two to three
weeks on a weight loss program, however, after this period of time the foods
that tasted so good two weeks ago have lost their appeal. This causes the
dieter to begin to lose their zeal for the program.
There is a simple 'fix' to keep your meals exciting and your interest in
the weight loss program favorable. If you are interested in how to beat 'boring
meal syndrome', then you will want to read this article. Specifically we will
discuss why boring meal syndrome is such a common occurrence among dieters, and
how to prevent it happening to you.
Oh NO! Salad Again?
If you feel like the next bite of lettuce or apple is going to send you
careening into the bathroom, then you have what I call 'boring meal syndrome'.
More diets come to a screeching halt for this reason than any other. Lets have
a look at the two most common reasons for this phenomenon.
Choice of Weight Loss Program
If you select a 'fad' diet or a program that severely limits your choice of
foods you will be forever stuck in 'boring meal syndrome'. When choosing a diet
to follow be wise, select a program that offers many food choices. The best
choice is switching to healthy foods, andhealthy cooking methods.
Self-Limiting of Available Foods
Many, many people fall victim to this 'diet killer'. When starting a weight
loss program your aim should be to change your eating habits, not for a month
or so, but for life!
The problem arises because it is so different from what you are used to
eating and how you cook. The pull to find something simple to fix and tastes
good is strong.
When we find two or three meals that fit the 'simple and good' requirement
we tend to stick with them; they require no investigation to see if they are
allowable, and we don't have to think when cooking them.
But, How Do I Prevent This?
This will require a little time from you, about two hours per week. The
amount of time required will lessen as the weeks go by. Follow these simple
steps and you will be amazed at the difference in your meals.
Set aside one hour per week to go through recipes on line and/or in
magazines. Unlike grocery shopping, do this when you are hungry.
You are more apt to find meals that look mouth watering when you are hungry.
Find five to six dinner meals that look really good, print the recipes and set
them aside. Don't forget to look for desserts, snacks, lunches and breakfast.
Also print these or jot down ideas that came to you and set them aside.
Set aside another hour in the week for meal planning. Make a chart that has
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and snacks for seven days.
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Get your printed recipes and ideas out and start filling in the 'blanks'.
You now have your weekly meal plan completed.
The next step is to create a shopping list from the recipes you have
selected. Having all the ingredients on hand makes fixing meals extremely
simple.
After eating the 'new' meals, place the recipes that you really like into a
binder for future use. By the same token, toss the recipes that you weren't too
pleased with. After a period of time you will have enough 'favorite meals' in
your binder that you won't have to spend the online time finding more.
By following these simple guidelines you should have picked a healthy
weight loss program, and have no problem introducing exciting and new foods
into your diet meal plans that the entire family will enjoy.
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