Another tip...

As I try to keep up with my blog, I find myself just copying and pasting. Hope you don't mind. I love Chalene and love her tips, especially right now as I seriously try and get back on track with the eating part. I recently (yesterday) made my way back to the gym. I've been maintaining the Monday through Friday Zumba, but no time for any other workout. I'm not going to lie, I do miss weight training. I don't love the feel of it, but I love the transformation of your body when you incorporate it into your workout. I recently landed a steal of a deal at Gold's and thought I would try out their class yesterday. Running a little late due to the kids' dentist appointment, I peeked in and saw my aunt. I also saw that the class was full. Too embarrassed to go in, I headed over to the weight area. My aunt came out and found me and told me to come in. I followed her. The class was a Pump & Sculpt class. I basically caught the last 20-25 minutes of the class. We worked a little on the forearms and then legs. We did lots of squats. During one part of the workout, the instructor came and stood right next to me. When that happens, you basically try and follow the entire routine without stopping. It would be too embarrassing to stop when the individual is standing right next to you. Well, fast forward to today -- I am totally feeling it. My quads are so sore as well as forearms. Physically sore, but mentally motivated to keep going to tone up. Now that I am adding weights back in, to make it all work and balance, I seriously have to watch my diet. Anyhow, here's the tip I was talking about before I rambled on:

Eat Small & Eat Often

by Chalene Johnson on October 3, 2011 in Healthy Living

You don’t have to starve yourself! In fact, you shouldn’t! Ideally you should eat every 2 to 3 hours! I set an alarm on my smart phone to remind me to eat.

Successfully fit people eat throughout the day so that their metabolism stays consistent. People who skip meals have higher levels of cortesol, which causes weight gain. By eating frequently you can train your body to burn calories all the time. Break the habit of feeling starved or stuffed by adopting this habit.

Determine your daily caloric intake and then divide that into small meals and snacks that you’ll stagger throughout the day. For me, it looks like a couple 300-calorie meals, a couple 200-calorie snacks and a couple 100-calorie snacks.