Yep, I’m anti-grazing.
“I need to eat every 2 hours, or I just faint, get grouchy, become homicidal, start eating dirt, etc.”
I’ve heard it countless times. I used to say it myself.
But where did we ever get the idea that that was normal? Let alone healthy?
Feeling like you will pass out or go crazy if you don’t eat every two hours is not healthy. I don’t let that slide.
Why? Why do I care so much because you eat kale and grass-fed lamb and organic walnuts every two hours?
Because I care about you and your hormones. Yes, it’s back to hormones again. This time, those responsible for the endless grazing cycle loop are insulin and cortisol (and also a dozen other digestive hormones and other neurochemicals).
A major part of the grazing addiction is blood sugar instability. Blood sugar roller coasters, lead to off-the-wall insulin responses and set you up to need to graze constantly. A stable, healthier blood sugar response, on the other hand, allows for the best use of calories, including fat burning.
That means grazing (and their wacky blood sugar patterns) can actually lead to weight gain- the very thing that grazers often are trying to avoid!
As I explain it in ‘slim down & happy up’:
insulin excess + insulin spikes = belly fat
Guess what else happens when blood sugar responses go from crazy-roller-coaster to nice-and-smooth? Stress goes down because cortisol (the stress hormone) will decline naturally.
Wanna learn how to break the grazing cycle and reduce stress? An added bonus just might be losing a little belly fat in the process. Registration is now open for ‘slim down & happy up,’ my way to target weight loss through stress reduction (and get those pesky hormones under control for once!)- so sign up now while you still have time.
If you aren’t already on my contact list, sign up and receive a private discount code for this current session. We begin in a few weeks- don’t get left behind!
Here’s to helping you de-stress,
