The Stress Eating Cure by Rachael F. Heller & Richard F. Heller

Author:Rachael F. Heller & Richard F. Heller [Rachael F. Heller and Richard F. Heller]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781605294568
Publisher: Rodale
Published: 2010-03-15T00:00:00+00:00

While adding this guideline, continue to enjoy a Big Balanced Breakfast or Alternative Meal each day (as per guideline from Step #1).

The changes you will make in this step build on the addition of your Big Balanced Breakfast (or Alternative Meal). Together, Steps #1 and #2 help balance your hormone levels and put your stress-hunger, cravings, and stress-eating on hold.

While you continue to follow the guideline from Step #1 and enjoy a Big Balanced Breakfast (or Alternative Meal) every day, you can easily incorporate this second step into your program.

Balancing Proteins, especially those that are low in saturated fat, can help stabilize your hormone levels and keep them steady throughout the day. As you know, hormonal imbalances set off stress-hunger and cravings that lead to stress-eating. To offset some of the hormonal swings that can set off stress-eating, it’s important to include the power of Balancing Proteins.

In this step, you will be making choices from the list of Balancing Proteins on pages 244–46.

As a starting point, in every meal, include enough Balancing Protein to ensure that each meal contains an average-size portion of protein (more about average-size in a moment). Later, you will be guided in adjusting quantities (see “Frequently Offered Answers for Frequently Asked Questions” and “Fine-Tuning” in this chapter).

As a starting point, in every snack, include enough Balancing Protein to ensure that each snack contains about half of an average-size portion of protein. Later, you will be guided in adjusting quantities (see “Frequently Offered Answers for Frequently Asked Questions” and “Fine-Tuning” in this chapter).

Give yourself a day to get adjusted to this new addition and a day to iron out the wrinkles.

If, in 2 days, you have been able to include Balancing Protein in every meal and snack without any difficulties, you’re ready to move on to the next step. If you run into challenges, however, or if you find it difficult to fit the addition of Balancing Proteins into your schedule, if you can’t seem to find any Balancing Proteins that are appealing, or if you miss even one meal or snack, continue for a short time at this step until you get it right for 2 full days.

If you haven’t done so already, read through Chapter 41, Stress-Eating Busters. The information on Comfort Food Act-Alikes can help ensure your ease and success with the program and your weight loss.

In this step, you will continue to eat as you have been eating in Step #1. You will have both a Big Balanced Breakfast (or Alternative Meal) and your usual meals or snacks. At your Big Balanced Breakfast (or Alternative Meal), you’ve already been including a healthy portion of Balancing Protein (Step #1). Now, in this step, you’ll make certain that you are also including some Balancing Protein in all of your other meals and snacks.

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