Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Get Organized - How To Lose Weight Fast

By Belinda Gable

While it may not have occurred to many people, leading a disorganized life can and does often result in one being overweight. The majority who lack organization in their daily lives tend to spend most of their time rushing about and this includes eating. Of course, it stands to reason that those who eat to fast also often end up eating too much.

Another pitfall which these people are prone to is mess and an untidy environment and I'm sure we all agree, having lots of mess laying about nearly always results in some level of stress. Yes, I'm sure this is starting to become clearer now, that being organized, goes hand in hand with being healthy.

Many people resort to eating in the effort to handle stress and being disorganized is a surefire way of increasing levels of stress in your life.

Being organized will also ensure that you have the right food in your house and you don't have to resort to low quality foods that you keep as a backup for those times when you run out of the nutritious food that you should be eating.

Being organized will also help you to eat at regular times throughout the day and by being regular with your eating it will help you to maintain more consistent blood sugar levels that will reduce the chance of you getting into low blood sugar and over eating to compensate.

The last thing you need is to arrive at mealtime only to find you don't have any healthy foods in store, thus causing you to slap something together which has very little, if any, nutrition so planning ahead is essential.

By being organized and having a shopping list where you have determined in advance the right foods for your diet you will be less likely to buy food that you shouldn't be buying when you go to the supermarket.

For anyone on a weight loss program, being organized is of paramount importance. Not only will it help you maintain a healthy balanced diet, but it will also save you a considerable amount of time. Having planned your meals ahead means you won't need to spend hours everyday worrying about what you'll be having for your next meal and this on it's own, can reduce stress even further. - 15432

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