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Guest Blogger: Casey Voorhies
www.dallasnutritionalcounseling.com
Your wedding day is one of the most important days of your life. You have fallen in love, cherished the courtship, gotten engaged and spent countless hours planning every single detail. There is no doubt that every bride not only wants her wedding to go smoothly, but she wants to feel her most radiant the entire weekend.
I compiled a list of my top 10 tips for any bride to get ready for her big day.
This typically looks like breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, and snack. Not every person may need all of the snacks, but eating more frequently allows for better metabolic burn and prevents getting overly hungry. Allowing your body to get to such a hungry state will cause your speed of eating to increase and you will likely over eat as a result.
Each macronutrient has its own purpose, function, and nutrient profile and they work the most efficiently when combined together. Carbohydrates act as the instant energy; protein and fat keep you full and satisfied and act as your long term energy. Your meals should have all three and your snacks should be at least 2 of the 3.
Meal example – 3-4 oz grilled chicken breast (protein), 1 cup roasted potatoes (carbohydrate), green beans sautéed in olive oil (fat)
Snack example – 1 medium apple (carbohydrate) and 1 tbs peanut butter (fat)
Try to make meals last at least 20 minutes; this is the amount of time it takes your brain and stomach to send signals of fullness back and forth allowing the person to stop at a comfortable level of fullness.
Cutting out food groups or specific foods will cause you to physically and psychologically crave these foods more. Once you eat one of these foods you are more likely to over eat them and feel out of control. Allow yourself to have your favorite foods in moderation.
Anything that sounds too good to be true definitely is too good to be true. These extreme weight loss techniques are not sustainable. You will gain back the weight you previously lost plus even more.
People often times restrict dietary fat due to its higher calorie content, but your body will end of storing more fat if it is not getting enough. Dietary fat provides satiety and keeps us full, which decreases random cravings. Dietary fat also contributes to beautiful hair, skin, and nails! Always a plus for brides!
If you hate it, you will not keep doing it. Find physical activities that you actually enjoy doing. Going on walks with your friends, hiking new trails, going to a dance class, or swimming are some ideas that people typically enjoy. When you enjoy the activity you are doing you are not only getting the physical benefits, but the psychological benefits as well (we all know brides are stressed enough, right?).
Skipping whole meals does nothing beneficial for you, it actually slows down your metabolism (meaning burns less calories) causing your body to break down protein stores (muscle, tissue, bone, organ) in order to provide the body with energy. There is no such thing as ‘saving calories.’ Instead, work on having balance at every meal (see number 2).
Water and sodium have a unique relationship. If sodium content increases in the body the body holds on to more water (causing bloating) instead of releasing excess water through the urinary system. Water and sodium are both important for the body, there needs to be a balance.
I know the last thing on your mind is probably your meals, but you need to make them a priority. Often high emotions mask hunger cues often causing a decrease in appetite. Eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner will provide you with enough energy to enjoy the entire night!
I know sometimes food, nutrition, and fitness can be overwhelming so if you are interested in getting more information please feel free to contact me:
Casey Voorhies RD, LD
Registered Dietitian, Licensed Dietitian
www.dallasnutritionalcounseling.com
(817) 454-4801 or caseyvoorhies@gmail.com
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