BAD HABIT #1: SKIPPING MEALS
People who are watching their weight often falsely assume that by skipping a meal they have automatically sealed in a calorie loss. This is rarely true because he or she will eat twice as much at lunch, or will have a sweet coffee break in search of a pick-me-up. Skipping meals is one of the worst ways in the world to lose weight.
While breakfast need not be elaborate, you should have some kind of meal and eat it sitting at the table. (See Bad Habit #3.) I’m an advocate of a big breakfast because most of it will be burned off during the day. Besides, it appeals to a man’s sense of macho (big men start their big days with a big meal . . .).
Men who are salesmen or who work alone are often tempted to skip lunch because either they don’t like to take the time for the break or they don’t like to eat alone. A man who drives a territory is often tempted to grab a snack to eat while driving, instead of eating a real meal that he would have to consume alone. Men who have no one to lunch with are often tempted to skip lunch altogether and snack through the afternoon instead.
Once your man knows about this food plan, he will learn to appreciate lunch more. In fact, he’ll soon learn that it is his best opportunity to cheat a little. Since it’s unlikely that it will be possible for you to be with your man at lunch time, you’re just going to have to shrug your shoulders and pretend to be relaxed. It is better for a person to overeat at lunch than to skip it!
As for skipping dinner, I’ve never known a man who considered such a crazy idea.
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