"I've Had It All Wrong!"

"Eat breakfast like a king, lunch, like a prince and dinner, like a college kid with a maxed out charge card."

All these years, I've had it wrong!  I've been doing it backwards!   No wonder my metabolism's been screwed up all these years!

Never one to cook big breakfasts (except on weekends) I've always been content with a piece of fruit...or a bowl of cereal...or a donut.  Not that I don't love omelets and waffles, I just thought it was best to save the calories for later in the day.

Many times, I flat out skip lunch...or grab a piece of fruit... or a sandwich or a bowl of soup... or a donut.

And dinner?  I'm a meat and potatoes girl and still cook dinner like three college-age sons still live here - and they don't!

I understand the thinking-  if you follow this order of eating a big breakfast and lessen your intake throughout the day, you have more time to burn off the calories.  Makes sense.   But something is also missing from their logic.

They say nothing about snacking.  That's the true bane of my existence. A handful of pretzels here, a can of Coke there.  Tis the season for Easter candy and I have a weakness for marshmallow Peeps and malted milk eggs....at bedtime.   It all adds up.  I really must change my ways.

I'm going to try this process of eating like a king, a prince and a college kid, in the proper order, because there's a dress that I would like to wear again - comfortably - if you get my drift.  Now, I won't be hitting "Denny's" every morning for their Grand Slam breakfast.  And if you think I'm going to start eating Ramen noodles for dinner, you're crazy.  But I'm going to try this and we'll see how it goes.   Now,  where are the breakfast Peeps I've been looking for?