Lady, what Janna is saying about the importance of breakfast is true. Eating breakfast in the morning kickstarts your metabolism, causing you to burn more and store less. If you don't eat breakfast, your body thinks it's starving, goes into survival mode, stops burning and starts storing. This is literal, not figurative.
So basically, if you want to lose weight, eat breakfast. Better yet, eat several small meals (at least 5) per day: breakfast, mid morning, lunch, midafternoon, supper (no less than 2 hours before bed). A couple of pieces of fruit or a small salad or some veggies could constitute any of the meals. I generally have a bowl of oatmeal with brown sugar for breakfast, a granola bar midmorning, sandwich and pear for lunch, another granola bar midafternoon, and supper is typical supper.
The intent for all this is to get the blood sugar going in the morning and keep it stable throughout the day so the body does not feel it is in survival mode and burns instead of storing. Add some exercise such as walking or taking stairs instead of elevator to the day and even more comes off. This isn't quick loss, but slow and steady and permenant (if you keep it up).
Also, ham & pork contain two things detrimental to weight loss: fat and sodium. Switch to turkey and chicken if possible. The brownie is ok, but better to save it for the midafternoon meal. :)
One last thing is pop (Coke, Pepsi, etc). The carbonated water and the major dose of sugar will waste any diet. Don't drink the diet versions, either. That crap will kill you as sure as cigs would, just not as obvious or quick. Water, tea, fruit juice work better.
Good luck, Lady.
ElderOne
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