Snacks on Snacks on Snacksss !!

I am always eating, don't let my slim figure fool you. Sometimes I feel like a fat person at heart. All day every day I am snacking, but they are healthy snacks ! This post is for all of you who uncontrollably eat junk snacks, then wonder why you are not seeing results from your workout. Ideally, we should be eating small portions of healthy foods 5 to 6 times a day. Yes you read right, 5 to 6 times daily. Now I am by no means condoning pigging out 5 to 6 times a day ! Don't come back ready to kill me because you thought I gave you the ok to have tons of snacks and have four course meals twice a day. I simply mean that you are allowed to snack through out the day, but only healthy snacks. The point is to feed yourself and get rid of hunger, you are never eating to have that belly exploding, lethargic, full feeling, thanksgiving is once a year, lets keep it that way. 

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Now I can be somewhat of a stingy person when it comes to my food so I have my own healthy snacks stash in my room that is only for me ! lol I know it sounds bad, but a girls gotta eat ! My snack stash consists of yogurt, nuts, fruit cups, rice cakes, pretzels, granola bars, chese dippers, and more.

 I absolutely love my snack stash and paired with fresh fruit that I always have in my house, I really don't have a craving for unhealthy snacks. They all satisfy that sweet tooth that creeps up from time to time. Depending on how long I will be out the house, I take 2 or 3 snack portions with me everyday and I eat them every 2 or 3 hours or when I begin to feel hungry and they hold me over until I come home and eat dinner. This not only keeps me from indulging in unhealthy snacks, it also saves me money every day. I encourage you all to create a HEALTHY snacks stash ! Today marks the day that you all will throw out those pound cakes, oreos, chips, sodas, etc, and never waste money on them again ! We are healthy eaters as well as snackers. Your body will thank you for the nourishment and it will show in your gym results, your healthy hair, skin, and you will have more energy. I am eating a granola bar right now as I type haha. But seriously I want to encourage and inspire all of you reading to make healthy choices about what you are putting in. Your diet is very important because it can easily help or hurt you.

And for those of you saying "healthy snack are nasty Jasmen, there's no way I can just switch over so suddenly like that" My response to you is: First of all, from today on, don't tell yourself you can't. Can't is not in our vocabulary ! You can do anything you set your mind to, I'm a firm believer ! Snickers was and still is my favorite candy. I have a million witnesses who can tell you that in high school  I used to literally eat like 3 a day ! But now I don't remember the last time I ate a snicker bar. I made up my mind that I wanted to reach my goal and snickers are nowhere in that equation. In addition,  I set my mind that I wanted to try a vegetarian diet and I have been so for a few months now ! (My vegetarian post is coming soon lol I know I just kind of threw that out there unexpectedly). But yes, set your mind up to be dedicated to your body. Tell yourself that there is no other way because you will not have your hard work going to waste just to make your sugar fiend taste bud happy. Make up your mind today to start your own healthy snacks stash and don't add any junk to it. Really make sure you are committing your whole mind, body, and soul to this. Its not easy but if you cheat on your diet, you are the only one to blame when summer comes and you feel ashamed that you still didn't get rid of your pudgy belly over the 5 months you have been "working out". Besides, it feel great to look back over the past months and see results and be able to say "wow, I made up my mind and I stuck it out to the bitter end with no cheats or relapses." Progress is really a beautiful thing. I wish you all the best is finding healthy eating habits and stay tuned for my post on making homemade healthy chips ! later guys :)