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" When you&amp;#039;re dieting seriously, do you skip meals? If so, stop right now! You may find this surprising, but the best way to slim down is to eat more often. The key is timing: I&amp;#039;ve discovered that feeding your body every three hours can help you lose big.  Here&amp;#039;s how it works: Whenever your meals are more than three hours apart, your body goes into a state of mini-famine and preserves the most calorie-rich part of your body -- fat. But the body usually burns fat to get energy, so now it has to burn precious lean muscle instead. The end result: The jiggle stays, and your muscles go. On my diet, you&amp;#039;ll feed your body six times a day at three-hour intervals: breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, dessert. To kick-start your metabolism, be sure to eat breakfast within an hour of rising. A sample day: You wake up at 6 a.m., grab breakfast at 7 a.m., snack at 10 a.m., start lunch at 1 p.m., snack again at 4 p.m. and then sit down to dinner at 7 p.m. Have dessert three hours later -- or right away if you&amp;#039;re going to bed early. In total, you&amp;#039;ll take in about 400 calories at each meal, 100 calories at snack time, and 50 calories for dessert. Don&amp;#039;t worry if a meal starts 15 minutes later than it should. Your body&amp;#039;s mini-famine alarm won&amp;#039;t go off right away.  Afraid that you&amp;#039;ll end up consuming more because you&amp;#039;re eating so often? That couldn&amp;#039;t be further from the truth. When you consistently feed your body, you keep blood sugar levels stable, which helps suppress your appetite. But you still need to eat the right foods in the right portions. To make it easy, I&amp;#039;ve created this simple-to-follow meal plan. Stick with it for a month (repeat the plan after you complete Weeks 1 and 2) and you could shed 10 pounds, including some water weight. Don&amp;#039;t forget: Drink lots of H2O and take a multivitamin daily. Read the June 2006 issue of Good Housekeeping magazine to find Jorge&amp;#039;s Week 1 meal plan and recipes, and find his Week 2 plan and recipes only on GoodHousekeeping.com! Week 2 Meal Plan:  Breakfast 1 hard-boiled egg, sliced 1 piece whole-grain bread 1/4 cup salsa 1 cup watermelon cubes   Snack 6 low-sodium saltine crackers   Lunch 1 cheeseburger and side salad with no croutons (use 1/2 packet light Italian dressing) from Burger King   Snack 1 Pria Bar   Dinner Beef and Broccoli Stir-fry with Apple-Sesame Salad   Dessert 4 animal crackers  Breakfast 1 Cookie Dough Balance Bar 1 Dannon Light &amp;#039;n Fit Creamy Yogurt   Snack 15 to 20 reduced-fat potato chips   Lunch 1 Weight Watchers Smart Ones Fiesta Chicken 1 veggie salad with 1 tablespoon fat-free dressing   Snack 24 cherries   Dinner Vegetable Enchiladas   Dessert 1 small fat-free cookie  Breakfast 1 Hot Pockets Ham &amp;amp;amp; Cheese 1 nectarine 6 ounces 1%, fat-free or soy milk   Snack 12 cashews   Lunch 1 Amy&amp;#039;s Kitchen Spinach Feta in a Pocket Sandwich 1 salad with 1 tablespoon fat-free dressing   Snack 1 bottle Dannon Light &amp;#039;n fit Smoothie   Dinner Salmon Steaks with Lime Butter and Asparagus Rice   Dessert 1 mini Reese&amp;#039;s Peanut Butter Cup  Breakfast 1 low-fat waffle 2 teaspoons peanut butter 1/2 cup grapefruit juice   Snack 2 cups low-sodium vegetable juice   Lunch 2 Grilled Steak Tacos Fresco Style from Taco Bell 1 medium apple   Snack 1 Apple Dippers with Low-Fat Caramel Dip from McDonald&amp;#039;s   Dinner Chicken Bake with Raw Broccoli Salad   Dessert 7 jelly beans  Breakfast 1/2 cup hot cereal, cooked 6 ounces 1%, fat-free or soy milk 1 teaspoon flax oil 2 tablespoons dried cranberries   Snack 7 chocolate-covered almonds   Lunch 1 Healthy Choice Flavor Adventures Grilled Chicken Caesar 1 salad with 1 tablespoon fat-free dressing   Snack 1 fun-size bag M&amp;amp;amp;M&amp;#039;s Peanut   Dinner Oven-Fried Fish with Coleslaw   Dessert 1 cup frozen seedless grapes  Breakfast 1 Weight Watchers Smart Ones English Muffin Sandwich 1 cup cantaloupe cubes   Snack 25 GeniSoy Soy Crisps   Lunch 1 Chicken Giardino from Olive Garden (lunch portion)   Snack 2 cups strawberries   Dinner Rosemary Lamb Chops   Dessert 1/2 Rice Krispies Treats square  Breakfast 2 pancakes (4-inch diameter) 2 tablespoons sugar-free syrup 1 slice turkey bacon 3/4 cup mixed berries   Snack 6 ounces low-fat yogurt   Lunch 1 Lean Cuisine Comfort Classics Beef Peppercorn 1 salad with 1 tablespoon fat-free dressing   Snack 1 Popsicle Creamsicle Bar   Dinner Salad-Stuffed Pitas   Dessert 1/4 cup vanilla ice milk "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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