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February 20, 2013  I really love sitting down to a great meal,
but I have always been a food “grazer”.  I was never one who
could starve myself all day so I could save the calories for my
evening meal. Not only would my stomach start to growl, but I
would experience a frightening personality change from the lack
of food! Our blood sugar typically dips around three to five
hours after we eat, so eating small, frequent snackstravel-
snacks2theclothesmakethegirlcom keeps the metabolism revved up
and helps normalize our blood sugar. Hunger can throw the body
into famine mode, which slows metabolism; making it easier to
pack on the pounds.  A few recent studies have negated the
effectiveness of snacking claiming that people who snack in the
morning gain weight more often than those who snack in the
afternoon. The studies cite the food choices as the most
significant factor, saying the afternoon snackers eat more
fruits and vegetables.  But we really shouldn’