There is no substitute for daily babystepping

Week after week, month after month, the magazines proclaim in bold print that they can help you lose up to (fill in the blank) pounds per week.

Just buy the magazine and follow their "breakthrough" plan. You see this stuff when you check out; we all scoff at it, but someone is keeping those magazines in print! People buy them.

It's like anything you want to do, whether it's get your house in order or lose a little body clutter, there is no magic cleaning potion, no magic food and no magic pill to make this all happen. It comes with consistent babysteps done daily, period. It's so simple, yet we spend so much time looking for that magic something.

You might see a good hint or idea, or a new idea or two, but that's it. Because there is no magic food!

It's like anything you want to do, whether it's get your house in order or lose a little body clutter, there is no magic cleaning potion, no magic food and no magic pill to make this all happen. It comes with consistent babysteps done daily, period.

FlyLady says that all you need to clean is a little soap (any kind of soap) and some elbow grease to clean. It's the same thing with food and losing that body clutter; all you need is a little bit of food (you need to be able to identify it; no processed chemical foods) and you need to eat it (in portion controlled sized servings) at regular intervals throughout the day. Just like you NEED a morning routine AND an evening routine, you need a routine for your eating — you can't save it up for one meal — you'll be so ravenously hungry, you'll overeat and that puts your body working overtime to digest everything. Not only that, but by NOT eating at regular intervals during the day, you put your metabolism in PARK. There is no need for your body to work at optimum capacity; it thinks a famine is approaching and it needs to hold on to the very thing you're trying to deal with: body clutter!

We need to move ourselves toward good, wholesome food eaten at regular intervals. This was a big lesson for me — and resulted in 50 pounds less body clutter. Why so effective? Because your metabolism kicks in when its given fuel and burns more efficiently. If you starve it, it won't do what you want it to do! Your car will not go anywhere without gas, your body is no different.

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day as it gets you started off right AND it gets your metabolism going. Here are eight ideas for good, easy breakfasts from the Body Clutter Menu-Mailer that we offer on SavingDinner.com. Enjoy!

1. 3 egg whites scrambled served with 1/2 cup sauteed veggies