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What You've Been Doing: Automating breakfast
Try This Instead: Automate your lunch too
"I found that lunch could be a challenging time of day for those of us who struggle with making healthy food choices. So I almost always have a salad. I get creative with toppings and mix-ins to keep me from getting bored, and I'm ensuring that my meal is vegetable-packed, filling and generally pretty reasonable in terms of calories. Making this meal a routine means that I save time and energy and don't have to test my willpower." —Andie Mitchell, Andiemitchell.com; lost 135 pounds