The verdict is in and without a doubt breakfast is the most
important meal of the day. One of the
main reasons for its importance can be found by picking apart its name:
“Breakfast.” You are essentially “breaking
the fast” when you have your first meal of the day. Think about it. Sometimes you have dinner at 5:00 or 6:00 in
the evening, and if you don’t have an after dinner snack, it could be almost 15
hours until you eat again.
Many people think that by skipping breakfast they are eating
less food and therefore giving themselves a better chance at weight loss. However by skipping breakfast, you are
actually hurting your chances at weight loss because you are stunting your
metabolism.
Metabolism is like a fire; if you don’t keep adding to the
flames, the fire and its ability to burn will weaken. The longer you wait before breakfast, the
harder your metabolism has to work to burn calories once you eat again. If you start your day with breakfast when you
wake up, you are starting that fire and giving your metabolism the best start
to efficient calorie burning all day.
The same principle goes for why you shouldn’t wait too long between
meals, because you don’t want that “fire” to go out again.
Many people feel the challenge of eating breakfast is too
little time in the morning. When people
are given the choice to sleep an extra 15 minutes, or use that time to get up
and make a quick breakfast, they will usually choose the sleep. However that ends up hurting you double because
not only will you have skipped breakfast and weakened your metabolism, that
extra sleep won’t mean anything because you will be more tired from growing hunger.
There are many quick and healthy breakfast options out there
like whole grain cereals with low fat or soy milk, instant plain oatmeal, Greek
yogurt with fruit and nuts, and if you have a little extra time, cook up an
omelet full of veggies! Breakfast
doesn’t have to be difficult and it offers you such a healthy start to the day!
What is your favorite breakfast to eat?
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