How do you start your day? So many of my clients tell me how they skip breakfast, with lunch being the first real meal of the day.
"Jason, if I'm waiting to eat until lunchtime, why am I not losing weight.
I'm eating less, aren't I?" I reckon that I'm asked this question at least once a week.
Whether you are slim or a little over weight, I am sure that you will easily come up with at least five great benefits eating breakfast will give you.
So, what do you eat for breakfast? In western Europe cereal with milk and a cup of coffee is king of the breakfast choices with toast with butter and jam rating highly also.
In the US, breakfast is perhaps a little more sugary, with waffles and doughnuts sometimes making an appearance also.
In countries such as Germany and Austria, a nice fry up of meat and sausages, perhaps even served with wheat beer is not unheard of as a way to start the day.
How we start the day can often influence our mood and productivity.
Here are five reasons why I recommend you eat breakfast everyday.
Why not think of your own reasons also.
A study by Dr Mark Pereira at Harvard Medical school showed that eating breakfast means you may be a third less likely to be obese compared to someone who skipped it.
Also half as likely to have blood sugar problems, which could lead to diabetes, since eating in the morning helps to stabilise blood sugar levels.
Cholesterol levels are likely to be lower as well.
Eating breakfast will help prevent selecting poor quality foods and overeating later on in the day, when hunger gets the better of you.
Skipping breakfast in effect means you are fasting from the previous evening until lunchtime.
This can be sixteen or more hours without your body receiving the nutrition and energy it needs.
Your body, now unsure when the next meal is going to arrive, slows down and in fact starts to store fat, preparing for a famine.
Not eating breakfast therefore leads to an increase in body fat storage and obesity.
Eating breakfast gives your body energy.
If you also have protein for breakfast your brain will function better.
Waiting until lunch to eat, may mean over eating at lunch and then feeling tired during the afternoon.
This tiredness will result from digesting the food from lunch and also fatigue from having to work as normal during the morning on zero fuel.
Breakfast is a great way to give yourself a treat, daily.
Think about it, if a loved one or a friend came to stay, you would without doubt ask them what they wanted for breakfast and may even go out of your way to buy something nice for them.
This is an expression of love and friendship.
Use breakfast to practice some self-love.
Caring for yourself and looking after your needs is very important.
Follow the golden rule of - Look after yourself and treat yourself as you would treat others.
Start your day by taking care of your own needs in a proper way.
"Jason, if I'm waiting to eat until lunchtime, why am I not losing weight.
I'm eating less, aren't I?" I reckon that I'm asked this question at least once a week.
Whether you are slim or a little over weight, I am sure that you will easily come up with at least five great benefits eating breakfast will give you.
So, what do you eat for breakfast? In western Europe cereal with milk and a cup of coffee is king of the breakfast choices with toast with butter and jam rating highly also.
In the US, breakfast is perhaps a little more sugary, with waffles and doughnuts sometimes making an appearance also.
In countries such as Germany and Austria, a nice fry up of meat and sausages, perhaps even served with wheat beer is not unheard of as a way to start the day.
How we start the day can often influence our mood and productivity.
Here are five reasons why I recommend you eat breakfast everyday.
Why not think of your own reasons also.
A study by Dr Mark Pereira at Harvard Medical school showed that eating breakfast means you may be a third less likely to be obese compared to someone who skipped it.
Also half as likely to have blood sugar problems, which could lead to diabetes, since eating in the morning helps to stabilise blood sugar levels.
Cholesterol levels are likely to be lower as well.
Eating breakfast will help prevent selecting poor quality foods and overeating later on in the day, when hunger gets the better of you.
Skipping breakfast in effect means you are fasting from the previous evening until lunchtime.
This can be sixteen or more hours without your body receiving the nutrition and energy it needs.
Your body, now unsure when the next meal is going to arrive, slows down and in fact starts to store fat, preparing for a famine.
Not eating breakfast therefore leads to an increase in body fat storage and obesity.
Eating breakfast gives your body energy.
If you also have protein for breakfast your brain will function better.
Waiting until lunch to eat, may mean over eating at lunch and then feeling tired during the afternoon.
This tiredness will result from digesting the food from lunch and also fatigue from having to work as normal during the morning on zero fuel.
Breakfast is a great way to give yourself a treat, daily.
Think about it, if a loved one or a friend came to stay, you would without doubt ask them what they wanted for breakfast and may even go out of your way to buy something nice for them.
This is an expression of love and friendship.
Use breakfast to practice some self-love.
Caring for yourself and looking after your needs is very important.
Follow the golden rule of - Look after yourself and treat yourself as you would treat others.
Start your day by taking care of your own needs in a proper way.
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