Lose Weight With Breakfast

Lose Weight With Breakfast
Breakfast has often been described as the most important
meal of the day. Despite the benefits breakfast provides
not only for weight loss, but overall well being, it's
surprising how many people skip this meal. Some people say
that they don't have the time to eat breakfast while others
are under the false perception that missing this meal will
help them lose weight. The truth is that by missing
breakfast you are not doing yourself any favours,
regardless of what your goals are.

Breakfast actually means breaking your fast, as you have
been fasting during the night because you have been asleep.
When you wake up in the morning, your sugar levels are low
and you are lacking in energy, this is why you feel a
little sluggish. Basically your body is crying out for fuel
in the form of protein, carbs, vitamins, fibre, liquid, and
other nutrients. When you skip breakfast you are not
supplying your body with what it needs. So your body will
go into defence mode.

Your body will think that it is starving and to compensate
for this situation it will slow down your metabolism so
that it can hang onto calories. This situation is called
starvation mode. When this happens you can forget about
your attempts to lose weight. To lose weight you must burn
calories, but if your metabolism cuts back on burning
calories, it stands to reason that weight loss is not going
to happen.

Eating breakfast will not only give your metabolism a big
boost, it will supply you with the nutrition your body
desperately needs. It supplies your blood, muscles, brain,
and other organs with energy. Basically it will give you
the best start for the day ahead. Another great reason to
eat breakfast is that you don't tend to get cravings
throughout the day, and this prevents the ups and downs in
energy you get during the day.

The next step is to decide what your breakfast should
consist of. A cup of coffee and some donuts are not going
to cut it. You should avoid virtually all sugary foods when
eating breakfast. Yes you will get a sugar boost that will
raise your blood sugar levels. However a boost just means a
quick fix, once this boost drops, so do your blood sugar
levels which leave you feeling tired and lethargic.

You need to have a breakfast of complex carbs which release
energy slower and for longer. This avoids the sudden peak
in blood sugar levels, which are detrimental to your
health. Your carbs should come from whole grain cereals and
fibre. Oats are a great breakfast meal and can keep you
going for many hours. You should also have protein in your
diet; this can come from eggs, fish, or lean meat. You
could even add a protein shake to your breakfast. Fresh
fruit is another great addition to a healthy breakfast.

The fact is that if you want to lose weight your metabolism
will need to burn calories, and if you miss breakfast it
won't do that. You will be sabotaging all your efforts, so
you must get into the habit of eating breakfast. Apart from
the weight loss benefits of breakfast, it is also really
important for your brain. Your brain for its size is very
greedy for glucose. Glucose is the energy you get from your
food. Your brain actually takes 30% of the glucose your
body receives. So when you miss breakfast you are short
changing yourself on glucose. When you brain is not getting
its needs met, it will not function to its optimal level.
This leads to lack of focus and concentration, a lack of
alertness and basically make your thinking process feel
slow and sluggish.

Begin eating breakfast and you will become more alert,
think better, and feel sharper. Your metabolism will be
happier and so will you. If you are not used to eating
breakfast, you should start small and build up how much you
eat over a few weeks. It's no point trying to eat a big
breakfast straight away if you are not used to it. It could
make you feel sick and make you give up trying. However
once you start to eat some sort of breakfast, the habit is
acquired pretty quickly.

Don't worry about storing any calories from breakfast as
fat because this won't happen as you have all day to burn
any excess off. The truth is that your body will use
virtually every calorie you eat for breakfast, so there
should be no concerns over that. Start eating breakfast and
you will start to notice improvements in your energy levels
just after a few days. Avoid eating breakfast and you will
be in the same position in 6 months as you are in today.
Without doubt you will lose weight with breakfast.

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