| Not eating breakfast is where so many people drop | | | | breakfast. Skipping breakfast is a recipe for mindless, |
| the ball along their weight loss journey. I don't know | | | | impulse nibbling and over eating at lunch and dinner. |
| about you, but my stomach is talking to me by the time | | | | What's even worse, most of those calories tend to be |
| morning rolls around. I know, you hit the snooze button | | | | consumed during the second half of the day. No, a |
| one too many times and there just isn't enough time. | | | | calorie doesn't know the difference between night and |
| Not to mention, you're trying to reduce your caloric | | | | day, but this tends to be our most sedentary part of |
| intake in an effort to get rid of those stubborn pounds. | | | | day. In other words, our bodies have less of an |
| However, breakfast is not the time to do it. | | | | opportunity to use the calories consumed. |
| Need some convincing? Here are five reasons you | | | | 3. Research also shows that breakfast increases |
| must find time for breakfast . | | | | Leptin output...a hormone that suppresses appetite |
| | | | which leads to fewer calories consumed throughout |
| 1. Breakfast literally means "breaking the fast". So, | | | | the day. Need I say more. |
| when you miss breakfast your body ends up being in | | | | 4. Eating breakfast prevents fatigue and irritability, |
| a state of fasting for up 20 hours. In other words, | | | | which helps reduce stress levels. When we are |
| skipping this meal can throw your body into starvation | | | | stressed we tend to make poor, emotional driven food |
| mode. During this "starvation mode", your body is | | | | choices...get where I am going with this!? |
| unable to produce the enzyme that is responsible for | | | | 5. Last, but not least, a study done by the Center for |
| metabolizing fat. So, breakfast kicks starts your | | | | Human Nutrition at the University of Colorado Health |
| metabolism so you will burn the maximum amount of | | | | Sciences Center shows that almost 80 percent of |
| fat throughout the day and, in turn, lose weight. | | | | those that lost 30 plus pounds, and kept it off for a |
| 2. When it comes to calorie reduction, research shows | | | | year or more, ate breakfast every single morning. |
| that dieters that skip breakfast tend to consume more | | | | Hmmm...might there be a correlation. |
| calories throughout the day than those that eat | | | | |