Why we need to eat breakfast every single day
Breakfast starts your metabolism going in the morning and can raise it as much as 10% which is the main reason why I have finally chosen to start each day with a healthy breakfast. Also, skipping breakfast causes your blood sugar to drop, which we know from my last post, can leave your hunger out of control.
When you skip breakfast, your body starts to go into famine mode and your metabolism slows down. If you don’t eat after 7:00 pm the night before, and then wait and eat the next day at lunch, your body has not been fueled for 15 full hours. The body reacts by slowing your metabolism and burning energy much more slowly in the event you should run out of food. (Preparing for famine)
Another perfect example of why you should eat breakfast is the mid-morning snack-fest. You wake up, skip breakfast, make it to work (hopefully on time) only to find that someone has brought in Krispy Krème donuts. When you just can’t stand the hunger any longer you grab a couple of donuts (they are small and no one can eat just one) and don’t think much about it. 600 calories and 32 grams of fat later, not to mention absolutely no nutritional value, your sugar levels spike and then plummet leaving you absolutely starved and without much energy.
When you get up and eat a healthy breakfast with the right foods, it is so much easier to pass up the junk because you really aren’t that hungry. If you do start to get hungry, a small snack of yogurt or a piece of fruit will be just fine to keep you going until lunch. This is why studies have proven that people that eat breakfast weigh less than those that don’t.
Even if you don’t believe it, you can always give it a try for a week and start each day with a healthy breakfast. One of the best things that I have personally have done to help me find the time to eat breakfast is buying a small skillet. I bought a 6″ Teflon skillet that mentally has helped me to find the time to eat breakfast. I am not sure why this has worked, but it has. I know that in under 3 minutes I can cook my eggs, make my whole wheat toast and clean up the mess and be out the door. I normally stick a yogurt in my purse to eat when I get to work, and I eat my eggs on toast in the car. My opinion is it is no worse than talking on your cell phone while driving.
So - buy a very small non-stick skillet, lightly fry some eggs without butter, put on top of 1 slice of whole wheat bread, add a small glass of juice and you are on your way to a much better start to your day.
I will have more healthy breakfast - start your day tips on my next post. Hope you give this one a try.
