| "Breakfast is the most important meal of the | | | | it's because of the amount of food you're eating |
| day." It's true! Your first meal kick-starts your | | | | in the morning. On a low-calorie diet, you eat less, |
| metabolism and provides the initial energy you | | | | which should help with your weight loss. Weight |
| need for physical and mental activity. When it | | | | Loss is always about making changes, so either |
| comes to weight loss, there are more good | | | | way; you're making some sort of adjustment to |
| reasons to eat breakfast than there are to skip. | | | | your usual breakfast routine that may help you |
| By definition, breakfast is the first meal of the | | | | stick to your low-calorie diet. |
| day after a night of fasting. So even though | | | | Sticking to a routine, making healthier breakfast |
| some people "skip" breakfast in their aim of | | | | food choices, limiting your breakfast to 300 or |
| weight loss, everyone actually eats breakfast at | | | | 350 calories, and making sure you sit down and |
| some point. Some just eat their first meal a little | | | | eat breakfast before you get too hungry (so you |
| later in the day! You may not feel hungry when | | | | don't overeat), are all more important to weight |
| you first wake up in the morning, or you may be | | | | control than the time of day you eat your first |
| afraid that after you start eating, you don't stop, | | | | meal. |
| so you put it off as long as possible. Perhaps your | | | | Good Reasons to Take a balanced Breakfast |
| day starts later than most people's. These | | | | Even if skipping breakfast doesn't contribute to |
| reasons can all be legitimate for delaying | | | | your weight problems, the following are several |
| breakfast, but for some people, they can also be | | | | good reasons to eat a balanced meal early in the |
| habits that contribute to weight gain, especially if | | | | day: |
| skipping an early morning breakfast leads to | | | | * Your first meal of the day wakes up your |
| overeating at the end of the day. | | | | metabolism and sets your calorie-burning gears in |
| Although several medical studies have shown that | | | | motion for the rest of the day. It makes sense |
| people who skip breakfast are more likely to | | | | to get your metabolism fired up as soon as |
| consume more calories later in the day, more | | | | possible after you wake up. |
| calories overall, eventually gain weight, and | | | | * Breakfast boosts your blood sugar after a night |
| become obese than people who regularly enjoy a | | | | of not eating, providing the energy you need to |
| morning meal, a small group of people in these | | | | start your day. |
| studies are successful at weight loss even though | | | | * Eating a balanced breakfast helps you stay |
| they don't eat breakfast. If that is true for you, | | | | energized and focused throughout the morning. |
| then it doesn't matter if you eat breakfast first | | | | Summing-up, breakfast is an opportunity to get a |
| thing each day. But if you're like most people, | | | | lot of the protein, carbohydrate, fiber, vitamin C, |
| routinely eating a balanced breakfast is essential | | | | calcium, and other vitamins and minerals you need |
| to losing weight and maintaining weight loss. | | | | each day to stay healthy and energetic. Skipping |
| If you normally don't eat when you first get up, | | | | this meal may mean you're cutting off a rich |
| you can try it see if eating breakfast stops you | | | | source of essential nutrients. Health experts say |
| from overeating at other meals and also helps | | | | that people who eat breakfast have lower |
| you cut back on the overall number of calories | | | | cholesterol levels, on average, than people who |
| you consume each day. And if you normally do | | | | don't. Overtime, eating breakfast can help you in |
| eat breakfast, don't stop now. If the act of eating | | | | achieving your weight loss goals. |
| breakfast is contributing to your weight problem, | | | | |