Simple Health: Breakfast Rocks!
I’ll start with a true confession.
There was a time I used to skip breakfast. *gasp*
Maybe it was because I wasn’t hungry when I woke up, or maybe I thought it was a way to eat fewer calories for the day.
Skipping breakfast made me:
- Tired
- Famished at lunch
- Overeat at the next meal
- Have a slower metabolism
- Gain weight
I was without food from about 7pm till about noon the next day. I was depleted. If I went surfing or running I would especially overeat afterwards because I was starving. I knew what science said but for some reason I stubbornly stuck with a plan that didn’t work!
I’ve learned that having a good breakfast means:
- Having better clarity in my mind
- A better workout
- A better chance of making healthy food choices
- More peaceful relationships since being hungry and tired puts me in the worst of moods
- A healthy example for my daughters. Children watch what we do more than they listen to what we say. They need to see the women in their lives doing healthy things.
Now my breakfast favorites are things like Uncle Sam cereal either with coconut milk or mixed in with a plain Greek yogurt, topped with organic blueberries. Since I’ve made breakfast a must, my appetite became in check and my workouts improved immensely. By eating breakfast followed by eating about every three hours a meal with lean protein and lots of veggies with some colorful carbs as I like to call them, my metabolism revved up and I lost body fat. Now I know that eating breakfast is one of the easiest ways I can improve my health and well-being.
Please keep in mind that the information on this site does not constitute medical advice. If you are thinking of starting a weight loss program, you should consult your doctor.
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Jul 04, 2011 @ 18:43:31
No way – REALLY???????
This is soooooo much part of my story too – I had no idea Joyce!
Yay – I love finding my human buddies
Jul 04, 2011 @ 21:43:32
You too?!! lol! Thanks Kris and your \realness\ always makes my day.
Jul 05, 2011 @ 06:45:30
I LOOOOOOVEEEEE finding out people go from breakfast avoiders to breakfast lovers! And GREAT point about kids watching what we do.
Jul 05, 2011 @ 09:31:14
Hi Janel! I wish it hadn’t taken me so long to get it! What a difference it made! Thanks!
Jul 29, 2011 @ 06:33:24
I used to skimp at breakfast while trying to lose weight. I ATE something, which I thought was great. But I definitely was mad crazy hungry come dinner time. I never made the link to the quality of my breakfast to my ravenous appetite at night until I started to change up my eating habits by choosing fruit/veggie smoothies over peanut butter toast.
Jul 29, 2011 @ 09:30:50
A to the MIZZEN on this one:
Having better clarity in my mind.
completely.