Eat Your Breakfast!

Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 18:34pm

 Dearest Fitness and Wellness Enthusiasts, 

After talking to many of my clients and friends, I have found it necessary to bring to your attention a big problem in our busy society. THE NON BREAKFAST DIET!!! Although not a formal diet, this seems to be a critical issue among many. We wake up not feeling hungry, tired, desperate for caffeine, and rushed out the door to get to the office. Well, I am here to interrupt this unhealthy routine and to direct your attention to your morning meal. This little and left out meal has an enormous role in your metabolism and energy level. Breakfast jump starts your metabolism and gives you your first bit of energy necessary to start your day. 

Missing this crucial meal slows down your metabolism by teaching your body to not be hungry upon waking up. It does this by storing the previous nights dinner as energy. This stored energy prevents the hunger until next day lunchtime, your first meal. After which the remaining stored energy is then stored as fat. Yes, fat. This is because this stored energy is what we call calories! When unused and un-metabolized, these calories have nowhere else to go and nothing else to do except to sit as storage in the form of fat.

I know that most of you will say, "but I'm not hungry in the morning and I will feel nauseous if eat". Fine. Break it down and simplify then. One small step, one small bite at a time, and you will become a lean breakfast eating machine. For some of you the first step might be half a piece of fruit or a small spoon of yogurt. Coffee is not considered a meal. 

After 2 weeks of consistently eating a little something every morning upon waking up and before arriving at the office, you will notice that your incredibly smart body will begin to feel hungry when your eyes open in the morning. This is the first sign that, voila, your metabolism is on the rise!!! Your body is metabolizing dinner and not storing the unused calories as fat! 

If time is your enemy and your excuse, grab a healthy food choice and eat it in the car!
Remember, start small, and then progress to a healthy full balanced breakfast.
So, wake up, get in the kitchen, and feed your metabolism.

In good health,
Dani S.