Health & Fitness
Thursday's Dish'in Nutrition: Eat Breakfast to Lose Weight?
The most commonly asked questions are undoubtedly questions about nutrition; Breakfast to be specific. Should I or shouldn't I, that is the question?
Every day, no matter where I go, or what I do, I am literally inundated with questions … questions that run the gamut, from heart-rate training to whether I think swimming is as good a cardio workout as running.
In fact, more than once, I’ve been pulled into a public ladies room and asked if the skin on a stranger’s lower abs is fixable with abdominal work, or do I think they need a plastic surgeon.
If I’m lying I’m dying! But without fail, the most commonly asked questions are undoubtedly questions about nutrition—Breakfast to be specific. 'Should I or shouldn’t I?' is the question.
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Well, the reason most women cite for not starting off their day with a healthy dose of balanced nutrients coursing through their bodies, is that they’re afraid of the calories that go along with that energy-boosting scenario.
However, these are the same folks who try to avoid eating as long as they can and then when 4 p.m. rolls around, they’re so over-hungry they blow it every time.
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To make matters worse, they remember that they have strategically skimped on calories ALL DAY by not eating, and when they can’t hold back any longer, that thought adds fuel to their feeding frenzy.
Why? It’s the American cause for obesity syndrome … we free ourselves from the guilt of consuming such a large amount of calories during the second half of the day because after all, most of us haven’t eaten til now. BIG MISTAKE.
Those are the folks whose weight is more often out of control. Show me a woman who eats breakfast, lunch and dinner and I’ll show you a woman, (man or child even), whose weight is more likely under control.
Instead of skimping on food all day and adding glutenous pounds all night … TRY THIS. Start your day with a protein-rich breakfast to get your metabolism kicking and working in your
favor.
Start your day with five egg whites with spray Pam or other low- to no-calorie cooking spray … approximately 90 calories or so. Then add a piece of veggie cheese if you choose, for a little flavor and top with your favorite salsa … add another 55/60 calories MAX. Total, about 145/150 calories that will keep you full and have your stomach growling for your next mini meal.
Follow with planned micro-meals, combining complex carbohydrates and lean protein several times throughout the day to keep your blood sugar steady and your hunger at bay. This way, by the time dinner rolls around, you’ll be able to control yourself ... mentally and physically and your weight will begin to control itself, too.
It’s all about balance.
Until tomorrow,
Power On ...