Breakfast: To Chow Down or March On?
November 22, 2023
Do you whip up a gourmet breakfast or head out the door and march on to face the day fasted? It’s the age-old breakfast dilemma. Is breakfast the most important meal of the day? Or is it a meal that is ok to skip? This article will aim to answer this for you.
Meta-analyses have sifted through the evidence and found something intriguing. The relationship between your body weight and your breakfast habits can be complicated.
In some studies, there seems to be a sneaky link between skipping breakfast and the possibility of being hit with metabolic curveballs like Type 2 diabetes. But on the other hand, some folks can gleefully skip breakfast, which doesn’t seem to bother them at all.
The answer to eat or not depends on the person.
One thing I would like to clear up is the myth that skipping breakfast slows your metabolism. This myth has been busted many years ago.
The best answer for whether you should chow down or march on out through the door to attack the day fasted is…that it depends. It will depend from one person to the next. Neither is correct, and neither is wrong. However, one choice over the other might be good or bad for you. Breakfast or no breakfast is very much an individual thing.
Things to consider.
Can skipping breakfast lead to late-night munching? That 400 calorie breakfast that’s ignored at 7:00 a.m. could transform into a full-blown 2000 calorie pantry raid at 8:00 p.m. Now, that’s a disaster. If you find skipping breakfast makes you ravenous later in the day, then I think the answer is clear. Don’t skip breakfast.
On the flip side, there are those breakfast skippers who don’t need food until hunger finally knocks around mid-morning (or even later for people who have adapted to fasting), and they ride the wave of satisfaction through the day. They don’t feel the need to compensate with a nighttime snack binge.
There is no one-size-fits-all breakfast solution. Learn what works for you best and adhere to this for strong nutritional habits.
As mentioned above, a few things I am suggesting in this post is if you are a breakfast skipper who turns to nighttime snacking, consider an alternative meal schedule. A hearty breakfast in the a.m. might save the day and prevent nighttime overindulgence.
If you enjoy your breakfast, swap sugary cereals for a hearty mix of lean protein and fibre. Something like an omelet is perfect. Plenty of protein, and add in a heap of veggies for some fibre.
So, there you have it: the breakfast admirers and the no breakfast adherers are both legit. Neither is wrong or right. So, there is no need to argue either way. The choice is to have breakfast or practice intermittent fasting. The only thing that matters is all about finding what works for you!
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Breakfast: To Chow Down or March On?
November 22, 2023
Do you whip up a gourmet breakfast or head out the door and march on to face the day fasted? It’s the age-old breakfast dilemma. Is breakfast the most important meal of the day? Or is it a meal that is ok to skip? This article will aim to answer this for you.
Meta-analyses have sifted through the evidence and found something intriguing. The relationship between your body weight and your breakfast habits can be complicated.
In some studies, there seems to be a sneaky link between skipping breakfast and the possibility of being hit with metabolic curveballs like Type 2 diabetes. But on the other hand, some folks can gleefully skip breakfast, which doesn’t seem to bother them at all.
The answer to eat or not depends on the person.
One thing I would like to clear up is the myth that skipping breakfast slows your metabolism. This myth has been busted many years ago.
The best answer for whether you should chow down or march on out through the door to attack the day fasted is…that it depends. It will depend from one person to the next. Neither is correct, and neither is wrong. However, one choice over the other might be good or bad for you. Breakfast or no breakfast is very much an individual thing.
Things to consider.
Can skipping breakfast lead to late-night munching? That 400 calorie breakfast that’s ignored at 7:00 a.m. could transform into a full-blown 2000 calorie pantry raid at 8:00 p.m. Now, that’s a disaster. If you find skipping breakfast makes you ravenous later in the day, then I think the answer is clear. Don’t skip breakfast.
On the flip side, there are those breakfast skippers who don’t need food until hunger finally knocks around mid-morning (or even later for people who have adapted to fasting), and they ride the wave of satisfaction through the day. They don’t feel the need to compensate with a nighttime snack binge.
There is no one-size-fits-all breakfast solution. Learn what works for you best and adhere to this for strong nutritional habits.
As mentioned above, a few things I am suggesting in this post is if you are a breakfast skipper who turns to nighttime snacking, consider an alternative meal schedule. A hearty breakfast in the a.m. might save the day and prevent nighttime overindulgence.
If you enjoy your breakfast, swap sugary cereals for a hearty mix of lean protein and fibre. Something like an omelet is perfect. Plenty of protein, and add in a heap of veggies for some fibre.
So, there you have it: the breakfast admirers and the no breakfast adherers are both legit. Neither is wrong or right. So, there is no need to argue either way. The choice is to have breakfast or practice intermittent fasting. The only thing that matters is all about finding what works for you!
