Why you should eat breakfast

Growing up we have all heard our parents say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Right? So why do so many people skip something that is so important? 

Some people skip breakfast in an effort to lose weight, but the practice is more likely to cause weight gain than weight loss. Skipping breakfast is strongly linked to the development of obesity. Studies show that overweight and obese children, adolescents, and adults are less likely to break the fast each morning than their thinner counterparts. According to research, skipping meals, especially breakfast, can actually make weight control more difficult. Breakfast skippers tend to eat more food than usual at the next meal or nibble on high-calorie snacks to stave off hunger. Several studies suggest that people tend to accumulate more body fat when they eat fewer, larger meals than when they eat the same number of calories in smaller, more frequent meals. To teens, especially teenage girls, skipping breakfast may seem like a perfectly logical way to cut down on calories and lose weight. It's important for moms to educate their kids about the importance of the morning meal and the role it plays in maintaining good health and preventing obesity.

It is especially important to eat breakfast if your normal time to train is in the morning. Training on an empty stomach is like driving a car that is running on fumes, your forward progress could stop at any time. Just like a car your body needs fuel for it to function. Now the question is, what fuel is best? Lets go ahead and eliminate all the fruity toots puff berries that are diabetes in a box of silly rabbits and whimsical leprechauns. Also if you can stay in your car while ordering your breakfast your fuel is going to be full of saturated fats, calories, and carbs that could be found in something more wholesome. Here is my favorite breakfast is quick and easy. Plain oatmeal is a great way to start your day, and you can add anything you want to make it appealing to you. I usually mix 1 cup of plain oatmeal with a 1/4 cup of cranberries, and 1/4 cup of almonds. Then for flavor I will add a teaspoon of honey and a half scoop of whey powder. I train 5 days a week at 9:30 sharp for 2-3 hours a day. This oatmeal recipe with two hardboiled eggs at 8:00 provides me with the fuel I need to get through my high intensity workouts and should you also.