I really do love breakfast.\u00a0 In a perfect world, I would have an omelet, fresh fruit and an English muffin with apricot jam.\u00a0 Unfortunately, like most people, I don’t live in that world.\u00a0 I do, however, know the benefits of having something for breakfast.\u00a0 My day gets a kick-start, my system gets its wake up call and my metabolism is ready to work for the day.<\/p>\n
Yet despite all my good intentions, sometimes the morning slips away from me and I know I’ve set myself up for failure for the rest of the day.\u00a0 Around 10:00 or so, I need a nap and I’m kind of grumpy.\u00a0 So (since I think I’ve waited too long for breakfast) I just wait for lunchtime to roll around and then make poor choices for my meal.\u00a0 At that point, I want fat and carbohydrates to feed my food cravings and then again…I’m lethargic in the afternoon.\u00a0 My evening meal gets pushed back since I’m still stuffed from lunch and, as a result, I’m not very hungry the next morning.\u00a0 So it’s a catch 22.<\/p>\n
I’ve learned that I have a narrow window of opportunity for my first meal of the day (and it’s really true that breakfast is the most important meal of the day).\u00a0 When I first walk into the kitchen, I need to have my meal already planned out.\u00a0 Yogurt, cereal, eggs and whole grain toast, etc.\u00a0 I find I’m hungry the rest of the day but I want smaller meals and make healthier food choices than I would otherwise have made from skipping breakfast.<\/p>\n
I’m working to rid myself of the excuses everyone uses to skip breakfast:\u00a0 I can’t eat early in the morning, I don’t have time or that I’m limiting calories by skipping a meal (possibly the worst excuse of all).\u00a0 First of all, I can always have a little something early and then a snack mid-morning.\u00a0 As far as time, seriously, how long does it take to scramble an egg and make toast?\u00a0 And limiting calories…no one ever loses weight by skipping meals unless they’re on a hunger strike!<\/p>\n
Breakfast should be at the top of everyone’s to-do list for the day.\u00a0 It’s all about the planning!<\/p>\n
Kim<\/p>\n
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I really do love breakfast.\u00a0 In a perfect world, I would have an omelet, fresh fruit and an English muffin with apricot jam.\u00a0 Unfortunately, like most people, I don’t live in that world.\u00a0 I do, however, know the benefits of having something for breakfast.\u00a0 My day gets a kick-start, my system gets its wake up […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mbp_gutenberg_autopost":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n