Study after study has shown it — eating breakfast will kick your metabolism off and keep it running the rest of the day.<\/p>\n
There are several reasons breakfast works.\u00a0 For one thing, it wakes up your leptin hormone and sets it working for the day.\u00a0 Leptin is the anti-hunger hormone. It tells your autopilot that you are full and you should stop eating. We want that one awake and working!<\/p>\n
Remember that your autopilot is looking for signals from all your organs and is regulating the ebb and flow of hormones to take care of all your internal business.\u00a0 When you have a long fast, like you do through the night and into the morning, your hunger hormone is still asleep, too.\u00a0 That\u2019s why it is easier to skip breakfast than any other meal. Lots of people are just not hungry at breakfast because they have been in sleep mode and their organs and hormones are not working at full power yet.\u00a0 Their metabolism is dragging.<\/p>\n
But what happens when you don\u2019t eat breakfast?\u00a0 During the day as your activity increase, your insides wake up.\u00a0 They start demanding fuel.\u00a0 Your stomach sends out a distress call and you get the message that you want to eat — NOW.\u00a0 You grab something at the vending machine that is processed and full of sugar.\u00a0 It hits your bloodstream and results in an urgent call to the pancreas to pump out insulin.\u00a0 Insulin arrives with the key to let the fuel into the cells.\u00a0 It also gives the message, \u201cDon\u2019t waste this fuel. Store it up.\u201d<\/p>\n
You only feel satisfied for a little while.\u00a0 By lunchtime you are tired, down, and starved. You eat way more than you planned.\u00a0 And off we go to an afternoon of the slows and more vending machine goodies to prop you up.\u00a0 It\u2019s a recipe for disaster.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s rewind and go back to breakfast time. This time you eat a high protein, low glycemic breakfast.\u00a0 Eggs are a great choice for breakfast for several reasons.\u00a0 They have the complete proteins you need and also have vitamins and minerals that help your brain function and memory — helpful in the morning!\u00a0 Many studies have shown that people who eat eggs for breakfast instead of a high carb breakfast like bagels or cereal consistently lose more weight. \u00a0 Other studies have shown that people who eat eggs for breakfast don\u2019t get as hungry and don\u2019t eat as many calories for the rest of the day.<\/p>\n
So, you eat eggs for breakfast.\u00a0 Your organs wake up sooner from sleep mode and start burning more calories.\u00a0 You have high quality fuel, so the autopilot doesn\u2019t get distress calls and you get no mid-morning hunger pains.\u00a0 You can function and focus on your job for the day. \u00a0 All is well.\u00a0 At lunch, you are sane and sensible and can eat a moderate, well-planned meal instead of scarfing down everything you can lay hands on.\u00a0 You keep your metabolism up and running.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t have time to cook eggs in the morning?\u00a0 Try boiling them the night before.\u00a0 Then all you have to do is grab them and go.\u00a0 Add a vegetable or low glycemic fruit, like an apple, and you have a balanced breakfast on the run.<\/p>\n
If you have time, eggs fried in coconut oil make a great breakfast.\u00a0 I\u2019ve been trying to add more of this healthy fat into my diet. I\u2019ve read of the good things it does, including support for the thyroid. \u00a0 Frying eggs in the morning is a tasty way to get long-sustained\u00a0 hunger control and the protein and nutrients needed for weight loss.\u00a0 I know — you\u2019ve been told forever that eating eggs is bad for your cholesterol, but new studies have shown that it doesn\u2019t negatively affect it after all. So have some eggs.<\/p>\n
If you can\u2019t bear eggs, try some other high protein breakfast.\u00a0 Oatmeal, whole wheat toast topped with a nut butter, or just fruit with nut butter all are good options.<\/p>\n
But to wake up your insides and get your metabolism moving, eat breakfast!<\/p>\n
Eating to live and living for Christ,<\/p>\n
Susan Jordan Brown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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