{"id":3075,"date":"2011-12-07T18:12:15","date_gmt":"2011-12-07T23:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=3075"},"modified":"2011-12-07T18:12:15","modified_gmt":"2011-12-07T23:12:15","slug":"holiday-diet-cultivating-strange-eating-habits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2011\/12\/holiday-diet-cultivating-strange-eating-habits.html","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Diet: Cultivating Strange Eating Habits"},"content":{"rendered":"
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from Janice Taylor, Weight Loss Artist, voice of Our Lady of Weight Loss<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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People tend to cultivate strange (or should I say, even stranger)<\/em> eating habits during the holiday season.\u00a0 Our routines are turned upside down. Temptation is here, there and everywhere.\u00a0 Between one thing and the other, some of us mysteriously find that we either substitute sugar cookies for breakfast, or skip breakfast entirely (a way to make up for the overload of calories).<\/p>\n

While the importance of breakfast may not be the sexiest topic ever, Our Lady of Weight Loss<\/a> insisted that I share the following vital information with you!<\/p>\n

Breakfast kick starts your day!<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 After forty years (yes 40!) of breakfast related studies that show without a doubt that kick-starting your day with breakfast is the healthy thing to do \u2013 for children and adults alike \u2013 people still tell me:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cOh, I just don\u2019t have the time for breakfast!\u201d
\n<\/em><\/strong>Really?\u00a0 How much time does it take to down a bowl of cereal or a container of yogurt with a bit of fresh fruit?\u00a0 Or a hard-boiled egg, for that matter?<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not hungry in the morning.\u201d
\n<\/em><\/strong>What time do you eat dinner?\u00a0 10 p.m.? Midnight?<\/p>\n

\u201cSkipping breakfast is a part of my diet plan.\u201d
\n<\/em><\/strong>Studies show that eating breakfast will actually help you to reach and maintain your healthy weight.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t like breakfast.\u201d
\n<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0There\u2019s no rule about what \u2018breakfast food\u2019 is or is not!\u00a0 You could eat lunch for breakfast or dinner for lunch or breakfast for dinner.\u00a0 Get creative.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s why YOU should eat breakfast!<\/strong><\/p>\n

After eight to twelve hours of NOT eating (fasting!), your body is ready to and needs to refuel its glucose levels (a.k.a. blood sugar).\u00a0 Glucose is the main energy source for your brain, and it helps fuel your muscles that move you through your day.\u00a0 Those who skip breakfast often find themselves feeling tired, restless, irritable and scattered.<\/p>\n

Whether in the process of removing those excess pounds or maintaining your healthy weight, breakfast is very important!\u00a0 It helps to curb your hunger and breakfast can help to prevent binge eating later in the day.\u00a0\u00a0 At the end of the day, those who eat breakfast consume less calories, are thinner and tend to be healthier than those who do not eat breakfast.<\/p>\n

And for you moms out there \u2026 kids who eat breakfast do better in school, are more alert and can concentrate better than the kids who skip the most important meal of the day!<\/p>\n

Breakfast Ideas!<\/strong><\/p>\n

A breakfast that ranges between 250-350 calories can keep you sated for hours!<\/p>\n