By Coach Cards – Health and Lifestyle Coach
I am pretty sure, that you have all heard this saying at some point in your life, and it is totally true! How you start your day, will impact how you feel for the rest of it.
Breakfast is known as the most important meal of the day, and for a good reason. As the name suggests, (BREAK) breaks the overnight (FAST) fasting that your body has experienced while you are sleeping. Breakfast replenishes your supply of glucose to boost your energy levels and alertness, while also providing other essential nutrients required for good health (that is if you are having a healthy balanced breakfast, of course!)
Probably the most appealing benefit for people is, that breakfast jumpstarts your metabolism and helps you burn more calories throughout the day. When you wake up and eat the right breakfast you’re telling your body that there are plenty of calories to be had for the day.
When you skip breakfast the message your body gets, is that it needs to conserve rather than burn any incoming calories. So your body immediately goes into, what we call, your fat storage mode – something we don’t want to happen.
Do you struggle to eat breakfast in the morning?
Figuring out why you can’t face food in the morning can be tricky. Sometimes it’s just a bad habit; like maybe you’ve never been a breakfast eater. And since you manage to get through your morning, you just tell yourself you don’t really need to eat. Or maybe you aren’t hungry in the morning or simply don’t like breakfast food or perhaps you just rely on caffeine to get you going. Either way, it is really important for you to get into the right habit! It will change so much in how you feel and will really have an impact on how you eat for the rest of the day.
Here are some tips to help you get your breakfast in first thing in the morning:
Start small and light
Ease into the habit with small portions of easy-to-digest foods that are rich in nutrients. Try a meal replacement shake or some fruit with plain yoghurt. Remember… always include a protein!
Get up 15 minutes earlier
An extra 15 minutes in the morning, can make all the difference to those who are rushed, to get out the door. Not only will you have time to make something to eat, but you will also give your system a chance to wake up. I recommend having your breakfast within 30 minutes of awakening.
Don’t rely on just coffee and a muffin
Many people think they’re not really eating breakfast when they grab a coffee and a pastry at the coffee shop. That innocent looking coffee, coupled with a pastry or “healthy” muffin, could dump more than 700 calories and 6 teaspoons of grease into your system! Coffee also dehydrates your body, which is not good for your energy level. So, skip the muffin and have a good decent breakfast at home, before you leave the house.
No clue where to start?
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