Eat Breakfast to Help Lose Weight!

Did you know eating breakfast is great for weight loss? Starving yourself is not the answer even though it is a common strategy practiced by most. Eating breakfast helps reduce your hunger later in the day, making it easier to avoid overeating or turning to those quick fixes such as candy, pastries or chips. Prolonged fasting or skipping a meal can increase your body's insulin response, which in turn increases fat storage and weight gain. A healthy breakfast refuels your body and replenishes the glycogen stores that supply blood sugar (glucose).

Starting with breakfast, refuel your body with the nutrients it requires to stay focused and energized throughout the day.

Eating breakfast reduces your hunger later in the day, making it easier to avoid overeating. When you skip breakfast, you may feel ravenous later and be tempted to reach for a quick fix, such as candy from the vending machine. In addition, prolonged fasting — which occurs when you skip breakfast — can increase your body's insulin response, which in turn increases fat storage and weight gain. In fact, skipping breakfast actually increases your risk of obesity.

Eating breakfast gets you on track to make healthy choices all day. People who eat breakfast regularly tend to eat a healthier diet — one that is more nutritious and lower in fat. When you skip breakfast, you're more likely to skip fruits and vegetables the rest of the day too.

Eating breakfast gives you energy, increasing your physical activity during the day. A healthy breakfast refuels your body and replenishes the glycogen stores that supply blood sugar (glucose). Skipping breakfast is associated with decreased physical activity.