You may not realize it is a myth because some seem to be accepted as fact. It’s time to bust some of these myths, just like the guys on the television series.
"Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It jump starts your metabolism so you start burning calories right away."
There are actually two myths here. When we worked hard for 16 hours a day on a farm or a mine or the mill, a big breakfast was important because it could be many hours before you could eat another meal. Today that just isn’t the case. Many of us get out of bed, drive or ride to our job, and sit in front of a computer all day. Even farmers sit in air conditioned tractors much of the day. It doesn’t mean we don’t do physical labor at all, but for the vast majority it’s not the same intensity and duration as it used to be 200 years ago. We simply don’t need a lot of calories before starting our day.That’s not to say that you shouldn’t eat something in the morning. You should--but it doesn’t have to be breakfast at 6 a.m. It can be a break at work at 10 a.m. Breakfast should be individualized. If you’re the type who is hungry when you wake up, eat breakfast. If you’re like me, the last thing you want is to eat breakfast at 5:30--but by 9 or 10, sure.
As for jump-starting your metabolism, that comes from the dietary concept known as the Thermic Effect of Food. Simply stated, it costs calories to digest and absorb food. But you can’t create a negative balance. In other words, you can’t burn more than you eat. There are no data to suggest that you’ll burn more calories over the course of the day by eating breakfast. So don’t eat just because you think you’ll burn calories--it would be better for you to workout, which will actually burn calories, and then eat something later in the morning. Something small is ok, try one of my favorite things--- Strawberry-Kiwi Protein Smoothie(recipe below)
If you’ve heard something about weight loss and aren’t sure whether it’s true or not, e-mail me and be sure to put Myth in the subject line.
Strawberry-Kiwi Protein Smoothie
2 medium kiwi
1 cup frozen strawberries
CLICKHERE2 scoops XS Vanilla Protein Powder
6 oz water
1/2 cup ice
Mix in blender(i use magic bullet)
Calories:263
Protein:27.8
Carbs:36.3
Fiber:8.5
Sugar:21.3
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