Skipping Breakfast may be adding to your Weight Gain

All would have heard the cliché  “Eat Breakfast like a King & Dinner like a beggar”. We all know the good things, don’t we ? But a problem starts at implementation stage. I have seen a lot of my patients having practical issues like “no time to cook”, “feel sleepy after meals”, “rush to office”..etc..etc creeping in but I make it a point that you start this great habit of having a proper breakfast, first step to good health, I will call it….

To make things interesting you should concentrate on Breakfast in case you want to lose weight! Sounds Interesting doesn’t it! Here are some real facts to support these statements.

• Your digestive system is active between 7 am to 10 am in morning and if you feed yourself with a proper food the metabolic rate of your body increases by up to 10% thus aiding in weight loss …and look at all of us what we do, this time we all just feed our stomachs with is Chai, Coffee, Juice, or nothing at all.
• All these quick meals we have are simple carbs which don’t increase our metabolism rather our blood glucose level goes up and down with these foods and make us hungry all the time specially in the evening when we all hog on to anything and everything at home simultaneously watching TV that’s what was happening to me few years back.
• Your stomach is empty in the morning and full of acids after overnight fast, so you should avoid having Juice as breakfast as it’s acidic which will aggravate your acidity problems. You seriously need something solid this time of the day.

So next time you have that quickly in the morning think again, you might be adding to your weight problem by doing that.

Ideally you breakfast should have a healthy mix of Carbs, Proteins & Fats (Essential Fats Off Course!).

So, if you want to opt for a Healthy Breakfast stick to Indian versions for proper Nutrition like Daliya, Idlis , Paranthas with less oil etc. so that you don’t crave for food late in the evening and then feel guilt about that..

Stay Healthy, Stay Happy!

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