Why shouldn’t you ever skip breakfast?
I mean…
Kellogg’s will say it boosts your metabolism
Shreddies will claim to keep you locked up until lunch
And Weetabix throw a bit more protein in to get you excited
Now, let’s put this to bed (at least until breakfast) once and for all
^^^ so you stop feeling guilty, thinking you’ve failed and apologising for skipping breakfast…
Eating increases your metabolism …FULL STOP
Be it at breakfast, lunch or dinner
Or whether you have “breakfast” at 5am, 7am, 9am or 12pm
Your metabolism increases
But not in the way you probably think
You see, in the context of a diet where the total food is the same…
^^^ Be it from 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 meals a day
The calories (or fat) that you burn at rest (your metabolism) will be pretty much the same.
Aka
Your weight loss will not be impacted
^^^ even if you drink a detox tea (unless it sends you to the loo for the day)
Subconsciously, will eating breakfast make you move more and burn more?
Potentially, yes
Will you be in “starvation mode”, eat more later and put on a load of fat later when you eat?
No…
If you’re up at 6am, getting the kids ready, doing jobs, not hungry and barely have time to sit
But
Have a bit more time at 9am, 10am or even 12pm
Planning or preparing something to eat or take with you for then is perfectly fine
You’ll be more mindful and can sit and enjoy it
^^^ just don’t leave it so you’re walking through the High Street trying every cake from the Food Gallery, Cafe Nero and Waitrose
What do I do?
I SOMETIMES have breakfast
I SOMETIMES don’t have breakfast
The stress of worrying about eating little and often to ditch the fat
Will probably drain your energy and willpower so much that you’ll binge and keep living off caffeine…
Which is exactly why everything you need has to be built for your lifestyle!
And that’s all we do in my Fit For Life Body Transformation Programme
Matt “rather have a bowl of coco pops” Fruci
PS. I’m not saying breakfast is bad…I’m just saying it’s not a matter of life or death
PPS. Will exercising on an empty stomach help you burn more fat?