Part 1: If you want to diet then EAT YOUR BREAKFAST!

This blog and next few blogs will be about dieting/fitness; which is something everyone is doing now for the summer.

Many people think by loosing weight you have to skip meal and many choose to skip breakfast. That is a no no no no! It really annoys me when someone skips breakfast or any meal especially when they say they are on a diet (for those who know me may say 'not everyone loves or think about food like you do' lol) Many don't know the importance of breakfast whether you're dieting or not.

Let's just talk about in general of not having breakfast.

Nutritionist say that our concentration and energy for the day all depends on the BREAKFAST! A third of the energy is produced from the BREAKFAST. For those who don't usually eat breakfast their sugar level will be low and therefore their performance at work and awareness/concentration during the day is not very good. A good balance of sugar level will make you feel charged up.

Also think about that you've been sleeping a whole night and so all those hours you basically starved yourself. This means your metabolism has slowed down and so if you don't eat the next morning to charge your metabolism back to full it will of course stay functioning slow.And so when it comes to lunch, your metabolism cannot catch up with the food your consuming (in other words not being able to burn the food quick enough), it will allow the fat to be formed in your body.

Moving on to how you will gain weight if you skip breakfast. When you don't eat in the morning you would become really hungry later on in the day, right? And so you will want to have BIG meal to feel satisfied. If you're at work, before going on lunch break you will probably be snacking on biscuits, chocolates, etc. All those are high in calories, therefore your weight will increase.

Back to the big meal. Since you starved yourself since breakfast (actually since the last meal you had before going bed), your body will absorb as much as it can from the food because it doesn't know when it will be starve again. Its like your body is making sure it has enough stock for later on when your hungry because you may not eat. It sounds like its a good thing that the body is doing that but read on.

All those sugar your body has consumed from that massive meal will stay in your blood. Your body needs a certain amount of sugar but when it stays in your blood it is treated as excess and so your body will transform it into fat. Gradually, you will gain weight and become fat!

Ok, some of you may know some people who don't eat breakfast but are still skinny. I know people who are like that too, I guess they are just naturally skinny lol. But just know its not good for the health anyway, like I said earlier the concentration and energy level are not as good compared to someone who does have breakfast.

So, if you want to go on a diet. Make sure if you have a good break fast! Its ok to have a big breakfast but not too much calories. Also when I say have breakfast, its not just having a toast but more than that. An ideal diet breakfast would be a meal high in fibre. Porridge and weetabix are my favourite! And add a fruit with your breakfast.

That's it for now, my next blog will be about your eating patterns!