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Someone in the gym asked me the other day about how to lose some fat but not lose muscle. I asked him to tell me about his diet and he said, for the most part he eats really clean (sure, everybody says that). 
I asked him what that meant and as he started to stutter, I said, "Tell me your usual daily breakfast." He told me he usually skips breakfast!!! He said he just got his coffee and that allowed him to cut some calories and still have energy to get him through the morning.
Holy shit! Well, there's your first mistake! I knew this wasn't going to be a short conversation!
I was reminded of this while reading through a website of one of our sponsors, and it's written pretty well there, so I will paste it here in case any of you (I'm sure not) are also skipping breakfast.
(from www.fitnessparadiseworld.com)
Skipping breakfast may seem to be a good idea, and indeed that seems to be the case for quite a lot of dieters. Some people just do not feel like eating from the first moment they wake up, while others see it as an easy way to avoid a few calories.
The problem with this though is that it is actually counterproductive to avoid breakfast. In fact, studies have revealed that far from causing you to lose calories skipping breakfast can greatly increase your chances of gaining weight.
There are several reasons for this. One of the main ones is that breakfast acts to fire up the body’s metabolism for the rest of the day. By delaying this process you will be less energetic and less able to cope with processing the foodstuffs and snacks that enter your body at a later time in the day
Also those who skip this very important meal at the start of the day, tend to end up eating more towards the end of it. Try to make sure that your breakfast is a healthy one avoiding fatty and processed foods, such as bacon or sausages. Stick to wholegrain cereals , whole meal bread, fruit and boiled eggs.
Check out the rest of this article at http://fitnessparadiseworld.com/index.php?module=Page&action=show¶m=3
Be sure to check out this site as there is a LOT of good stuff there! Pay a visit to their sponsor too!!
I asked him what that meant and as he started to stutter, I said, "Tell me your usual daily breakfast." He told me he usually skips breakfast!!! He said he just got his coffee and that allowed him to cut some calories and still have energy to get him through the morning.
Holy shit! Well, there's your first mistake! I knew this wasn't going to be a short conversation!
I was reminded of this while reading through a website of one of our sponsors, and it's written pretty well there, so I will paste it here in case any of you (I'm sure not) are also skipping breakfast.
(from www.fitnessparadiseworld.com)
Skipping breakfast may seem to be a good idea, and indeed that seems to be the case for quite a lot of dieters. Some people just do not feel like eating from the first moment they wake up, while others see it as an easy way to avoid a few calories.
The problem with this though is that it is actually counterproductive to avoid breakfast. In fact, studies have revealed that far from causing you to lose calories skipping breakfast can greatly increase your chances of gaining weight.
There are several reasons for this. One of the main ones is that breakfast acts to fire up the body’s metabolism for the rest of the day. By delaying this process you will be less energetic and less able to cope with processing the foodstuffs and snacks that enter your body at a later time in the day
Also those who skip this very important meal at the start of the day, tend to end up eating more towards the end of it. Try to make sure that your breakfast is a healthy one avoiding fatty and processed foods, such as bacon or sausages. Stick to wholegrain cereals , whole meal bread, fruit and boiled eggs.
Check out the rest of this article at http://fitnessparadiseworld.com/index.php?module=Page&action=show¶m=3
Be sure to check out this site as there is a LOT of good stuff there! Pay a visit to their sponsor too!!
