Should I Eat Breakfast?

I’ve heard so much conflicting information…. Eat breakfast – don’t eat breakfast. What should I do?

So, you’ve heard a million times before that you must start your day with a balanced breakfast.

An Imperial College London study found that when people skipped breakfast, the reward centers in their brains lit up when they were shown pictures of high-calorie foods. That means if you skip breakfast, you may be more tempted by bad-for-you snacks later in the day. What’s more, a 2013 study found that women who enjoyed a large morning meal had a larger drop in ghrelin, the hunger hormone, than those who ate a small breakfast.

Here’s the thing though….

It *is* absolutely individual. I do know people that when they think about/see food in the morning feel nauseous. You can bet their pleasure centers aren’t really “lighting up.” LOL

You can do Intermittent Fasting (or restricted eating windows) anytime. Perhaps eating in an “earlier in the day” window and then fasting evening/overnight is your ticket. There is A LOT of research around fasting and its benefits. Fasting WILL reverse diabetes and blood sugar issues if done correctly.

Most people aren’t ready for that kind of lifestyle because we’ve had the “3 squares + snacks” beaten into our brains for years and believe we will “starve to death” or go into “starvation mode” (which is a blatant falsehood.)

Again there is no rush to get into Intermittent Fasting, but my research has indicated that 16 hours is where you will begin to see optimal benefits (insulin, hunger hormones, etc). Unfortunately, every time we eat we release insulin. Insulin says “store fat!!!” … and can also say “be hungry!” ANY amount of time you can stay away from an insulin response is good.