Don’t forget breakfast

Studies show that those who regularly eat breakfast weigh 2.3 kilograms less than those who skip it, despite the fact that they consume more calories during the day. If you eat breakfast, you keep your blood sugar at an even level and therefore avoid snacking.

If you’re one of those people who think you’ll lose weight by skipping breakfast, think again. When you eat breakfast, you start your body after a night’s sleep, and it is necessary for you to be able to burn calories, and thus lose weight. Here are 6 reasons why breakfast is an important start to the day.

• Eat more, weigh less. Research shows that people who eat breakfast have a greater chance of losing weight and keeping it off. When you skip breakfast (or another meal), you’re so hungry at lunch that you eat more than you would if you ate breakfast.

• Do you want to do better at work or school? Then you should eat breakfast! Breakfast helps you wake up. Studies show that those who eat breakfast are more alert and do better on tests than those who skip breakfast. Breakfast is also said to improve memory and has positive effects when learning new tasks.

• Skipping breakfast makes you grumpy. Studies show that people who eat breakfast tend to be in a better mood. Plus, you’ve started the day on the right track. It is more common to choose a healthier option for lunch if you also ate a healthy breakfast.

• Ignore eating a wiener or any other coffee bread for breakfast, as they cause a sugar crash a few hours later. You will then feel that you must have something. There is a risk that you will take something that will only give you a quick sugar rush. Don’t eat dessert for breakfast, just because a piece of cake from yesterday’s party is still in the fridge. Stick to good breakfast cereals that contain as little sugar as possible.

• Breakfast makes your body work better. If you regularly eat a good breakfast, you will soon feel ready to take on the world.

• If you are a parent – be a role model. If you skip breakfast, it tells your child that breakfast is not important. Make it a good habit and your child will catch on.

Please note: Weight loss is individual so we cannot guarantee how much/quickly you will reach your goal. The important thing is all the health benefits. We distance ourselves from unhealthy ideals and dieting diets, and do not recommend calorie counting as underweight, sick or pregnant.