| Breakfast Excuse Busters! (Part 2) | |
- Breakfast Bum Excuse: "I'm running late... every day!"
You're Busted!: You can Take it with You
So you say you're too busy to sit down and eat in the a.m. rush? Nowadays, there are a lot of healthy portable breakfast options that you can easily eat on way to work or pack up and eat once you get to work or school. Mind you, none of them involve passing through the fast food drive-thru! Biscuits may be cheap, filling, and convenient, but they are any waist-watcher's enemy! If you find yourself having to grab something at an eatery, choose a plain bagel, hotcakes without butter and lite syrup, or an English muffin. - Breakfast Bum Excuse: "But I don't like breakfast foods."
You're Busted!: Break the Breakfast Rules
I hear you. I'm not a big breakfast food fan either. But whoever said you had to eat breakfast, to, er, eat breakfast? You can eat anything you want! For example, peanut butter on a slice of wheat bread, fat free milk, and a piece of fruit will do the trick. The important part about breakfast is eating something and eating healthily, not forcing yourself to eat eggs or cereal. If you don't fancy the usual fare, that's no reason to forgo a.m. eating altogether. - Breakfast Bum Excuse: "But I'm trying to lose weight!"
You're Busted!: What a Lousy Way to Lose!
If you've been taking the meal-skipping approach to losing weight, I'll bet you're getting pretty frustrated. Think doing without breakfast is going to cut enough calories to lead to permanent weight loss? Actually, you may be setting yourself up for weight gain. Chances are this is going to backfire on you, because skipping meals at any time of the day often leads to over-eating. Plus, as we mentioned earlier, skipping breakfast doesn't do your metabolism any favors.
