"I don't eat breakfast"

I have heard so many people say that they "don't have time" to eat breakfast (which you know I love that excuse) or that they don't eat breakfast to save calories for the rest of the day.  In theory, this makes sense because if you want to lose weight, burning more calories than you take in each day is a fail proof way to shed pounds.  However, studies have shown that people who eat breakfast have smaller waistlines, more energy, and keep weight off more efficiently.  The standard weight loss rule of thumb is to eat breakfast like a King, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a peasant.  I would agree with this approach as long as you include 2-3 other small meals in between your main 3 meals.  Eating a good breakfast, with around 20 grams of protein and a few hundred calories, jump starts your metabolism and helps your body to burn more calories while you are just sitting around.  Also think about how much more likely you'll be splurge at lunch if you don't eat breakfast and havn't eaten since the previous day (that's like 15 hours of starving your body of nutrients).  When you eat breakfast your body is able to use those nutrients for energy and fat burning, when you don't eat your body hangs on to what it has and goes into a "hibernation".  Eat early and eat often...


Food challenge for the week is to substitute protein (eggs, low fat yogurt, low fat milk, whey protein supplement) anytime you would normally eat a simple carb (chips, cookie, candy, white bread etc...)


This week's 15 minute at home workout:
Do 5 TIMES THIS WEEK!!!
15 reps of each go through 2 times (3 if you can)

Pushup to Plank (see video)
Prisoner Squat
Side Pushups
Split Squat
Pullovers (use a weighted object if you don't have dumbbells)