Eat a big breakfast a small dinner and burn DOUBLE the amount of calories
Researchers in Germany appear to have rediscovered an old English observation;
“Eat Like a King at Breakfast, a prince at lunch and a pauper at dinner”.
Obviously it does not have to be a Full English, I am sure you can find a substitute, but the picture is cute.
The Daily Mail reports that “Eating a big breakfast instead of a large dinner could help you burn DOUBLE the number of calories 'because it boosts the metabolism more”
Low-calorie breakfast increases your appetite
Whereas eating a low-calorie breakfast increases your appetite and a craving for sweet things. We have covered this subject in our blog posts before when you have poor sleep on a regular basis.
Eating a higher protein breakfast will keep sugar levels stable.
Just quick observation about eggs
Of all of the high protein foods in a recent article said eggs have the most absorbable protein at 51%. Beef on the other hand was only 30% and Spirulina just 6%
Higher protein meals at breakfast boosts metabolism
Higher protein meals at breakfast boosts metabolism in what is known as diet-induced thermogenesis. (DIT).
Researchers found that DIT was twice as high in the big breakfast group than the low-calorie eaters.
In the research, two groups of men one eating a ow calorie breakfast and the other the large meal/ Each day they swapped to the opposite meal. It was found in both groups that the large meal eaters DIT was 2.5 times higher.
DIT is the body’s way of facilitating digestion when eating. Different foods burn up different levels of heat during digestion.
We Burn more Calories in the Morning
It has been known for a long time that we burn more calories during morning than we do in the evening. It would seem sensible to have a larger meal in the morning than the evening based on these findings.
The new findings add to the idea that if you want to lose weight a role reversal in your meals might seem to be in order.
One of the researchers observed that such a change could prevent obesity and high blood sugar. Obesity and high blood sugar can lead to a whole myriad of debilitating illnesses including cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer.
The most effective approaches for avoiding long-term weight gain.
This supports what US and Czech nutritionists observed in a 7-year study that eating the largest meal in the morning was one of the most effective approaches for avoiding long-term weight gain.
We are not advocating for daily fry ups but a rethink in what constitutes a healthy meal and more conscious choices other than the over hyped cereal must have.
Obviously before embarking on a major dietary change see your health professional to check if it is advisable for you.
Tai Chi can Help you lose Weight.
Yes I know it might seem strange that a gentle exercise art can help you to lose weight please see a previous blog post
It is a common belief that you lose weight by exercising, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. 95% of weight loss comes from the diet we eat not exercise. Exercise does help in that it increases metabolism so supports your diet change. Two components of being overweight is stress eating and poor sleep both pile on the pounds. Tai Chi research has demonstrated Tai Chi is both good for diminishing Stress and Improving Sleep.