Article on: 42 ways to get fit

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On February 1, 2015 at 10:47 AM, mvmac said:

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Originally Posted by bmartin461

 

There is a lot of research on #41, eating breakfast is important for a variety of reasons, not just to give you energy.

 

http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2013/07/23/why-is-skipping-breakfast-so-bad-for-our-heart-health/

 

You can eat 1 meal a day or 8, if the calories stay the same, the results will be very similar. I haven't eaten breakfast in a year and a half and it's helped me get fit and stay fit. It's worked out great for me and many others who do intermittent fasting. Not saying one is better than the other, you have to do what's best for you. Skipping breakfast doesn't cause high blood pressure, heart attacks, obesity, eating more calories than you burn causes those things.

 

People that skip breakfast will get hungry mid morning or at noon and make unhealthy choices because they're so "starved". It can result in a feeding frenzy, usually on carby, calorically dense foods.

 

http://www.theflexiblediet.com/2013/07/the-late-night-eating-breakfast-myths.html

 

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There could be a number of reasons why breakfast eaters tended to weigh less. People who are into health have generally been brainwashed into the idea of ‘breakfast is the most important meal of the day’. As a result, people who tend to exercise, be more aware of calories, eat healthier foods and have more of a vested interest in how they look will also eat breakfast. It is more likely that it is these other things which make them weigh less, and it has nothing to do with the fact they eat breakfast.

I definitely agree it isn't exactly a necessary meal. However, I'd have a really tough time hitting all my macros if I skipped breakfast even though it is my least favorite meal of the day. I hate eating when I wake up but without it I'd really have to crank up the other four meals.