Eat breakfast, lose weight

Hard to accept but my Mom was right about breakfast, a good breakfast does really set us up for a good day. I was raised up in house where the only time you didn't eat breakfast was when you needed to fast for blood work. Although when I was young I didn't like to eat breakfast because I wanted to sleep later that was never an option. A few times they tried to tell me if I didn't eat breakfast I couldn't go to school but they quickly found out this threat didn't not work on me because I was happy to hear that. Anything that let me sleep later was OK by me.

Over the years -as most of us- I learnt to do what I wanted and forgot the good advice my Mom gave me and I never eat good breakfast.

For many years I thought that the less I ate the better. Now, 37 pounds after and 7 years of maintaining my weight off at a realistic goal I have learned the wisdom of my mom's words.

Research has shown that people who skip breakfast may no be as successful at losing weight and keeping it off as people who regularly eat breakfast. In fact, one recent study suggests that people who eat breakfast weigh less than those who skip breakfast and the reason is because eating breakfast helps people reduce snacking and avoid overeating.

If you are looking into great breakfast recipes go to E-tools and do a search to find delicious and guilt free ideas, also the first chapter of the Momentum Cookbook is great and your week 1 Material has also some tasty ones.