Why Do I Need To Eat Breakfast So Soon After Waking? Why This is Non-Negotiable With My Clients...

Every client I see is informed they  must start eating breakfast if they would like to lose weight. I then instruct them that they must eat it within an hour of waking. Some people will fight me on this point more than any other.

They will say, I’ve never eaten breakfast in my life. They will say, if I eat breakfast, I’ll be hungry within an hour or two, if I don’t, I am fine until noon. I understand this, and in fact I am banking on your hunger coming in a few hours. That is when we will add a snack time.

My clients work with me to heal something that is broken. Part of why it is broken is because of how we start our day, every SINGLE DAY. They continue to fast until 11 am or noon because they aren't hungry and then they eat a lions share of lunch, quickly crash and then eat something super sweet as an afternoon pick-me-up.

I explain to my clients that they will need to be willing to change their morning routine and get breakfast in within an hour of waking. We also discuss what is best to eat to speed up their metabolism and start the day with good energy. But, even if they do not make a change regarding what, they eat, they absolutely need to change WHEN. If you wake at 6 am, eat by 7 am. If you wake at 5 am, yes, I want you to eat something by 6 am. You get the point.

Some of the recommendation is based on starting your metabolism burning throughout the day, some of it is to boost your energy levels, some of it has to do with how it will change your eating patterns later in the day and assist you in making better, healthier choices with the food you choose to eat. 

In any case, this is important because we start providing your body with fuel upon waking. We are telling your body to start burning. So when you are hungry in a few hours, that is a sign that your metabolism is moving right along as we want it to. This is a good sign. Hunger will become something you are used to rather than a feeling you are fearful of. Part of why hunger will no longer be an enemy is because when you are hungry you’ll get to eat! And even though you are eating, you can still lose weight. Novel thought isn't it?