Skip Meals to Lose Weight

Skipping meals to lose weight seems to make sense. After all, you are reducing your caloric intake and isn't that what weight loss is all about? Yes and No. You no doubt have heard that to lose one pound per week, all you need to do is reduce your caloric intake by 500 calories per day and by the end of week one that is a total of 3500 calories (which is equal to one pound). And better yet, you exercised to burn 250 calories per day and cut out 250 calories of food - that seems much more do-able!

But why haven't you lost any "real" weight with all of those meals you've missed? For one, your body needs food as a car needs gasoline. FOOD is FUEL for your body. In order for it to run optimally, including to metabolize fat, the body needs food and water.

Missed meals also equals slow body and mind. How hard can you really exercise if you haven't eaten anything. Healthy complex carbohydrates, lean proteins and healthy fats will give you the much needed energy to exercise hard. Hard work, like interval training and resistance training, is what is needed for fat loss.

If you remember from a previous post about will power, you'll know that having regular meals keeps your will power in check. You will be more likely to make better and healthier food choices the next meal and throughout the day if haven't skipped any meals previous.

When you skip meals, including the almighty breakfast, you are setting yourself up for fat loss failure.

So do yourself a favor and don't skip any meals. You will feel better, look better and have faster fat loss results when you eat supportive, nutritious meals and exercise regularly.

In Good Heath,
Marie