A common trait among those who are successful losing fat is
eating breakfast. Yes, I have heard the
excuses; I don’t have time, it makes me feel yucky, I’m not hungry in the
morning. Those are simply excuses.
Breakfast is important and an absolute must for anyone
seeking to lose fat. Breakfast should
include lean proteins and fibrous carbohydrates. Two of my favorite breakfast meals can be
prepared in 15-20 minutes and can squeezed in during your current morning
routine.
Here are my two favorite breakfast meals:
·
Scrambled eggs with spinach (1 Tbsp of olive
oil, ½-1 cup fresh spinach, 3-4 whole
eggs*)
·
Scrambled eggs with a Green Pepper ( 1 Tbsp of
olive oil, 3-4 whole eggs*, 1 green pepper)
*If you prefer you can use egg whites only, just some an
additional egg white.
By nature I am a morning person: I know I am in the minority
but I have to be true to who I am. I am up and ready to go when the alarm goes
off. Being ready so quickly has its up’s
and down’s. The up is I am ready to go after
a quick brush of the teeth, wash of the face and hands, insertion of contacts,
brush of the hair and dressed. The downside, I will strive to get every minute
of sleep I can. So in order to squeeze in
breakfast I have to do some multi-tasking.
Let me walk you through a typical morning and how I squeeze
in a cooked breakfast. I will wake up
put the skillet on the stove (set to medium) with one tablespoon of olive
oil. Go brush my teeth. After brushing my teeth I will add 1 cup of
spinach to sauté while I wash my hands and face and insert contacts. I add the eggs. While the eggs are cooking I will prepare a
cup of black or green tea and get dressed.
Check on the eggs; scramble as needed.
Put on my shoes and prep my bag for work (on colder mornings I will
start the car to allow it to warm up).
Presto, breakfast is done.
Breakfast takes 5-10 minutes to eat and I am on my way.
For mornings that I am on a tighter schedule, I scramble the
eggs and eat the green pepper whole.
Ideally I would encourage you to have your meals prepped and
ready to go, but that is not always the case.
Sometimes you have to make the most of the time you have. When it comes to losing fat just as in life,
it is about finding a reason to be successful; not an excuse to fail.
