Skipping breakfast makes you GAIN weight

It may seem illogical that skipping breakfast can cause you to gain weight but according to Dr. Wayne Callaway, obesity specialist at George Washington University, skipping breakfast can not only trigger overeating later in the day but can also cause a drop in metabolism. It was found in research that people who do skip breakfast, like sumo wrestlers have a five-percent lower metabolism than those who don't skip breakfast.

The goal of many breakfast skippers is to save on calories. However, calories consumed early in the day are least likely to put on pounds, and skipping any meal simply increases the temptation to eat a high calorie snack or overeat at the next meal.

Studies have also shown that people who skipped breakfast performed the worst in memory tests and had the highest levels of fatigue at noon compared to those who did eat breakfast.

THE BOTTOM LINE is skipping breakfast can lead to a drop in your metabolic rate which will lead to weight gain and it can also lead to drops in mental performance.

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Reasons why females SHOULD lift weights

In my experience, most females tend to shy away from lifting weights as they fear it will make them 'bulk up'. This is simply not true. One of the main ingredients necessary for muscle gain is Testosterone (growth hormone which is higher in males).


On average most adult males produce 10times more testosterone than females do and most males struggle to gain muscle even with this clear advantage! So this is proof then that it takes more than lifting heavy weights to put on muscle.


Gaining huge muscle bulk actually requires a real life time commitment as your training, diet and lifestyle need to be structured to allow for muscle hypertrophy (growth). Lifting heavy weight alone will not cause you to gain huge amounts of muscle.


So if lifting heavy weights won't make me bulk up... what will it do?

• Burn Fat: Muscle is a living tissue that needs energy to stay alive, therefore the more muscle you gain (and again I'm not talking huge bulk) the more energy your body will burn at rest. This is shown in an increase in your BMR (basal metabolic rate).
• Your body will look better: A toned body is more attractive than one with a high fat %. If you desire to decrease your body fat % and develop a more toned appearance then lifting heavy weights is really the only way to achieve this.
• Strengthens bone: If you put the bone under a load (weight/strength training) the bone begins a process of bone modeling which involves the manufacture of protein molecules that are deposited in the spaces between bone cells. This will lead to greater bone density which will help to delay the onset of osteoporosis.

The reasons as to why females SHOULD be strength training goes on and on... the bottom line is, if you aren't strength training, you should be!

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