Diet - Breakfast

Most men operate on one of three options for eating:

1. We push ourselves until we are at the point of starving, then we just grab anything we can find to eat. It doesn't matter if it's a drive-thru, vending machine, there is no kind of quality control. When we run out of gas, we really don't take the time to ensure that we are getting the best food.
2. Unfortunately, this one is the worst, and even the top choice for many heavy men. This is the One-Meal-a-Day syndrome. They skip breakfast, eat lunch really fast, grab a snack on anything that can be found, then eat like crazy when dinner comes. This equates to them eating what can amount to the caloric equivalent of three or four meals at one time.
3. The most efficient, and smartest, way to keep the body fueled. That means you must have breakfast, lunch, dinner and also a mid-morning snack and a mid-afternoon snack.

The most important of these meals is breakfast!!!! There are all kinds of studies that show an inverse link between obesity and breakfast. The more people who ate breakfast, the less likely they were to be obese. Not only that, breakfast palys an even bigger role in total health. The California Dept of Public Health followed a group of people and found that they had seven lifestyle habits that translated to health and longevity. Of course, the first six seemed to be pretty obvious: exercise, weight control, non-smokers, light drinkers, full night sleep and eating planned meals, not just regularly snacking. The seventh habit, which was a surprise, was that the healthiest and longest-living people ate breakfast.

Breakfast, by far, is the most important meal on the plan. By eating a hearty breakfast, you are starting your day with a good ratio of protein, fat and carbs that keeps you from having food cravings later in the day. Plus, the bonus is that you can outlive the people who don't eat breakfast. Cool huh?