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This will certainly not be the first time you have heard it said that “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day” and yet for many of us our morning routine does not lend itself to fulfill this reality in our life.
The most important word in the above sentence is ‘routine.’ While I strive to make my life anything but routine - morning and evening routines set the pace for the quality of the rest of the day. More on this later.
Rehydrate! - get in the habit (its all about habit - 21 days to create a new habit so be patient and consistent with the things you know are right) of drinking water as soon as you wake up. Throughout the night your body lost lots of water through respiration and all the metabolic activity it performed. This lost water needs to be replaced as soon as possible. By drinking a large glass of water you are also turning the wheels and getting your body into motion - waking it up and preparing it for the day ahead.
My routine begins when nature calls, around 5:30, to use the toilet and then fill the large tumbler I always leave in the bathroom with water and gulp it down. I then return to bed, or not. Over the next half hour as the water makes it way through the digestive system and rehydrates the body I begin to feel more and more awake.
Within the next hour I will make breakfast. I want to finish this entry by suggesting the simplest and fastest breakfast I normally consume. This choice is effective in fulfilling my nutritional needs as well as setting me up for most of the morning. In other words shutting down any desire for other foods until late in the morning or near lunch time. Give it a try and we’ll talk later about the whys.
Oatmeal - a half cup with 2/3rds cup water (I eyeball the measurements, but used a measuring cup at first) in a large cereal bowl. One minute in the microwave. Now forget the honey cinnamon and raisins (Okay, maybe sometimes) and mix in a serving of protein powder. The product I use calls for 2 scoops to equal about 25 grams of protein and comes in either chocolate or strawberry.
Couldn’t be any easier and now I have a protein rich complex carbohydrate to which I add my vitamin supplements and I am set for the morning. This is a fairly easy meal to grab and eat in the car. No buttery things to hold in your hand, no milk sloshing around so if you are in a hurry there is no reason not to eat a good breakfast. Our cars often have an empty bowl and spoon with dried oatmeal stuck to the sides rolling around on the floor. A small concession for a proper breakfast. - Priorities!
Protein Powder - Many brands
Vitamin Supplements - One Brand
Have a Fit day!
