What if there was a way to lose weight without changing what you eat, taking any pills, or increasing the amount of exercise you get? It sounds too good to be true, but it isn’t!
Research has found a natural way to lose weight simply by changing when you eat the foods you normally eat.
Let’s take a look at this research to see the benefits of this method.
It’s All About Timing
If you’ve ever tried to lose weight, you probably have thought about WHAT you are eating, but perhaps you didn’t consider WHEN you were eating.
A study from 2013 looked at the difference between those eating a high caloric breakfast vs. those eating a high caloric dinner.
They split women into 2 groups. The first had 700 calories at breakfast, 500 at lunch, and 200 at dinner. The second group ate 200 at breakfast, 500 at lunch, and 700 calorie at dinner time. Both groups were on a reduced calorie diet of about 1400 calories.
The Big Breakfast Group
- Lost more weight
- Lost more inches at waist
- Had greater reductions in fasting glucose
- Had greater reductions in fasting insulin
- Greater decreases in triglycerides
- Had lower hunger scores and higher satiety scores
This study was on overweight and obese women.... BUT... another study had similar findings of better blood sugar and insulin control in lean women with PCOS.
So, they weren’t lying… breakfast really may be the most important meal of the day!
Dr. Jamie