Could the Breakfast of Weight Loss Champions be Dessert?
I
saw this in a recent issue of Oprah magazine, and promptly wondered why I
always skip the donuts/muffins in the morning.
“Could
the Breakfast of Weight Loss Champions Be…Dessert? If you’re trying to lose
weight, breakfast may not be complete without dessert: Intriguing new research
suggests dieting is more about when to indulge than what to avoid.”
Who knew? That piece of luscious chocolate cake,
if consumed at breakfast, may actually help you lose weight! The article went
on …
“It
sounds too delicious to be true, but according to Israeli researchers,
finishing off a protein-rich breakfast with something sweet — like a doughnut,
a slice of cake, even chocolate mousse might be the ever-elusive secret to
shedding pounds and keeping them off.
“In
the study, two groups of overweight and obese people were instructed to consume
the same number of calories daily; the difference was that one group ate a
modest breakfast each morning, while the other went all out with a
high-calorie, high-carb, high-protein meal that included a sugary treat.
“After
eight months, the dessert-at-breakfast group had lost an average of 38 more
pounds per person than the traditional dieters.”
The
article also said that part of the secret is that people who indulge in a
dessert early feel more satisfied throughout the day and are less likely to
reach for another sweet in the afternoon or evening. Plus the hormones that
help convert food to energy are at their peak in the morning, so in theory
those sweets are less fattening in the a.m. than in the p.m.
I
actually have some anecdotal evidence that this works. Several years ago when I
was trying to drop five pounds, I made just two changes to my diet. I drank
lots and lots of water and I swore off any sweets after noon. But I continued
to enjoy sweets for breakfast or an early lunch. And I lost the weight.
(http://www.oprah.com/health/Dessert-for-Breakfast-to-Lose-Weight)
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