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What Does Grazing and Breakfast Have to Do With Weight Loss and Diet?

What is the relationship between weight loss and diet? Researchers at the National Weight Loss Control Registry studied the behaviors of people who had been successful in losing weight and keeping it off in the long term. To qualify you needed to have maintained a weight loss of at least 30 pounds for one year. In the study which was completed with people who had lost 70 pounds and kept it off on average for six years, they found that 78 percent ate breakfast every day. This shows that starting the day correctly and giving the body the proper food, nutrients and sugar needed goes a long way in helping to control your weight.
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Our lack of time is seen by many as the most common obstacle in eating regularly. It causes us to skip meals and forces us to binge on any and all foods at times, despite our healthy intentions. Your body is tuned to eat to survive, and if you go too long without food you most likely over indulge the next time you sit down for a meal. That is why skipping breakfast or any other meal will catch up with you. In fact having a snack or grazing may prevent overeating later. Grazing is simply eating small meals or snacks throughout the day.



The consequences of not eating properly are poor performance at work due to lack of energy, and slower reaction times because of a lack of body fuel. Despite the known effects of skipping meals it is east to do. Some of the main reasons are, missing breakfast because you are late, there is nothing in the house to eat, business meetings interrupting lunch, forgot to bring lunch or a deadline causes you to skip it.

Some of the benefits of grazing or eating many mini meals are lower cholesterol, increased brain power and improved weight control. Cholesterol is seen to have dropped in people who graze, eating at least 4 times a day. Mental performance is also seen to improve in people who had mini snacks throughout the afternoon as compared to those who did not. It has also been shown that snacking or eating mini meals does not have an adverse affect on weight control.

In fact many who are hungry and who force themselves not to snack, usually over eat when they get home. It has been determined that the benefits received by some who graze are the result of less insulin released into the body. With less insulin, the body produces less cholesterol and spreads the nutrient load, and with fewer carbohydrates being released keeps our sugar levels steady. The resulting sugar level helps improves memory, increases energy and prevents hunger leading to overeating and weight gain.

The downfall to grazing however is the trap of continuous eating. Instead of eating 5-7 times a day people tend to just start consuming food while working, watching television or on the computer. Before long you are out of control and instead of helping with weight loss it is contributing to weight gain. You sometimes even forget that you are eating. Nibblers start out with a little here or there, but the next thing you know the bag of chips is empty or the bag of crackers is gone.

To prevent this, divide snacks or food into a plastic bags or plates. It helps you remember not only when you have eaten but how much. Some of the correct grazing foods are apples and other hard fruits and energy and granola bars. The bars are easily to carry and can be stowed in your briefcase or purse.

It should be noted that a proper breakfast is helpful for not only for a balanced diet, but provides you with an optimum start and reserves of energy. This is helpful if you miss or delay lunch and with your program for sustainable weight control. So to can grazing if adopted properly, but as with all plans or programs they are personal to you, and work better for some than others.




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