Therefore, starting the day with breakfast is like kickstarting your
metabolism. You’ll actually burn more calories throughout the day, simply
by eating breakfast (hey, who knew?!).
Remember: as you eat your breakfast, control both the portion and the
contents. You don’t want to eat to the point of complete fullness;
because, remember, you want to eat throughout the day and you won’t be
able to do that if you’re stuffed.
At the same time, beware of high-fat breakfasts. Studies have shown that
high-fat breakfasts, such as those that include bacon and sausage, not only
deliver lots of calories (there are 9 calories for every gram of fat, as
compared to 4 for every gram of carbohydrates and proteins,
respectively).
But they also can make you very hungry again, very soon! So in addition to
having ingested a lot of fat (and hence a lot of calories), you’ll typically
find yourself rather ravenous again in a few hours.
Alternatively, breakfasts that are high in fiber take longer to digest, and
thus, the body won’t be hungry again for a while.
This is something to bear in mind; and it may explain why many people
who eat breakfast find themselves painfully hungry by lunchtime; it’s not
their “overactive metabolism” at work; it’s the high fat content, which has
been swiftly digested.