The following is a study back from 1997 but still great simple info to implement.
You've heard the phrase "Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper" if you want to lose weight. This is nice advice but not only does it go against some natural urges - namely the urge to eat a bunch of food before you fast for 8 hours (rebuilding your body while you sleep), but it also causes you to actually lose weight you don't want to lose.
Two groups of women were put on a diet. Each group had the same number of calories per day. Group AM had 70% of their calories for breakfast and 30% for dinner. NO LUNCH! Group PM had 70% of their daily calories for dinner and 30% for breakfast. After 6 weeks they switched and they followed the opposite protocol for another 6 weeks. The results of the study are shown in the following graph.
The overall results of weight loss:
This shows how eating most of your calories for breakfast will cause you to lose more WEIGHT but eating most of your calories in the evening will cause you to lose more FAT. Keep in mind this is in a calorie restricted setting - these people weren't just eating anything they wanted.
Enjoy,
Brian, TheDailyFit
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