1. Skipping Breakfast
Breakfast is believed to be the most important meal of the day, but many people still seem to make a
habit out of skipping it. When you have to rush for work in the mornings or get your kids ready for
school, it's easy to neglect breakfast. Doing so not only drains you of energy, but also makes it more
likely that you will snack throughout the day. Skipping breakfast also disrupts your metabolism, causing
you to burn fewer calories. So, if you are trying to lose weight, skipping breakfast is not a good idea. A
bowl of oatmeal, fruit or a healthy cereal can get your day off to a good start.
2. Not Eating. This unhealthy and unproductive eating habit is also linked to metabolism. The Mayo
Clinic explains that metabolism is the process your body performs in order to convert food and drinks
into energy to carry out physical processes (even when you’re resting, metabolism creates the energy to
breathe and circulate blood through your body).
If you don’t eat, your body may initially drop pounds, but you’ll end up retaining as much weight
as possible. If you don’t eat, your body will hold the calories needed to perform these functions,
even if you’re not eating.
Skipping meals also leads to increased hunger later in the day; even if you saved yourself a few
extra calories by skipping lunch, you’ll probably overeat to compensate by the time dinner rolls
around.