"Four months on, the low-carb dieters appeared to be doing better, losing an average of 28 pounds to the 23 shed on the "big breakfast" diet. However, after eight months, the situation had reversed, with the low-carb dieters putting an average of 18 of those pounds back on, while the big breakfasters continued to lose weight, on average 16.5 pounds each. They lost a fifth of their total body weight on average, compared with less than 5 percent for the low-carb dieters."
As you know, I'm horrible when it comes to getting a good breakfast, but even when I do have the foresight to pull something together the night before, it's usually pretty spartan, calorie-wise. For instance, this morning, I had an apple and oat square (240 calories), a giant bowl of whole fresh strawberries (which, according to Nutrition Data, clocks in just under 100 calories), and an unsweetened black iced tea (0 calories). I try not to think too much about calories (because quite frankly, it's just asking to resurrect my disordered eating mentality) but until I did the math, just now, I actually thought I had a pretty generous breakfast. After adding it all up, however, I realize that while it had loads of fiber and tasted delicious, it just might be derailing my long-term efforts to lose some of my ass. Man. Clearly, I should have stopped at Krispy Kreme or something. Clearly I shouldn't have scoffed at Ed's daily "ideal diet" breakfast.
I'm nosy, so I was all over this man-on-the-street poll on what some New Yorkers eat for breakfast. And looking at Simply Breakfast's photos inspires me to start taking a more Zen approach to my morning.
What did you eat for breakfast today?
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