How do you get going in the morning? Are you like so many who reluctantly get out of bed, shower, dress, and run out the door stopping only long enough to get grab a cup of coffee (Or stop at the Starbucks on your way to work)? The coffee is your only fuel until you are so hungry mid-morning you grab the easiest thing available, typically from the vending machine. Or do you have a stash of granola bars or candy bars because you know you will need them to get through the day? This begins a never ending spiral into more fatigue, loss of energy and, if the cycle continues long enough, eventual weight gain and health issues including Type II diabetes.
This is insanity! Why do you keep doing the same thing over and over expecting different results? Let's look at your car; imagine you noticed you were really low on gas when you were driving home from work. You plan to fill up the tank but are distracted by a phone call. You are still on the phone when you park and go into the house. The car is no longer on your mind. The next morning, you start your daily routine and dash out the door, running late and start driving to work on fumes. You get halfway there and the car stops; the tank is empty.
What do you think you will do in the future? Do you think you will forget to put fuel in your car again. Probably not. You learned a painful lesson. What we don't realize is though, is that our body is no different than our car when it comes to needing fuel. We leave our homes in the morning running on fumes and wonder why we run out of energy.
To get going in the morning, both you and the car needs fuel, and coffee (just like gas fumes) is not adequate fuel. I know you've heard over and over that breakfast is the most important meal of the day - so eat breakfast! Coffee does not count. Does that mean you can't have coffee? No. I love my morning cup of joe, but that is not what I depend on to get moving. Neither should you.
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