Blood tests and Breakfast

It’s been about 5 years since I’ve had a physical, so my doctor suggested that I get some basic blood tests done just to make sure that my 50 year old body is still functioning the way it should be.  Of course, those tests required me to be in a fasting state when they drew the blood.  Now, that might not sound too difficult to you . . . but to me, the very thought of not eating breakfast makes me cringe.  You see, I ALWAYS eat right when I get up every morning.  So, I got up at 5:45am, showered, dressed and left my house at 6:30am to get to my studio for my 7am client. I worked really hard at being pleasant during that session, but I have to admit, my stomach kept reminding me that it had been a very long time since it had experienced proper food intake.  As soon as I finished with that client, I hopped in the car and drove to the lab. It’s only about 3 miles away, but I felt spacey and found it difficult to concentrate as I was driving.  It only took about 10 minutes to check in, sit down, find my vein (the tech was very happy as my vein presented itself quite easily!), fill up 3 vials and get back into my car, driving as carefully as I could back home.  HOME . . . where breakfast waited . . . a protein shake and a bowl of oatmeal.  Oh my.  As I enjoyed that meal, I started to think.  How do people get up every day and go to work without eating????  How do they concentrate?  How do they function?  Have you ever sat down to dinner with a friend and they’ve commented that they “haven’t eaten a thing all day?” Wow.  I could barely last a few hours.  Then it hit me. Metabolism 101.  You really are the Master of your own Metabolism.  The people who skip breakfast have slowed their metabolism down enough so they can function without that first meal. I’m sure that’s not really what they intended to do, but that is the result of their self-imposed fasting.  You see, my metabolism is cranked, so my body was screaming for nourishment.  If you asked the average person what kind of metabolism they want - fast or slow – I bet 99% would say fast.  But then they would add that they are “burdened” with a slow metabolism. Not so.  They are actually creating their own burden by not eating frequently and not fueling their bodies with functional nutrition. Eat. And enjoy the benefits of creating that fast metabolism that you’ve always desired.