Last Updated on February 25, 2020
2. Not drinking water
Usually, no one wakes up with an intense desire to drink water (except when you are with a hangover). But even if you have to force yourself to drink a glass of water every morning, this simple habit can be very beneficial for your health and help you keep your ideal weight.
Besides avoiding dehydration and its effects on your body, drinking water on an empty stomach can reduce your calorie intake throughout the day. The water will increase your feeling of fullness, so you don’t need to consume a big amount of food to feel satisfied. This is a simple trick that can help you prevent weight gain.
3. Not exercising
The best thing to do when you wake up in the morning is exercise! Especially if you want to lose weight.
According to a couple of studies, early morning workout sessions before breakfast burn on average 20% more calories than exercising at any other time of the day. Furthermore, people who do their workout in the morning have a lower calorie intake in comparison to those who do their workout later in the afternoon.
On top of all this, exercising in the morning brings you a series of different benefits that include improved sleep, better mood, more energy, lower blood pressure, appetite control, better focus and can also help you keep your blood glucose levels in check.
4. Drinking orange juice every morning
At first glance, natural orange juice may seem like the perfect option for your breakfast. It is tasty and since oranges are its only ingredient, it is also healthy and won’t make you put on some weight. Or so you think.
Orange juice contains high levels of antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals while being low on fat. That’s great.
But the problem is that it is actually very high on sugar and extremely caloric: 200 ml of orange juice contain 20,8g of sugar. In comparison, 200 ml of Coke contains 21g of sugar. Yes, fructose is very different from processed sugar. But it is sugar nonetheless.
