While he tried to change his habits, unreliable workout partners and a lack of willpower made the process harder than he'd ever imagined. Feeling lost, Chacon decided to pray for help from above. "One day, I just said, 'Okay, God, if you're out there, I need your help,'" he recalls. "'I need to get my life straight, and it's got to start with my health.'" After that moment of epiphany, Chacon was overwhelmed with motivation he'd never felt before. "Inside, I finally felt like I had the strength and the endurance to keep on going."
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| No excuses. |
"Eating breakfast helps to jump start your metabolism, provides your brain a source of glucose after a night of fasting, and can deliver important nutrients that are often missing from other meals. Eating breakfast is also a good strategy to help manage weight. Studies consistently show that adults and kids who eat breakfast tend to have healthier weights and are less likely to become overweight than those who skip the morning meal."
"Should you eat junk foods to keep your metabolism up or would it be more beneficial to not eat at all?"
