That's Why it's Called "Break-Fast"!
Happy New Year! What is your new year resolution? Going on a diet??
Working around Your Digestive System
Becky sent me this YouTube link last year, which helped me to change my eating pattern in my daily life;
“Fat Burning MAGIC Time Hack from Chinese Medicine”
https://www.ganjingworld.com/video/Vkp2niVhcRPKz
Here is my summary of the video:
7−9am: Stomach meridian channel is most active, so eat a hearty warm breakfast.
11−1pm: Heart meridian channel is most active, so feed yourself with good protein.
5−7pm: Kidney meridian channel is most active, so have some soup or fruit. (A small amount of carbs is OK.)
In ancient times, people used to eat twice a day, and when it got dark, they just went to bed.
I do like the idea. Rather than being on a diet and punishing myself with a hungry stomach, I can have a gorgeous lunch every day. You know, after stuffing myself silly over Christmas dinner, you cannot possibly eat a full evening meal…So this eating pattern means “Every day is Christmas!”
I have been practising this eating pattern for about four months. To start with, I felt really hungry in the evening, and I was eating lots of fruits. However, psychologically, knowing I will have good food next day, I have been quite happy to accept a less full stomach in bed. Also my motive was not to reduce weight, but to be kind to my own body by working around the active meridians.
Breaking your Fast
To my surprise, “morning meal” is called “Break-fast” in English. Both in Chinese and Japanese, the word for a morning meal is “morning meal”. In French, the word means “small lunch”.
Did the ancient English work around the Chinese meridian channels?
A quick look on the internet told me that the word came from Middle English “brekefaste”, literally “to end the nightly fast”. Likely a variant of Old English fæstenbryċe, (literally, "fast-breach").
It seems that my new eating pattern fits both ancient Chinese and Anglo-Saxon cultures. I am looking forward to a lovely Christmas dinner on non-Christmas days for 364 days a year!