Your body can regulate how efficiently it stores what you are putting into it. If you restrict your diet too much, your body will think that food is scarce, an

Your body can regulate how efficiently it stores what you are putting into it. If you restrict your diet too much, your body will think that food is scarce, and it will store more. For example, several years ago I wanted to lose weight so I was trying to eat as little as possible and skipping breakfast. My weight stayed mostly constant. Then I decided to start eating breakfast and lost about 10 pounds very quickly. (I know you might think that by skipping breakfast I was eating a bigger lunch, or something like that, but it wasn't the case. I was in college on a very regular schedule, eating the same thing for lunch from the same food truck every day). I realize this is just one person's anecdotal evidence, but from what I understand this is very common among people who skip breakfast in trying to restrict their caloric intake. This is why experts recommend eating many small but healthy meals throughout the day, and never skipping out on breakfast.