Terrible habit of not eating breakfast.....

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  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    No it's not a bad thing. I wake at 3 a.m. and find if I eat before 10:30ish, I'm more hungry throughout the day.

    Almost the same here. Except I get up at 4:30.

    OP, don't eat until you're hungry.

  • jnv7594
    jnv7594 Posts: 983 Member
    I usually don't eat my first meal until noon. I'm just not hungry in the morning, and I like to save my calories for when I am hungry. I eat most of my calories in the evening and eat right up until I go to bed, so don't let anyone tell you that you shouldn't eat right before bed either. That's another one. Also, I find if I do eat in the morning, I tend to be more hungry throughout the day. I tend to overeat later in the day when I do eat breakfast, not the other way around. Yesterday, I decided to eat a bowl of cereal in the morning before I went out to shovel snow. Don't know why I did it. Anyway, I was so hungry all day. I don't know why that happens, but it's annoying. I was starting to run low on calories towards the evening even with eating back my exercise calories. I managed to muddle through though. :) Eat at what times work for you
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    edited February 2015
    If you aren't hungry in the morning, you have energy, no trouble focusing, are not moody and so on then what you are doing is working for you.
    I usually eat something an hour or two after I wake up otherwise I will not be functioning well. I don't eat a huge breakfast but it makes a difference to my day.
    People like to make up rules about food and a lot of them are just preferences.
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    There is nothing wrong with skipping breakfast
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    jnv7594 wrote: »
    I usually don't eat my first meal until noon. I'm just not hungry in the morning, and I like to save my calories for when I am hungry. I eat most of my calories in the evening and eat right up until I go to bed, so don't let anyone tell you that you shouldn't eat right before bed either. That's another one. Also, I find if I do eat in the morning, I tend to be more hungry throughout the day. I tend to overeat later in the day when I do eat breakfast, not the other way around. Yesterday, I decided to eat a bowl of cereal in the morning before I went out to shovel snow. Don't know why I did it. Anyway, I was so hungry all day. I don't know why that happens, but it's annoying. I was starting to run low on calories towards the evening even with eating back my exercise calories. I managed to muddle through though. :) Eat at what times work for you

    I am the opposite: I eat a big breakfast in the morning, and often have eaten the bulk of my calories by noon or early afternoon. Then, I don't eat anything until a lighter meal and often a desert.

    Because I workout at 4:30 a.m. or so on the weekdays, I am so hungry!

    Weekends are a different story.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    pixelatedsun wrote: »
    If I eat breakfast, it's a cup of Greek yogurt, but usually just a cup of coffee. Breakfast kick-starts my metabolism and I am hungry by 11:30, otherwise I can hold out until almost 1 pm. It's crazy how that works.

    I am a night owl by nature, and I prefer to dedicate the 100-odd calories I spend on breakfast to an after-dinner snack, but that's just me. :) On weekends, I don't even touch breakfast because I sleep past it!

    Your metabolism never needs kick-starting because it's always going. :)
  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
    superexcellently wrote: »
    The first meal after waking up is breakfast, no matter what time you're eating it.

    That's always my tongue-in-cheek response to this question.

    So in that sense, eating breakfast keeps your metabolism going, because if you didn't eat breakfast you'd never eat, so your metabolism would stop. Permanently. :p
  • ar9179
    ar9179 Posts: 374 Member
    Only coffee and cream, here. I also work out "fasted". My body likes the 16/8 intermittent fasting schedule by nature, so I've stopped fighting it a long time ago. My appetite increases if I eat early in the day and that makes staying within my deficit hard.

    I get the "but it's the most important meal of the day!" remark and I say that I agree, I just eat it later than they do.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    I am going to swim against the tide here and make a few pro-breakfast comments.
    • The National Weight Control Registry tracks the habits of those who have successfully lost a significant weight and maintained that loss. 78% of those who have successfully maintained their loss, eat breakfast every day.
    • A breakfast routine may be a keystone habit.
    • Diabetics really have no choice. To externally control their food intake (while others depend on their insulin regulator), routine is key. That means having breakfast first thing in the morning and at the same time every morning to set the entire day off on the right note.

    My appetite also increases by eating in the morning, but I figure it sets me up for the day to eat the appropriate amounts at the appropriate time.
  • paulawatkins1974
    paulawatkins1974 Posts: 720 Member
    It doesn't matter. Oh and BTW EVERYONE eats breakfast! The first meal you eat of the day is breaking a fast = Breakfast. No matter what time it is. So if someone that you know will nag at you, asks if you ate breakfast, you can say yep.
  • 3shirts
    3shirts Posts: 294 Member
    I find that I struggle to get going without breakfast on weekdays as I need the energy. I am having to get up earlier than my body would ideally like though so that makes sense. On the weekend when I generally get up later I often won't eat until 12.

    How does it effect your energy levels and weight goals? If you are fine without eating until 1 then carry on that way. If not, experiment with eating earlier.
  • lalepepper
    lalepepper Posts: 447 Member
    bmp1290 wrote: »
    I do not usually eat anything until 1 or 2 in the afternoon. Is this a bad thing? I just don't get hungry til then, but people always say not eating breakfast isn't good to do. What's your opinion?

    Part of being successful is forming and maintaining sustainable eating habits, including recognizing and abiding by your hunger signals. I had the most success when I stopped forcing myself to eat breakfast - those calories are better used later in my day when I'm actually hungry! A lot of people seem to experience the same.
  • lbetancourt
    lbetancourt Posts: 522 Member
    i stopped eating breakfast about 4 weeks ago. It's been a life changer. I refuse to eat before noon now. my energy level is amazing & i rarely overeat.

  • bmp1290
    bmp1290 Posts: 60 Member
    lbetancourt wrote: »
    i stopped eating breakfast about 4 weeks ago. It's been a life changer. I refuse to eat before noon now. my energy level is amazing & i rarely overeat.

    Awesome! I'm the same way, I'm less hungry throughout the day when I dont eat til about 1 or 2 in the afternoon
  • Raynne413
    Raynne413 Posts: 1,527 Member
    bmp1290 wrote: »
    I do not usually eat anything until 1 or 2 in the afternoon. Is this a bad thing? I just don't get hungry til then, but people always say not eating breakfast isn't good to do. What's your opinion?

    I don't normally eat breakfast until 11am or after. If you are hungry, eat. If you aren't, don't eat. I've never notice it make a difference unless I am actually hungry and DON'T eat. That's when I end up spending the rest of the day eating and making bad decisions. LOL

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