Dessert for breakfast?

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  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    I am assuming you are referring to a typical high fat/sugar dessert? Generally fairly high in calories. This is probably not going to set you up to be in a deficit for the day if you are eating a large chunk of your daily calories for breakfast.

    Eating no breakfast would probably be more beneficial :tongue: If that's your thing, that is.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    I love dessert for breakfast-- it's one of my favorite food-related things. But it doesn't have any magical powers. At the end of the day what matters for weight loss is energy balance.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    actually, i remembered reading something about this myself.

    http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/cms/article-detail.asp?articleid=2459
    Chocolate cake for breakfast enhances weight loss. Really? Yes, according to researcher Prof. Daniela Jacubowicz (1). The subjects were 193 obese, non-diabetic adults who ate either a 300-calorie low carbohydrate breakfast or a 600-calorie breakfast that included protein plus chocolate cake (or another sweet dessert). Both groups were instructed to eat the same amount of total calories: 1,400 for the women and 1,600 for the men. In the first 16 weeks, both groups lost an average of 33 pounds per person. But in the second half of the study, the no-cake group had poor compliance and regained an average of 22 pounds per person while the cake-eaters continued to lose another 15 pounds each. By 32-weeks, the cake eaters had lost about 40 pounds more than their peers.

    Prof. Jacubowicz noticed that those who had cake for breakfast had fewer cravings for carbohydrates and sweets later in the day. By frontloading their calories, they were less hungry and less likely to stray from their food plans. They had curbed their cravings for sweets and treats, in comparison to the group that ate the smaller breakfast.

    Oh I see, it's a compliance thing. That makes sense. I would be interested to know if there was any difference between having it in the morning and having it at night.
  • arcticfox04
    arcticfox04 Posts: 1,011 Member
    I had a Cinnabon and a Protein Bar for breakfast.

    I win.
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    I prefer breakfast for dessert actually :laugh:
  • operation_cute
    operation_cute Posts: 588 Member
    One shouldn't have dessert any time. Maybe once a week...

    I make room for dessert several times per week :) keeps me sane and in control :)
  • ShaniWulffe
    ShaniWulffe Posts: 458 Member
    One shouldn't have dessert any time. Maybe once a week...

    ...

    I don't like you.
  • operation_cute
    operation_cute Posts: 588 Member
    I forgot where I heard this, but somewhere I heard that eating dessert for breakfast helps you lose weight and fight cravings. Is it true?

    I save my desserts as a treat in the evening for a couple of reasons :) 1. Its a goal to work towards making me eat healthy the rest of the day knowing that if I do I have a treat waiting for me :) 2. If I ate my dessert in the morning or early in the day I would be sad if I didn't have room for one in the evening and really wanted one (and could quite possibly end in me having more dessert anyways lol ) :)
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    In...

    ...for dessert...

    ...and breakfast .
  • myofibril
    myofibril Posts: 4,500 Member
    The answer is it is a personal thing.

    Does having something sugary at breakfast time make it easier for you to stay at a calorie deficit over the course of the day? If the answer is yes then it's fine. If the answer is no and it in fact prompts you to over eat then avoid it.

    It's only something you can discover by doing it consciously and observing your results critically.

    There are a myriad of reasons why this can and cannot work but that depends on the individual's personal biochemistry AND psychology.

    On a broader note, I find it hilarious that the idea of dessert for breakfast makes some people fall off their chairs when they don't bat an eye lid about having a muffin for breakfast (which is a cake) or some kind of pancake or sugary "healthy" cereals which spike blood sugar levels....
  • aloranger7708
    aloranger7708 Posts: 422 Member
    I read this in Prevention Magazine (July 2013 issue): "Having a small treat, such as a cookie, along with a high-protein, high-carbohydrate breakfast (think: eggs and whole wheat toast) helped participants stick to their diets better and lose more weight than a low-carb, low-calorie breakfast did, found a recent Israeli study. The reason: carbs and protein help keep you full, while a shot of sweet may quell later cravings for treats."

    I actually started eating cookies with my morning coffee, and I don't have cravings at night anymore. And the cookies are delicious and only have 130 calories for 3 (they're just the generic store brand chocolate chip cookies). But yeah, the cookies themselves aren't filling, so you need something else for breakfast. The purpose for eating the sweets is to curb later cravings so you don't pig out at night; not to "fill you" or serve as breakfast on its own. It works for me, but it might not for others.
  • Valqis
    Valqis Posts: 1,016 Member
    One shouldn't have dessert any time. Maybe once a week...
    hmmm, I eat an ice cream cone or sandwich EVERY morning but Saturday and Sunday.... seems to be working for me....
  • RllyGudTweetr
    RllyGudTweetr Posts: 2,019 Member
    ^^ Doesnt matter what time you eat it not gonna increase/decrease your metabolism.
    Exactly.
  • Raynne413
    Raynne413 Posts: 1,527 Member
    I would think it's a personal thing. Heck, some coffee drinks from Starbucks probably have as much sugar as a piece of cake. If it fits into your calories, and it helps you, I say go for it. You may want to eat it WITH something, though, to keep you full longer, preferably something with protein.

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