Do you eat Breakfast?

_HeartsOnFire_

I personally have to eat breakfast. I wake up hungry and I feel sick working out if I don't.

Same here.

I think ultimately you have to do what's best for you. I personally try to have breakfast that's high in protein and fiber, and it keeps me full until lunch. Actually I try to make sure every meal is high in protein and fiber and I don't over eat.

mgreen10

breakfast is so delicious, why wouldn't someone eat it!?!?!

lepetitrouge

I don't eat breakfast, because I feel like it stimulates my appetite for the rest of the day. When I skip breakfast, I feel hungry later in the morning, but it doesn't really bother me. It's not the same kind of pre-lunch hunger pangs I usually get after having eaten breakfast. At most, I'll eat a banana before lunch (if I take my epilepsy meds on an empty stomach, they make me nauseous). All I really want when I first get up is a glass of water and a couple of cups of coffee.

I read an article a few weeks ago about the breakfast issue:
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57595759/skipping-breakfast-may-be-healthy-way-to-lose-weight-for-some/

Sorry if it's already been posted here ;-)

watfordjc

Yes/no depending on the definition of breakfast. Last couple of days I had it before sleeping. Today I probably had my AM Snack several hours after waking (i.e. ~3 pm) and just had the first half of my lunch (~8:45 pm). Does 2-5 hours of sleep, and 0-3 hours before a post-waking meal count as a fast?

Edit: Actually, I won't know what time I woke up until I sync my Ki Fit after midnight, but I think I had that melon around 3-4 pm.

ajaxe432

Hollie, here is what I have learned over the years. If dinner is the last thing you had at night, then your body is doing something with that food and calories. All night long it is still doing its job, does not know if it is a weekend, etc. the only thing it knows that it is looking for something to eat, because your body it still working all night long. First thing it looks for is protein and that is going to come from muscle and it storing the fat and turning the carbs into sugar for storage, because it needs to be fed. Ok now you wake up in the morning and you expect your engine to take off and be revved up, but you have not given it any fuel to burn, so it going to good storage and still storing fat, because you are starving it and it is holding on to everything you have given it. If you feed it protein in the morning, now it has fuel to burn and get the engines burning fat and not muscle. energy is up and your Porsche body now has Premium fuel to make it perform.

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WUT?

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Um.......not sure what to say about that theory, but hey if it works for you go for it and believe what you want (even if goes against our typical AnP high scool textbook).

str8bowbabe

I know the popular answer is "You're SUPPOSED to eat breakfast!!!" but I have noticed on the days where I eat breakfast, I over eat the rest of the day. So not sure if it's coincidence or what. Curious if anyone has had good results NOT eating breakfast. Usually, all I want upon waking is coffee and water.

The overeating is probably related to what you are eating rather than eating breakfast itself.
For breakfast I have 50g oats and 35g of sultanas or dried figs cooked in water and topped with about 40ml of soymilk and a black coffee.
It satisfies me for a long time. If I get hungry during the day I have nuts and fresh fruit as snacks.
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mandeenicoleb

I usually only have a real breakfast on the weekends....at lunch time.

For "breakfast" I might have my 100 calorie muffin. In my experience, I'd be more likely to overeat. I put off my meals for as long as possible without feeling like *kitten*!

ajaxe432

What it boils down to is if it works for you:) Some people eat breakfast, some do not. There is no "wrong way" on this.

cyndilie

In addition to my personal nutritionist, the following organizations sat that "breakfast is the most important meal of the day", especially if trying to lose or control your weight. I'm going with what the experts say, and its working for me.

Harvard School of Public Health
Mayo Clinic
American Institute of Cancer Research
WebMD
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Scientific American
American Diabetes Association

ajaxe432

In addition to my personal nutritionist, the following organizations sat that "breakfast is the most important meal of the day", especially if trying to lose or control your weight. I'm going with what the experts say, and its working for me.

Harvard School of Public Health
Mayo Clinic
American Institute of Cancer Research
WebMD
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Scientific American
American Diabetes Association

And thats what works for you, but we all know it may work differently for someone else:)

bleep

I usually do eat some breakfast or bring something along with me to eat within the first few hours of waking. I have the type of job (Courier) where I'm on the road and can't stop to eat until lunch time.

ritchiedrama

In addition to my personal nutritionist, the following organizations sat that "breakfast is the most important meal of the day", especially if trying to lose or control your weight. I'm going with what the experts say, and its working for me.

Harvard School of Public Health
Mayo Clinic
American Institute of Cancer Research
WebMD
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Scientific American
American Diabetes Association

Too bad. Your ignorance astounds me *clap*

cyndilie

Well I'm astounded by your rudeness.

ritchiedrama

Well I'm astounded by your rudeness.

List a few more "Expert" bodies, if you'd like.

matabill

Yes - Hard boiled eggs / yogurt w/ granola / oatmeal / fruit w/ cottage cheese / apple slices w/ peanut butter.....I try to eat every 2 hours or so.