do you notice losing more eating breakfast?

nilbogger

I dunno... I just wake up and i'm hungry so I eat. I've gained and lost not eating breakfast, gained and lost eating breakfast... I don't think it makes a difference for me.

elisa123gal

all of your comments and feedback are super helpful. Thanks. I was much less hungry when I ate just three strips of turkey bacon at 75 calories. This past week eating one egg, small whole wheat pita, one wedge of laughing cow cheese, and two strips of turkey bacon (about 300 calories) has me starving all day long and thinking nothing but "food.". and it has been a long week.

After all this feeback.. i'm going back to my light turkey bacon breakfast.

athenasurrenders

I'm more successful in general when I don't have breakfast. I'm not usually hungry til 11 or 12 anyway, and if I do eat breakfast I want to snack soon afterwards. Add to that I am always peckish before bed, it's easier for me to stick to my goals if I skip breakfast and have a late snack.

And that's what most of this comes down to - what helps you stick with the program.

Guinivere

The only thing that makes you lose weight is a calorie deficit. Time of eating, how much you eat in one go, etc, has nothing to do with it. It doesn't matter if you eat nothing all day then your entire days allowance for dinner.

If breakfast makes you hungrier, skip it.

Not true. Be careful making statements like this. Eating a healthy breakfast including protein, veg, and a few nuts has significantly changed the weight loss for me and many others. Calorie deficit does not always lose weight as the myriad posts on here attest to "I'm on 1200 and cannot lose weight"

It's s much more than calories in calories out. When will we all agree that we are all different, different chemistry, biology, environment, health, age, job, sex. There isn't a one size fit all solution no matter how badly you want it.

The best advice is to experiment until you find the methodology that works with your body and lifestyle.

Chadomaniac

NO

SuperCrsa

Nah, I get way too hungry during the day to have breakfast, so I wait until later in the day to get it in.
Sometimes skip breakfast completely for a bigger meal later in the day.

As long as you getting the correct calories in during the day it doesn't matter what time you eat your meals.

LumpySpacePrincess1

They did a 14 year study on people who had 1. Lost weight, and 2. Were maintaining it.
They found that the great majority of successful maintainers ate breakfast at least 4 days per week.
Now I don't know whether that's to do with simply eating breakfast or the fact it helped them keep on track by having a schedule.

EvgeniZyntx

They did a 14 year study on people who had 1. Lost weight, and 2. Were maintaining it.
They found that the great majority of successful maintainers ate breakfast at least 4 days per week.
Now I don't know whether that's to do with simply eating breakfast or the fact it helped them keep on track by having a schedule.

Or simply that people that have poor eating habits are likelier to report skipping breakfast.

Correlation =\= causation.

Ophidion

This link is about meal frequency but I feel it is relevant...

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/820577-meal-frequency-rev-up-that-furnace-lol

Lyle McDonald has some great information on it here:
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/research-review/meal-frequency-and-energy-balance-research-review.html

The take home from Lyle's article, in terms of practicality and application, would probably be this quote, this is Lyle here:


* If eating more frequently makes it easier to control/reduce calories, it will help you to lose weight/fat.
* If eating more frequently makes it harder to control/reduce calories, or makes you eat more, you will gain weight.
* If eating less frequently makes it harder for you to control/reduce calories (because you get hungry and binge), it will hurt your efforts to lose weight/fat.
* If eating less frequently makes it easier for you to control/reduce calories (for any number of reasons), then that will help your efforts to lose weight/fat

LumpySpacePrincess1

They did a 14 year study on people who had 1. Lost weight, and 2. Were maintaining it.
They found that the great majority of successful maintainers ate breakfast at least 4 days per week.
Now I don't know whether that's to do with simply eating breakfast or the fact it helped them keep on track by having a schedule.

Or simply that people that have poor eating habits are likelier to report skipping breakfast.

Correlation =\= causation.

Conspiracy!

eric_sg61

When I was over 20% body fat the one habit I had was breakfast. I had read somewhere that the body is using mostly stored bodyfat for fuel after an overnight fast and breakfast upon waking ruins that.

Cella30

all my life I've never been a breakfast eater for the same reason...I always thought it made me more hungry. When I finally realized that I had to change all of my eating habits because everything I was doing wasn't working, I started doing the bfast thing. At first I got the hunger, but then I figured out what I could eat that kept me satisfied. the key was protein....Greek yogurt, eggs, etc paired with fruit and toast or granola. I keep it around 200-300 calories. This made a big difference in keeping me from binging later in the day or evening. So for me, the saying "breakfast is the most important meal of the day" finally makes sense. If you only knew how antibreakfast I used to be... A big step for me!

takumaku

Define breakfast? I have hyperinsulin. If I eat something which is highly processed or spikes insulin (sugar, whey protein, dairy ... milk sugar, processed cereals, grain-based flour, energy drinks, sugar alcohols), I am hungry again in an hour. If I eat/drink pure fat (e.g. blender coffee/butter coffee) or non-processed protein or if I fast, I'm good to go for a few hours.

nelinelineli

Three things I've noticed about breakfast:

1. If I wake up early and eat a big breakfast I'm very likely to go over calories throughout the day as i'll get 3 meals instead of 2.
2. If I wake up early and don't eat breakfast I'm very likely to binge eat for lunch because I'm starving
3. If I wake up late and don't need breakfast all's well in the world

MityMax96

I've heard all the studies and advice about eating breakfast. But, when I eat breakfast..I'm actually more hungry all day. I'm looking for people who know for sure from the scale..not studies and advice they've read... that they lose more one way or the other.

I've been eating breakfast to see if it makes me lose faster; my thinking is maybe my metabolism is working faster that is why I'm so hungry all day.

Any of you know for sure that you lose more eating breakfast?

If you don't think breakfast works for you, then don't eat it.
Just keep track of cal/macros through out the day so you know you are getting what you need.

You could also look into Intermittent Fasting....may be something you would like.

rainbow198

I eat when I am hungry. I tried different ways...eating 5-6 times a day was never satisfying, eating 3 square larger meals spread out didn't work for me either.

Then I tried eating later in the morning - around 10 or 11 and I knew I was getting somewhere.

Typically I have 2 breakfasts (2 -3 servings of fruit first followed by a filling breakfast such as a loaded omelette w/ hash browns a half hour later). Then I make a sizeable lunch and a small dinner and a dessert with no snacking during the day. I switch things up too with 1 large breakfast a small lunch and dinner etc.

I get 1800 - 2000 calories in 6 - 7 hours and I'm done for the day.

My eating window may increase on weekends if I go out to eat with friends or if my stomach need something at night. I was Intermittent Fasting before I was even aware of the term.

I really like this way of eating. I'm not grazing, I'm totally satisfied and I'm not thinking about food all day. Also my fat loss increased tremendously after eating this way.

lucystacy71

Some mornings I'm hungry, so I eat a light breakfast.

Some mornings I'm not hungry (like this morning) so I don't eat breakfast.

I haven't really noticed a difference either way. I just listen to what my body is telling me.

PippiNe

I may be in the minority here, but I have always been a breakfast eater. I love cold cereal in the morning. My bowl usually has 2-3 "servings" of the cereal I'm eating. If I don't get my cereal for breakfast, I find myself craving carbs all day long. As long as I have my morning Cheerios or Quaker Oat Squares, I don't have those cravings for chips, crackers, bread etc. the rest of the day.

RobynUnfiltered

It depends on what I eat. if I do lots of protein I am fine all day until lunch and lose more. if I choose carbs for breakfast I find I am starving all day.