Breakfast when you're not hungry?

sillyvalentine

It is not important to eat breakfast. Don't force yourself to eat ever.

justanotherloser007

If the powers of math are correct, Calories In Calories Out - or as I like to call it CICO.

CICO does not seem to care how the calories go in or out, only that they do.

That being said, seems some advice givers are really sold on the 6 meals a day, etc. etc. I am pretty sure that leans a little more towards magic than math, but I am not positive. BROSCIENCE!

Slim_strategy

Welll I usually exercise in the morning and I feel I would die without the energy from my breakfast to keep me going
I hate missing breakfast

SuMcP

I do just the same thing and keep a few pre-boiled eggs in the fridge for just such occasions. If I skip breakfast because I'm not hungry I tend to burn out and over eat later. A little protein in the morning gets your metabolism running, but if it doesn't suit some people, we are all grown ups here and able to choose :flowerforyou:

tedrickp

I don't think breakfast is important - haven't really eaten it for a year plus and have done fine losing weight.

On the other hand, I also don't think not eating breakfast is some magic bullet that will "keep you in burning fat mode".

The only advantage is personal preference. If you aren't hungry in the morning, you don't have to eat, thus you can eat more later so it is easier to sustain your caloric deficit. No magic bullets either way.

HealthyishWithMaggieG

This morning I woke up not hungry. I know it's important to eat breakfast every day. Is it better to force feed myself something or is it better to only eat when you're hungry? (Sidebar: I ended up force-feeding myself a hard-boiled egg just so I would have some protein in my belly to start the day)

I feel sick whenever I try to eat right after I wake up. It usually takes my body a couple hours to wake up enough to let me eat. But, if I know I'm not going to be able to stop to eat by the time my body "should" be waking up and there will be too much time between then and lunch, I'll try to force myself to eat something, too. I really try to avoid this, though. Your choice of a hard-boiled egg would have been my suggestion. Really, though, if you're not hungry and can plan the rest of your day accordingly (to be sure you get your calories, etc), I wouldn't bother with breakfast.

ratchet2

I think that most people who do not eat breakfast end up overeating or binging later in the day. Mornings I just want my coffee so I take my breakfast to work and eat when I get there. If I wait until lunch, then I am too hungry to enjoy my food plus the stomach growling can be very uncomfortable or painful if left too long. Breakfast can be something light. I have yogurt, berries, and bran buds most days. If not, a cereal bar would be my second choice.

tedrickp

I think that most people who do not eat breakfast end up overeating or binging later in the day.

Actually from everything I have read, this is a pretty personal thing. For some people this is the case, while for other people eating breakfast can actually contribute to hunger later in the day.

hmaddpear

I think that most people who do not eat breakfast end up overeating or binging later in the day.

No. Everyone is different. You can't extrapolate from one data source (yourself.) There are plenty of people on the forums who break fast later in the day. Now I do eat breakfast, but it's high protein and fat which keeps me from overeating later in the day. Someone else might do much better eating cereals. Yet another person might need to save those calories for later in the day.

To the OP: I wouldn't force yourself to eat first thing. May be grab that egg to eat later, if you're having problems with timings. As for only eating when hungry - there's hungry and then there's hungry. If you're waiting until you're shaking and nauseous, that's bad. Wait until you feel "yeah, I could eat now". I'm afraid getting your diet right is a bit of trial and error, but you will figure it out eventually!

(ETA: too many commas as usual. Sheesh!)

J72FIT

Breakfast doesn't mean you have to eat the minute you wake up. I do Shakeology for my breakfast meal because I'm not that hungry yet. Even protein in coffee would help. Eating or having a healthy boost for breakfast DOES speed up your metabolism though. That is why when you eat early you are hungry more often. This is why people are able to eat small meals throughout the day rather than large meals where they over-eat. The end result being significantly better because as you read in most fitness magazines "6 small meals or snacks a day is better than 3 large ones." We were even taught in the military starting in bootcamp to do that. We didn't come out tiny from lack of food or too much exercise. Fueling your body throughout the day helps you to have better workouts even if it is just a handful of nuts for protein.

Nonsense...

J72FIT

I think that most people who do not eat breakfast end up overeating or binging later in the day.

True for some but not for all...

J72FIT

It is important to "break" the "fast" every day... what time you do that is up to you.

Indeed. Failure to break the fast results in death usually. :-D

Indeed...

J72FIT

I've always been told/read that eating breakfast (and regularly spaced meals in general) is important to keep your blood sugar from dipping and peaking. If you keep it fairly level you wont get that craving for food which causes us to overeat or make poor choices. So skipping breakfast (or other meals) won't stop you losing if you are burning more calories than you consume, but eating regularly might make it easier? Is this wrong and it really makes no difference?

It's not necessarily right or wrong... just not for everyone.

MityMax96

I don't eat breakfast myself.


I do intermittent fasting....
So I eat between ~12pm - 8pm

Work out in a fasted state.....

I feel fine.

trillion30

I tend to not be hungry when I wake up but about 2/3hrs later around 8/9am I start to feel it, so I grab something then.