Eating Breakfast..

MomTo3Lovez

Found this on WebMD :
It makes sense: Eating early in the day keeps us from "starvation eating" later on. But it also jump-starts your metabolism, says Elisabetta Politi, RD, MPH, nutrition manager for the Duke Diet & Fitness Center at Duke University Medical School. "When you don't eat breakfast, you're actually fasting for 15 to 20 hours, so you're not producing the enzymes needed to metabolize fat to lose weight."

Among the people she counsels, breakfast eaters are usually those who have lost a significant amount of weight. They also exercise. "They say that before having breakfast regularly, they would eat most of their calories after 5 p.m.," Politi tells WebMD. "Now, they try to distribute calories throughout the day. It makes sense that the body wants to be fueled."


I know for me I don't have time to make breakfast in the mornings so I usually either have a protein shake or greek yogurt and then eat lunch and dinner as usual with a snack hear and there if I feel the need for something in between. And I have been drinking my water which helps from snacking too.

seltzermint555

Does ANY food appeal to you first thing in the morning?

I ask this because I am a breakfast person, but the idea of cold cereal or certain breakfast foods like bacon and sausage totally grosses me out in the morning. And "sweeter" breakfasts like waffles, pancakes, and even donuts are only tasty to me occasionally and on a weekend day when I'm eating around 9-10 AM instead of 6:30-7 AM on weekdays.

I prefer an egg taco, veggie omelet, boiled egg & toast, oatmeal in some variation (like oatmeal muffin cups), Greek yogurt with some honey and/or nuts. Any of those with coffee.

When I was a teenager I ate some very nontraditional breakfasts - mostly PB&J, canned peas, or leftovers including cold pizza. Sometimes with iced tea or soda. That's what sounded good to me. If it's important to you to start eating in the morning there's no law it's gotta be eggs, toast, etc. If you want cheese & crackers and some fruit, maybe go for it.

MomTo3Lovez

I always eat breakfast because I know that your metabolism won't get started until you break the fast.

No. Your metabolism only stops when you're dead. The effects on your metabolism are negligible at best. As long as you're eating at a deficit, you will lose weight. Meal timing has no effect on weight loss. Gym performance, yes, but not weight loss.

I don't think that she meant that it stops and I found this on a fitness site:

"Eating Breakfast Gives Your Metabolism a Boost

Maintaining a good metabolism is an important part of long term weight loss. After a night without eating, your body is in a mild fasting state, as it would be if no food was available. If you don't eat until lunch time, that can be up to 18 hours without food. For the entire morning, instead of working at peak rates and burning off more calories, your body will be trying to conserve everything it can. Eating a healthy breakfast will speed up your metabolism and make it work harder. You would be better off cutting calories by eating smaller lunch and dinner meals than by cutting out breakfast. In fact, studies following people who have lost weight and kept it off for more than a year show that 80 percent of them include breakfast in their eating plans."

HerbertNenenger

A. You don't need breakfast.
B. Drink a smoothie if you insist.
C. Carry on

^^^^this. It's highly, repeat highly debatable that food has anything at all to do with metabolism in the first place. I never eat breakfast and I'm doing just fine at 70 lbs. lost in 9 months. When I eat breakfast I get hungrier during the day, so I don't eat it.
I get hungry at around 11 or noon and that's when I eat. Forcing yourself to eat when you're not hungry is not normal. Who does that? First world issue only.

subsonicbassist

I always eat breakfast because I know that your metabolism won't get started until you break the fast.

No. Your metabolism only stops when you're dead. The effects on your metabolism are negligible at best. As long as you're eating at a deficit, you will lose weight. Meal timing has no effect on weight loss. Gym performance, yes, but not weight loss.

I don't think that she meant that it stops and I found this on a fitness site:

"Eating Breakfast Gives Your Metabolism a Boost

Maintaining a good metabolism is an important part of long term weight loss. After a night without eating, your body is in a mild fasting state, as it would be if no food was available. If you don't eat until lunch time, that can be up to 18 hours without food. For the entire morning, instead of working at peak rates and burning off more calories, your body will be trying to conserve everything it can. Eating a healthy breakfast will speed up your metabolism and make it work harder. You would be better off cutting calories by eating smaller lunch and dinner meals than by cutting out breakfast. In fact, studies following people who have lost weight and kept it off for more than a year show that 80 percent of them include breakfast in their eating plans."

Please stop posting this garbage, these are correlation studies and not credible. If you don't feel like eating in the morning, then DON'T!!! As long as you are hitting your calorie or preferably, your macro goals for the day, delaying breakfast does no harm to your body nor is it suboptimal. SOme people Intermittent Fast and only eat in a 4-8 hour a window, yet because their diet is on point they lose tons of weight. The human metabolism doesn't slow down noticeably until at least 72-96 hours in, and some studies have shown that metabolism is slightly increased after fasting for 16-24 hours. Not trying to be rude, but you don't have to believe all these studies that basically say "Because I do it, and I'm skinny, it is the only way or the best way to do it." That just isn't true

navyrigger46

Yes, but I know that logically eating something in the morning will get my metabolism running

If your metabolism ever stops running you'll be dead

^^^This^^^

Your metabolism doesn't go to sleep just because you do. Breakfast is just another meal, eat it if you feel like it, if not, don't bother.

Rigger

MomTo3Lovez

I always eat breakfast because I know that your metabolism won't get started until you break the fast.

No. Your metabolism only stops when you're dead. The effects on your metabolism are negligible at best. As long as you're eating at a deficit, you will lose weight. Meal timing has no effect on weight loss. Gym performance, yes, but not weight loss.

I don't think that she meant that it stops and I found this on a fitness site:

"Eating Breakfast Gives Your Metabolism a Boost

Maintaining a good metabolism is an important part of long term weight loss. After a night without eating, your body is in a mild fasting state, as it would be if no food was available. If you don't eat until lunch time, that can be up to 18 hours without food. For the entire morning, instead of working at peak rates and burning off more calories, your body will be trying to conserve everything it can. Eating a healthy breakfast will speed up your metabolism and make it work harder. You would be better off cutting calories by eating smaller lunch and dinner meals than by cutting out breakfast. In fact, studies following people who have lost weight and kept it off for more than a year show that 80 percent of them include breakfast in their eating plans."

Please stop posting this garbage, these are correlation studies and not credible. If you don't feel like eating in the morning, then DON'T!!! As long as you are hitting your calorie or preferably, your macro goals for the day, delaying breakfast does no harm to your body nor is it suboptimal. SOme people Intermittent Fast and only eat in a 4-8 hour a window, yet because their diet is on point they lose tons of weight. The human metabolism doesn't slow down noticeably until at least 72-96 hours in, and some studies have shown that metabolism is slightly increased after fasting for 16-24 hours. Not trying to be rude, but you don't have to believe all these studies that basically say "Because I do it, and I'm skinny, it is the only way or the best way to do it." That just isn't true

It was a little rude in the beginning but that's ok, and the only way we learn is to post stuff that you think is true to be told that it isn't, so thank you for the info

bachampion04

As of late I'm never erally hungry for breakfast but i do want to get my metabolism kicked off in the morning.

So i eat something really really light, whether a granola bar or a piece of fruit.

- James

ovi212

I actually find eating a large breakfast makes me hungrier. I'd rather have a minimal breakfast to get me by and then eat more at night when I'm really hungry. I have a banana or a 50cal greek yogurt or 1/2 c egg whites. Sometimes I'll have the yogurt and egg whites if I'll need a lot of energy before lunch.

rachrach7595

I don't eat breakfast, I never have. I also find if I eat before midday I am starving the rest of the day.
Have lost weight consistently for 8 weeks so far. I can't see me force feeding myself breakfast any time soon.

cchew686

I don't care for breakfast myself, so I end up skipping it or having a protein shake. I can't rationalize forcing myself to eat when I am not hungry...even if people tell me it's better for me. I'm doing this my own way for now and if it doesn't work, then I can adjust.

moxy28

Thank you to everyone! A lot of great information and personal experience! Glad to know that I'm not alone in this issue. I too feel more hungry during the day if I eat breakfast, not sure why that is. I do find it makes it harder for me to control my calories when I feel like I'm starving all day. I think I will stick with a shake and eat a lil later when I'm actually hungry. Again thanks to all!

2013sk

Oh I love breakfast!!! My favourite out of the 3 meals!

Try little steps at first.......... A banana or a yoghurt - Then maybe try a small bowl of cereal or oats?

Smoothies - Try foods you like slowly : )

My fav is oats with peanut butter sooooo yummy!!