Is it OK to skip breakfast?

Shaystays
Shaystays Posts: 34
in Food and Nutrition
So I'm not really someone who is big on eating breakfast, it's not like I skip intentionally it's just that I honestly don't get hungry for hours after I wake up. I usually get up at about 8am and I'm not hungry until around 12 give or take half an hour or so. I don't know why, I just don't. Is it really that bad to not eat breakfast? I mean, I can eat breakfast but not a lot because if I eat when I don't feel hungry I feel stuffed. Since I've been on my diet I have been trying to eat in the morning, but sometimes I just forget. (Okay, a lot of times I forget)
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  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    Is it really that bad to not eat breakfast?
    Nope, don't overthink it, it will be fine.
  • BigT555
    BigT555 Posts: 2,067 Member
    no, its fine. i dont eat until noon throughout the week and i get up at 5
  • He1loKitty
    He1loKitty Posts: 212 Member
    I almost never eat breakfast. I'm the same as you. I just don't get hungry until later. If anything, the few calories I consume in my morning coffee are enough to hold me until lunch. So far, not eating breakfast has not inhibited my weight loss, as far as I can tell.
  • GuineaPiglet
    GuineaPiglet Posts: 35 Member
    I'm not big on breakfast either. I try to grab a granola/nutrition bar on my way out the door for later though, because by 10am or so I am finally hungry. Ravenous, really. Having something in my belly before lunch has really made it easier to make healthy choices for meals.
  • phil6707
    phil6707 Posts: 541 Member
    if you are to skip a meal, breakfast is the last you want to skip. It is the most important meal of the day, the one that gets you started and fuels you for the day.
  • BigT555
    BigT555 Posts: 2,067 Member
    if you are to skip a meal, breakfast is the last you want to skip. It is the most important meal of the day, the one that gets you started and fuels you for the day.
    proven wrong many times. your metabolism doesnt stop working when you go to sleep
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    if you are to skip a meal, breakfast is the last you want to skip. It is the most important meal of the day, the one that gets you started and fuels you for the day.

    Most of the people left claiming it as the "most important meal of the day" are trying to sell you a breakfast cereal. It really is okay to skip breakfast as long as it doesn't cause you to overeat later in the day (and you have no medical issues, of course).
  • sbarella
    sbarella Posts: 713 Member
    Personal preference. I'm usually not hungry when I wake up. I force myself to eat something before going to the gym because I can't workout fasted, but if I don't go to the gym my energy levels are perfectly fine till noon. And I'm losing weight.
  • phil6707
    phil6707 Posts: 541 Member
    proven wrong by who? american dietetician?

    considering the track of record of health and nutrition in the US, I stay with the European thinking...
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    If you don't like breakfast, don't eat breakfast. It has no effect on your metabolism/weight loss.
  • phil6707
    phil6707 Posts: 541 Member
    I come from Europe. Breakfast with cereals are very rare there. That is not what we mean by breakfast
  • He1loKitty
    He1loKitty Posts: 212 Member
    if you are to skip a meal, breakfast is the last you want to skip. It is the most important meal of the day, the one that gets you started and fuels you for the day.

    Most of the people left claiming it as the "most important meal of the day" are trying to sell you a breakfast cereal. It really is okay to skip breakfast as long as it doesn't cause you to overeat later in the day (and you have no medical issues, of course).

    That's how I rationalize not eating breakfast!
  • weightliftingdiva
    weightliftingdiva Posts: 522 Member
    proven wrong by who? american dietetician?

    considering the track of record of health and nutrition in the US, I stay with the European thinking...

    Personally, I consider science and not anecdotal evidence.
  • Leonidas_meets_Spartacus
    Leonidas_meets_Spartacus Posts: 6,198 Member
    I eat one big huge meal a day. That works best for me, I never eat breakfast.
  • Leonidas_meets_Spartacus
    Leonidas_meets_Spartacus Posts: 6,198 Member
    if you are to skip a meal, breakfast is the last you want to skip. It is the most important meal of the day, the one that gets you started and fuels you for the day.
    LOL. ok
  • Laurenloveswaffles
    Laurenloveswaffles Posts: 535 Member
    I dome from Europe. Breakfast with cereals are very rare there. That is not what we mean by breakfast

    French toast? French toast sounds good right now.
  • Angela26point2finisher
    Angela26point2finisher Posts: 105 Member
    I'm starving when I get up in the morning. I don't know how you guys do it, breakfast is my favorite meal of the day. Like with most things, you have to do what is right for you.
  • megan1869
    megan1869 Posts: 166 Member
    The only way I ever lose weight is by not eating breakfast! If I eat breakfast I want to eat ALL day its the strangest thing!
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    proven wrong by who? american dietetician?

    considering the track of record of health and nutrition in the US, I stay with the European thinking...
    I come from Europe too...
    Eat breakfast or don't eat breakfast - whatever suits you.

    It made sense for our ancestors who would work long, hard physical jobs without a break. Now it's just a saying passed down from our parents. Eat your food in whatever pattern suits you - nothing special about the first meal of the day or how many meals you have in a day.
  • colleenamyers
    colleenamyers Posts: 11 Member
    I never have time for breakfast. Eggs and oatmeal and all that good stuff... it's not something I have time for in the morning when it sometimes takes all I can do to get out the door! But I definitely think it negatively impacted my overall energy and affected how I ate the rest of the day. I do shakes for breakfast now and have noticed a big improvement in my energy and a reduction in my snacking throughout the day. If I'm not hungry when I'm leaving the house I'll bring the shake and have it mid-morning.
  • thavoice
    thavoice Posts: 1,326 Member
    if you are to skip a meal, breakfast is the last you want to skip. It is the most important meal of the day, the one that gets you started and fuels you for the day.
  • AlyssaJoJo
    AlyssaJoJo Posts: 449 Member
    If I'm hungry I eat breakfast. If I'm not I don't. Even when I do eat breakfast it's still a good 4 hours after I wake up. It's not uncommon for me to eat two meals a day plus snacks. Eating breakfast doesn't ruin my day, but forcing my self to do something that my body is telling me I don't need to do does.
  • Samstan101
    Samstan101 Posts: 699 Member
    I come from Europe. Breakfast with cereals are very rare there. That is not what we mean by breakfast

    Your specific country in Europe may be, breakfast cereals are pretty much the go to for a lot of people in the UK.

    Personally I can't eat when I get up but will have my breakfast when I get to work after the gym.
  • JosieRawr
    JosieRawr Posts: 788 Member
    I eat breakfast every day! It may not be until 2pm, but I break my fast every day. ;)
  • RealtyGoddess
    RealtyGoddess Posts: 15 Member
    As much as I hate to admit it. I do much better when I eat breakfast. Thank GOD I have a husband who is a breakfast freak and fixes it or else it would be burnt eggs and whatever else! Even if you juice you should have something to start your day off right. Just my 2 cent.
  • Ulwaz
    Ulwaz Posts: 380 Member
    dont worry about it just keep hydrated i dont eat breakfast either :)
  • shadowofender
    shadowofender Posts: 786 Member
    Weeelllll how do you define breakfast?
    I wake up. Not usually hungry for 2-3 hours. So usually I eat "breakfast" at about ten am at work. I guess that counts? It's more like a snack..
  • wibutterflymagic
    wibutterflymagic Posts: 788 Member
    You should try to eat something within a couple hours. My trainer says within an hour of waking but I don't even do that. I can't eat for a couple hrs after getting up but you definitely shouldn't wait until noon to eat.

    You need to be consistent with giving your body food. If you have dinner at say 7pm and you don't eat again until noon the next day that's over 12hrs your body is going without food. That is not good. Your body needs to know that it is getting food at regular intervals. My trainer keeps telling me I need to be eating every 3-4 hrs to keep up my metabolism.

    By not eating for long periods your metabolism takes a nose dive and you don't burn calories at the optimal level.
  • BigT555
    BigT555 Posts: 2,067 Member
    You should try to eat something within a couple hours. My trainer says within an hour of waking but I don't even do that. I can't eat for a couple hrs after getting up but you definitely shouldn't wait until noon to eat.

    You need to be consistent with giving your body food. If you have dinner at say 7pm and you don't eat again until noon the next day that's over 12hrs your body is going without food. That is not good. Your body needs to know that it is getting food at regular intervals. My trainer keeps telling me I need to be eating every 3-4 hrs to keep up my metabolism.

    By not eating for long periods your metabolism takes a nose dive and you don't burn calories at the optimal level.
    wrong. ever heard of intermittent fasting?
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    proven wrong by who? american dietetician?

    considering the track of record of health and nutrition in the US, I stay with the European thinking...

    No - by peer reviewed studies - some can be found here:


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

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