Stop eating breakfast. Here's why.

TateFTW

Ok, have I got your attention now? For a long time we've been fed the idea that breakfast is important. In fact, people call it the most important meal of the day (mostly cereal companies. . .jk). I started to learn about a year ago that this wasn't true. The more I researched and read, the more I realised that we were getting bad info. I started skipping breakfast and even lunch, not eating until I got off work around 3, and I started losing weight on demand and felt great once I got used to it. There are programs that make use of this idea, such as intermittent fasting, which I've used with success.

I posted another article from this author the other day, but I just found this one and again feel the need to let everyone else read this. I believe strongly in the things this author believes in and they have all worked for me. Yes, he does have programs he's designed, but I'm not trying to sell anything. I just want everyone to have this information.

http://articles.elitefts.com/articles/nutrition/logic-does-not-apply-part-2-breakfast/

adjones5

I'm inclined to disagree with you.

JennaM222

yeaahh I am no feeling this. pish posh.

princessthecat22

I disagree, if I dont eat breakfast then I tend to eat way more during the day, and they usually are not good options Im eating.

p0pr0cksnc0ke

I'm inclined to disagree with you.

^^ this.

Plus (from looking at your diary) you are eating what you should calorie wise for the most part... you just do it in one mass sitting instead of spreading it out. So, i don't see a point in fasting then bingeing

cnsmith2

sorry! not giving up my glucerna shake in the morning! or my eggies on the weekend. This may work for you... but not for me.

NashvilleShelley

Sorry...never giving up breakfast! It is my favorite meal of the day!!

NMandaMarie

I'm inclined to disagree with you.

Agreed. http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/lose-weight-eat-breakfast

crazytxmom

The only way I would be willing to give up breakfast (& lunch!?) is if I had the luxury of sleeping until 2:00. Nope, not gonna happen.

slbeutler

You could probably find an article to support any diet or nutrional philosophy. Stick with sources you know are valid and do what works for you.

kdiamond

It all depends I think. Calories in vs calories out.

I don't eat breakfast every day, but I eat a bigger lunch those days usually. As long as I know how many calories I am consuming in a day, it doesn't matter when I eat them.

megz4987

I started skipping breakfast and even lunch, not eating until I got off work around 3, and I started losing weight on demand and felt great once I got used to it. There are programs that make use of this idea, such as intermittent fasting, which I've used with success.

Yea that's called starving yourself. Anorexics have been doing it for years.

Maria_Goose

I disagree, if I dont eat breakfast then I tend to eat way more during the day, and they usually are not good options Im eating.

This. I'll be more likely to eat those chips with lunch or go out to dinner.

batalina

i usually wake up hungry, and i'm a total ***** when i'm hungry (and, thankfully, ONLY when i'm hungry!), so i think it's in the best interest of those who have to deal with me that i continue to eat breakfast!

koosdel

I read it as "blah blah blah.... magic formula.. blah blah blah...."

No thanks.

MrsCon40

I don't eat breakfast regularly. Days where I force myself to eat it I tend to over eat the rest of the day.

I like having bigger meals so that I can get that "full" and satisfied feeling.

Intermittant fasting has worked well for me.

MrsFarrow

As someone who is hypoglycemic, I'm inclined to disagree. If I didn't eat until 3, I get up at 7AM I'm afraid I may pass out. So...don't think so!

HMonsterX

Ok, have I got your attention now? For a long time we've been fed the idea that breakfast is important. In fact, people call it the most important meal of the day (mostly cereal companies. . .jk). I started to learn about a year ago that this wasn't true. The more I researched and read, the more I realised that we were getting bad info. I started skipping breakfast and even lunch, not eating until I got off work around 3, and I started losing weight on demand and felt great once I got used to it. There are programs that make use of this idea, such as intermittent fasting, which I've used with success.

I posted another article from this author the other day, but I just found this one and again feel the need to let everyone else read this. I believe strongly in the things this author believes in and they have all worked for me. Yes, he does have programs he's designed, but I'm not trying to sell anything. I just want everyone to have this information.

http://articles.elitefts.com/articles/nutrition/logic-does-not-apply-part-2-breakfast/

lannlynn

I disagree also. I don't believe skipping any meal is a good idea. It's not healthy!

Apryl546

I psychically can't give up breakfast or I feel like crap.
If I skip breakfast I get nauseousness, light headedness, hot and cold flashes, and pretty bad headaches.

So not worth it.

baisleac

I started skipping breakfast and even lunch, not eating until I got off work around 3,

Yeah, I did this for years (unintentionally) and screwed up my metabolism but good. Eating regularly has gotten me back to where I needed to be to lose weight and stay healthy.

One rule does not fit all.

CouleeRunner

No thanks, a growling tummy does not make racetoplace happy.

noexcuses1218

The only way I would be willing to give up breakfast (& lunch!?) is if I had the luxury of sleeping until 2:00. Nope, not gonna happen.

what she said!

ninkdole

I'm glad it works for you, but there is no way I could go without breakfast. I look forward to my bowl of oatmeal every morning.

punkrawkcutie

i usually wake up hungry, and i'm a total ***** when i'm hungry (and, thankfully, ONLY when i'm hungry!), so i think it's in the best interest of those who have to deal with me that i continue to eat breakfast!

Me too sister!

FitForeverAgain

I would also say you could lose weight by locking yourself in a room with no food for a month - but it won't be healthy. There are many ways to lose weight, but that is not our overarching goal here. The overarching goal is become fit. This isn't myweightlosspal.com. Fit is a long-term commitment to eating correctly, and building lean mass while decreasing (or in some rare cases) increasing body fat to a healthy level. Out of all that, the key is LONG-TERM. Our bodies are not meant to build up a full days store of immediate energy needs. There's a reason we get hungry regularly, because we need doses of calories to burn throughout the day. If your theory stood, we could simply eat once a week and be done with it until next Monday!

Back the LONG-TERM concept. Do you see yourself eating one meal for the rest of your life? If you do not, then it is a diet plan, and not a lifestyle change. Simply put, this concept is unworkable, unhealthy, and unmanageable. It is misguided, and one more silly diet scheme to sell a book, or a website, or a ThighMaster. Be sensible, eat right, workout hard, and you will get results.

Acg67

in terms of weight loss it doesn't really make a difference if you eat breakfast or not

JennaM222

Some mod please lock this thread for reasons of "bull **** information from some weirdo's blog"

christy_frank

I read it as "blah blah blah.... magic formula.. blah blah blah...."

No thanks.

Agreed

MissMaryMac33

Fail Troll.

bcattoes

I didn't read the article (sorry) but there have been a number of scientific studies that show the importance of eating breakfast. But, even so, I don't have more than a glass of soy milk most days because I'm just not hungry and for the next 8 - 10 hours I'm just going to be sitting on my *kitten* and won't need much energy for that.