Does anyone else have this problem when they eat breakfast?

jonzo21

I notice that when I eat breakfast I'm usually hungrier in the day (especially an 1-2 hours after I eat), whereas when I sleep through breakfast and just eat lunch I'm not as hungry the rest of the day. For breakfast typically I eat a bowl of oatmeal with a little brown sugar and some kind of fruit like an apple or peach or something. I hear oatmeal is supposed to fill you up because of the fiber, so I don't understand why I end up hungrier after I eat breakfast. Even the days where I used to skip breakfast, I'd be fine until lunch time. Possible reasons and solutions for this? I know its the "most important meal of the day" and shouldn't be skipped, but its annoying that I feel I may go over my calorie limit for the day all because I ate breakfast in the first place.

Laurayinz

Add some good protein and/or have a mid-morning snack.

ruststar

Oatmeal only has a few grams of fiber and it's high in carbohydrates (especially with the fruit and brown sugar). You might try something with more protein for breakfast if you want it to fill you up. I always have a snack planned for 2-3 hours after breakfast anyway since I do tend to get hungry around that time no matter what I eat (though it's worse when I haven't had protien). It helps tide me over until lunch.

juliapurpletoes

I think your answer will be protein! Oatmeal just makes me sleepy for some reason....need the protein. We are all different for sure!

Xtina1966

I have the same problem. I think it's because breakfast kick starts your metabolism thus making you hungrier later. Not sure what to suggest.

poedunk65

you are not eating the right foods for breakfat then. Besides you should have a small snack 2-3 hours after that. Something like a yogurt or apple with peanut butter. Cottage cheese with fruit..etc.

mortuseon

Sorry I can't help, but I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. hope someone can answer this.

Laurayinz

we just did.

MrsJax11

Oatmeal only has a few grams of fiber and it's high in carbohydrates (especially with the fruit and brown sugar). You might try something with more protein for breakfast if you want it to fill you up. I always have a snack planned for 2-3 hours after breakfast anyway since I do tend to get hungry around that time no matter what I eat (though it's worse when I haven't had protien). It helps tide me over until lunch.

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I eat breakfast around 7 and always need a snack between 9:30 and 10:30, and will be hungry before my 12:30 lunch. Then after school I work out, and strangely that keeps my hunger in check until around 6 when I am ravenous. Any eating that I do after dinner, though, is generally for pleasure and includes favorite snacks and desserts

GreenLifeGirl

You are eating a meal very heavy in carbs and sugar- even if they are "healthy", its still causing you to crash. Generally its good to hit all your macro nutrients (protein, complex carb, fat) in the morning with a higher percentage of protein to keep you satisfied longer. I am not a big breakfast eater either, but I personally have had awesome success with doing this and eating breakfast like this has increased my energy throughout the day and increased my weight loss.

example- oatmeal (not instant) , the apple, and 1/2 cup of cottage cheese! great power breakfast = )

this is what works for me...

chipmunk70

So glad someone else is finding that........I never used to have breakfast, but being told it's the most important meal of the day, have started having something - and like you - finding i'm hungrier for the rest of the day, and struggling to keep within my calories.

I'm sorry but I don't have a solution or answer to this, but thought I'd just let you know your not alone. I know some celebrities only eat one meal a day, they skip breakfast and lunch and just eat in the evening, and a friend of mine is doing that a losing weight at present, and one celeb commenting on it said "I find if I wake my stomach up too early, it just wants to eat and eat, so I leave it asleep until late in the day, then wake it up with food, before going to bed and sleeping" - so maybe there is something in that - not the only eating one meal a day necessarily, but the `waking our stomach's up" - this morning when I woke up - I was fine, then I had some breakfast, and was just hungry for the rest of the day, I seriously think if I hadn't had that breakfast, I wouldn't have been hungry until lunch time at the earliest.

So if anyone has any solutions to this - apart from not eating breakfast - that would great :happy:

Cath

jb2323player

I have the same issue..If I don't eat breakfast ,I can go till supper time before eating but then at night I'm always hungry

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jonzo21

glad to hear I'm not alone in this!

Hmm protein suggestions might work. I'm allergic to nuts though, so peanut butter or any kind of nut is out. I don't like cottage cheese either. Is the powder to make protein shakes expensive? I need some cheap protein ideas for the mornings that are quick and don't involve nuts (I also don't really have time to cook up any chicken or anything the night before because I work late and have to be up early at 5am on the next days for school)

lynkly

Try 2 scrambled eggs (or fried), 1 apple and 10 almonds. This combination is so amazing as it curbs your appetite for a very long time.

BrendaPetersen

I have to eat eggs for protien and make an omlette filled with veggies and a little cheese.....without the protien I am starving I found out

BrendaPetersen

If you use egg whites (example egg beaters egg whites) it will take the sodium down a ton...which is good also

Acg67

try skipping breakfast and eating a larger lunch/dinner

vs1023

Add some good protein and/or have a mid-morning snack.

Ditto this. When I have oatmeal I add almond butter to it or have flax and almonds or an egg white with it.

significance

If I have oatmeal with sugar or with a sugary fruit (peach, banana), I do get hungry again in short order.

If I have oatmeal with just milk and cinnamon, or with nuts or even with a handful of berries, I don't. But I usually do have a mid-morning snack of a handful of nuts or a piece of fruit.

kendf60

I have a shake with almond milk(you could use non fat milk or soy milk) whey protein, fish oil, glutamine, l-carnitine, plain non fat Greek yogurt and different combinations of frozen berries or fruit. I'm usually not hungry until dinner, but if I do, I take a protein bar with me in case I need a snack.

jonzo21

thanks everyone, I'll try your suggestions. I had some broiled fish this morning for breakfast so I'll see how well my appetite holds up this morning!

Peppermint49

I always have this problem, cereal and toast is a no no for me, plus I'm a serial breakfast skipper :embarassed:

But when I have a very important day, I usually eat a large low fat yoghurt (in it's pot so I can eat while doing other tasks, (reeeally not recommended but that's me) with some grapes, or half a banana or any fruit I can eat on the go. That tends to fill me up for quite a while.

lexximan

I eat every two hours. AND I love it!

Makes me feel like i am not depriving myself.

rossi02

They also sell Sun Butter, which is made with Sun Flowers seeds. It's nice and filling like peanut butter and will work around your allergies. Toast and peanut/almond/sun flower seeds butter always give me a boast of energy and fill me up longer.

ElizabethRoad

I know its the "most important meal of the day" and shouldn't be skipped

Not true.

For me it's good to eat a small breakfast (with protein) because it keeps me full until lunch and I don't want to snack. If that's not true for you then don't eat breakfast.

lawkat

Why don't you boil up some eggs the night before and have them with some toast?

I have found that steel cut oats are far better at keeping my hunger at bay than regular instant oatmeal. I prepare one serving the night before, then heat it up the next day. I add cinnamon, fruit and some agave nectar or (I just recently made) pumpkin butter. I find that keeps me full for a few hours until I have a mid morning snack.

lisab36079

I eat the sugar free oatmeal and add a teaspoon of smart balance peanut butter to it. Just this small change helped me stay full longer. I also agree that small snacks should be added in between meals to curb hunger, but do whatever works best for you. Good luck!

angelapolite

I agree with everyone, add some protein. Boil eggs is a good suggestion. I usually have a high fiber oatmeal Quaker make one. That helps me. I also have banana shortly after my oatmeal. Then about 2 hours later I have a Fiber One bar. Eat frequently, while getting in protein (and fiber) helps you from getting too hungry before lunch.

kmbrooks15

I eat about 200-300 calories for breakfast (varies day to day what I eat) at about 6:30-6:45. I eat a snack about 9:30-10:00, then lunch at 12:00-12:30, another snack at about 3:00 (usually after I get back from working out), dinner at around 6:30, and a light snack at bedtime. I'm never hungry because I'm eating essentially all day long. You might try that and see if it helps you. My snacks are usually about 100-150 calories (fruit, yogurt, low-fat popcorn, Special K cracker chips, string cheese, etc.).

jack3191

Breakfast kick starts your metabolism, which is good, so you don't want to skip breakfast. It's better to eat a good breakfast and smaller meals for lunch and dinner, and having a healthy snack in between meals. That way you can keep your metabolism going all day but you are not over eating!

hockey7fan

No, I don't have that problem. I eat scrambled eggs with butter, veggies and bacon pretty much every morning around 9:15 a.m. I'm full until around 3-4 in the afternoon when I have lunch. If I eat the protein, fat and veggies it keeps me full for hours.