Breakfast Makes me Starving!!!
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Honestly "grazing" is better than 3 set meals a day. I eat small snack like meals several times a day and just record them in whatever meal category they best fit. Keeps me from over eating too. Don't skip breakfast, like others have said, just plan snacks. My issue is after working out... I feel like I could eat TONS right after a workout!0
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Bob Harper from the Biggest Loser stated he starts off the day eating oatmeal with fruit. It seems to make sense the calories are very low and it does fill you up. Try it, it works for me!
Completely agree with this!!!!0 -
In just the past week I've started experimenting with pushing my "breakfast" back to about 1-2pm. I sip herbal tea and water all morning and I feel really good all day! I still have all of my calories between 1-9pm. I'm also finding it a lot easier to stick in my allotted calories.
Also, as far as I am aware, all of the studies about how healthy breakfast eaters are are epidemiological studies. They show correlation, not causation. In general, the non-breakfast eaters are probably not very health-conscious in general. So, they might skip breakfast and then pig out on donuts in the break room, go out for a huge buffet lunch, etc. I don't think any properly controlled studies exist showing that meal timing is important (please correct me if I am wrong).0 -
I don't agree with the "don't eat unless hungry theory"....IMO that facilitates the habit of over eating because it takes our bodies so long to realize we are full.
I eat four planned meals a day and have two protein shakes (total of 6 times eating) - portioned out and planned so I eat only what I have allotted for each meal. ALWAYS a protein source with each meal as well (20ish grams). I have enough energy to get my workouts in and am not starving throughout the day (which is when I tend to get in trouble and chose "naughty" items).
Also...if you start your morning with protein in conjunction with a helathy carb source you should find yourself satiated between meals.
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Does anyone else have this problem.. I'm okay, then I eat something small for breakfast cause I feel like I should... with all the studies etc... but then I'm starving before lunch time!
I'm not going to bother looking up the case studies to link, but I'm sure plenty of folks here can post a wide variety of peer reviewed research showing that the effect of eating breakfast is minimal at best on actual weight loss. It generally has more to do with being an appetite suppressant later on that prevents folks from bingeing.
As a separate point, your hunger after eating breakfast is probably due to the fact that your body is unaccustomed to eating at that time and responds as such. As it gets used to the new routine, it should get easier.
So basically, stick with breakfast and it'll likely get better, though if you're only eating breakfast because you think you 'have to' to lose weight the science behind that claim is debatable.0 -
Yes..I never eat breakfast for this reason. I have 2 coffe with sweetener and 2 tea`s with sweetener throughout till 2-3 pm..That`s when i have my first meal, then snack around 6-7 pm..And im done for the day..1000-12000 cal total..0
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Where are all the interment fasting people in this thread?
Breakfast 'starting' or 'boosting' your metabolism is a MYTH!! It's MYTH PEOPLE!!!
If your metabolism stopped overnight you'd be in serious trouble.
It's also been proven that the boost you get is in NO WAY cancelled out by the food you take in for breakfast. In fact you get the whole same boost no matter what time of day you start eating.
Bottom line is if you don't like breakfast or eating breakfast does nothing for you don't eat it.
I don't and I have LOST 36lbs. And if anyone says it's because I'm skipping calories it's you're wrong. I function better on an empty stomach. Eating breakfast make me more tired, makes me make bad choices at lunch. Not eating breakfast is the reverse for me.
Do what is right for your body. Eating breakfast may not be right for you.0 -
I don't agree with the "don't eat unless hungry theory"....IMO that facilitates the habit of over eating because it takes our bodies so long to realize we are full.
I eat four planned meals a day and have two protein shakes (total of 6 times eating) - portioned out and planned so I eat only what I have allotted for each meal. ALWAYS a protein source with each meal as well (20ish grams). I have enough energy to get my workouts in and am not starving throughout the day (which is when I tend to get in trouble and chose "naughty" items).
Also...if you start your morning with protein in conjunction with a helathy carb source you should find yourself satiated between meals.
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This!!!
I know if I "wait until I'm hungry" I'll chew my own arm off.
Also, if I only eat oatmeal & banana I'm starving w/in a couple of hours, but add a tablespoon (or two) of almond butter and I am full until noon.0 -
Please provide said studies
There are several studies, I'm sure you can find some or all of them with a quick internet search. But what is important is the reasons the findings provide for why breakfast helps with weight control. All of the studies I've read give the same reason. People who skip breakfast to lower calorie consumption tend to eat more later because they are hungrier. But that is not the same as saying that everyone who skips breakfast will eat more later.0 -
Where are all the interment fasting people in this thread?
Breakfast 'starting' or 'boosting' your metabolism is a MYTH!! It's MYTH PEOPLE!!!
If your metabolism stopped overnight you'd be in serious trouble.
It's also been proven that the boost you get is in NO WAY cancelled out by the food you take in for breakfast. In fact you get the whole same boost no matter what time of day you start eating.
Bottom line is if you don't like breakfast or eating breakfast does nothing for you don't eat it.
I don't and I have LOST 36lbs. And if anyone says it's because I'm skipping calories it's you're wrong. I function better on an empty stomach. Eating breakfast make me more tired, makes me make bad choices at lunch. Not eating breakfast is the reverse for me.
Do what is right for your body. Eating breakfast may not be right for you.
Quoted as this is sooo correct.
BREAKFAST DOES NOT "BOOST YOUR METABOLISM" PEOPLE! It's a total MYTH!
All it may do is reduce cravings you have later in the day. So, if you don't get/can handle the cravings and are only eating breakfast because you think it's some miracle metabolism booster, you're just eating calories you don't really want at that time. Skip breakfast, and have the calories when you really want them!
Meal timing is totally irrelevant when it comes to burning calories. Breakfast is NOT the most important meal of the day. Stop believing the breakfast cereal companies propaganda!0 -
I don't agree with the "don't eat unless hungry theory"....IMO that facilitates the habit of over eating because it takes our bodies so long to realize we are full.
I eat four planned meals a day and have two protein shakes (total of 6 times eating) - portioned out and planned so I eat only what I have allotted for each meal. ALWAYS a protein source with each meal as well (20ish grams). I have enough energy to get my workouts in and am not starving throughout the day (which is when I tend to get in trouble and chose "naughty" items).
Also...if you start your morning with protein in conjunction with a helathy carb source you should find yourself satiated between meals.
:^)
This!!!
I know if I "wait until I'm hungry" I'll chew my own arm off.
Also, if I only eat oatmeal & banana I'm starving w/in a couple of hours, but add a tablespoon (or two) of almond butter and I am full until noon.
Quite simply that means you're not waiting until you're hungry. You're waiting until your starving. Totally different thing.
Again I'm going to repeat, whatever makes you make the right lunch choices is the better option. If eating breakfast makes you make better lunch choices eat it. If not eating breakfast makes you make the better lunch choices don't. It's really quite simple.0 -
Does anyone else have this problem.. I'm okay, then I eat something small for breakfast cause I feel like I should... with all the studies etc... but then I'm starving before lunch time!
Why do you feel like you should? What studies are these?
Dont eat it if you dont want to. Plenty of people have reached their goals without it (Intermittent Fasting). Overall calories count. Meal frequency and timing do not.
Wether you eat one meal of 1500 or 6 meals of 250, it's still 1500 calories which have no 'special metabolic furnace burning' properties in the morning as opposed to afternoon. You can break your fast at whatever time you want.0 -
Happens to me the worst when I eat cereal for breakfast. For that reason, I avoid cereal. With other foods, it's not as bad, but still noticeable. I try to bring a snack like watermelon or strawberries to eat around 10:30 and that keeps me happy. But a lot of days I don't have fresh fruit in the house so I just suffer through it. Luckily, lunch at work is pretty early. But that's my recommendation, eat a small snack in the morning. Watermelon or strawberries have about 40 calories for a half serving - just enough to keep you going until lunch. :flowerforyou:0
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It's okay to wait 12 hrs after you evening meal before you eat again. Actually breakfast is NOT the most important meal of the day. You could have something with a lot of fiber like oatmeal for breakfast, or a fruit smoothie packed with fruit, yogurt and juices add honey for energy. You will train your body and metabolism to not feel so hungry. In addition the growling we often hear in our stomach is NOT hunger it is our intestines working hard at digesting our food, because we often do not chew it small enough.0
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What you're aiming for is:
1. A net caloric deficit (for loss) or surplus (for bulk) each WEEK.
2. A daily macro breakdown. Either by ratios, or by determining required grams of protein per day, then filling in with carbs, fats.
Meal timing, metabolism "stoking", and starvation mode in this context are largely based on anecdotal studies.
So if you enjoy eating 6 meals per day, knock yourself out. If you want to have one large feast daily, seriously, knock yourself out. If you like eating 3 solid meals daily, again, go ahead. You are aiming to meet the two above goals. Our individual hunger responses vary drastically and telling someone to force feed themselves breakfast because "well I read it was a good idea on WebMD" is a bit goofy, don't you think?
If you have a medical condition which requires you to eat at specific intervals or at certain times to coincide with prescription treatment, etc, then that's a different story.0 -
No... your metabolism doesn't really stop over night. But it does slow down from lack of activity. And as I stated in my post, eating will raise your metabolism faster than activity.0
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I use to have that problem. Now, I make myself eggs in the microwave. It takes all of 5 minutes to make and is very full and satisfying. I go to the gym for 2 hours and have a protein bar on my way home. But, a mid morning snack of an apple, almonds, or cheesestick will work well also.
Here's what I do:
- Put about 2 ounces of frozen chopped spinach in microwave safe glass bowl and nuke for 1 minute
- Pour in 1/2 cup of egg substitute and nuke for 1 minute
- Chop up mixture and nuke for additional minute
- Pour Medium Salsa (about 3 TBLS) and ENJOY!!0 -
The Warrior Diet promotes little to nothing in the a.m. hours and feasting late in the day. It seems to work pretty well for physically active people.
The high protein/fiber breakfast sounds reasonable as it increases satiety (feel full longer). Coffee seems to help curb appetite too - have a cup to delay the desire to eat.
Go with what's best for you. We're all a bit different and you have to experiment a bit to find what works for you.0 -
It depends on what I have for breakfast. If I eat something carb heavy then I am starving very quickly. If I add a good protein to it I'm good for awhile.0
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Breakfast 'starting' or 'boosting' your metabolism is a MYTH!! It's MYTH PEOPLE!!!
Bottom line is if you don't like breakfast or eating breakfast does nothing for you don't eat it.
Do what is right for your body. Eating breakfast may not be right for you.Wether you eat one meal of 1500 or 6 meals of 250, it's still 1500 calories which have no 'special metabolic furnace burning' properties in the morning as opposed to afternoon. You can break your fast at whatever time you want.
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When I used to see a nutritionist she had me eating 6 times a day. Breakfast (6:30AM) Snack (9:30AM) Lunch (Noon) Snack (2pm) Dinner (6pm) Snack (8pm). Always seem to keep me feeling full all day. I've been doing it again, and it works for me. After the first few weeks I stop being hungry all the time.0
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Okay everyone, here's the bottom line: Take a look at LOW GLYCEMIC INDEX diet recommendations. That is what my Physician highly recommends.
If you have diabetes, you should be following the LGI diet all the time anyway.
When you eat a breakfast that's high carb, especially simple carbohydrates, it sky rockets your blood glucose levels, then it crashes a couple of hours or even less later. Then, you feel like you're "starving". Such breakfasts usually consist of: pancakes, french toast, waffles with jams, jellies or syrup or a quickie like a muffin. It's the flour, the sugar and the fat that's doing y'all in.
Solution: raise the COMPLEX carbohydrate intake and the PROTEIN levels but watch the total carbs for each meal.
FYI: Calories in Protein, Fat and Carbohydrates
Diet and Weight Loss Tutorial
Macronutrient Calories Kilojoules
Protein 4 16.7
Fat 9 37.7
Carbohydrate 4 16.7
Yes, each gram of fat you consume provides more than twice as many calories as a gram of protein or carbohydrate!
As an example of how these numbers are used, imagine a food containing 10 grams of protein, 10 grams of fat, and 10 grams of carbohydrates. That would total 170 calories:
(10 g protein x 4) + (10 g fat x 9) + (10 g carbs x 4) = 170
In this imaginary food 40 calories come from protein, 90 calories come from fat, and 40 calories come from carbohydrates.0 -
I am the same way! I went to a fat doctor and they say its important to get 30 grams of protien in the morning because it starts your metabolism. So if you dont eat enough in the morning your metabolism starts but then shift to starvation mode and your burning muscle instead of fat...
With all due respect to your 'fat doctor', if this was the case the human race wouldnt have survived thousands of years. If eating breakfast helps with hunger etc, then eat it, however starvation mode only occurs after a number of days of inadequate caloric intake, adjusting metabolism downwards and turning to muscle.
As long as youre eating all your alloted calories every day you wont starve/slow down your metabolism/die/spontaneously combust.0 -
There are several studies, I'm sure you can find some or all of them with a quick internet search. But what is important is the reasons the findings provide for why breakfast helps with weight control. All of the studies I've read give the same reason. People who skip breakfast to lower calorie consumption tend to eat more later because they are hungrier. But that is not the same as saying that everyone who skips breakfast will eat more later.
The OP said that because of the research, she "feels like she should" eat breakfast. The research you describe shouldn't leave the OP with the impression that she "should" eat breakfast, especially when the reasons given conflict with her personal experiences0 -
Breakfast does not kick start your metabolism or boost it in any way. I wish this myth would die..... maybe someday.0
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Agree 100%, I couldn't wait to devour my lunch this afternoon all because breakfast had left me starving0
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check this out...it is the Sumo Wrestlers Diet
http://www.intermartialarts.com/article/sumo-wrestler-diet0 -
Does anyone else have this problem.. I'm okay, then I eat something small for breakfast cause I feel like I should... with all the studies etc... but then I'm starving before lunch time!
Sounds like you're not eating enough calories. Try to get some fiber, protein and carb in with your breakfast.
I don't know your dietary requirements but I eat something like the following.
1 English Muffin (120 Calories)
2 Egg Whites (50 Calories) (I use the egg white beaters)
2 Slices of low sodium turkey deli meat (60 calories)
1 tbs of Spicy Red Pepper Hummus (30 calories adds a nice flavor texture contrast and it prevents me from using cheese)
Depending on the day I'll also add a banana or small apple.
Without the fruit this is 260 calories, is very filling and will provide you with the energy you need to make it to your first mid morning snack.
I typically eat this at around 7:30am and have my mid morning snack around 10:30. Which will consist of a serving (and I do mean a serving) of an emerald nut mix at apx 150 calories.0 -
That looks very well-researched and full of citations of peer-reviewed research to back up the statements.check this out...it is the Sumo Wrestlers Diet
http://www.intermartialarts.com/article/sumo-wrestler-diet
Or not.0 -
There are several studies, I'm sure you can find some or all of them with a quick internet search. But what is important is the reasons the findings provide for why breakfast helps with weight control. All of the studies I've read give the same reason. People who skip breakfast to lower calorie consumption tend to eat more later because they are hungrier. But that is not the same as saying that everyone who skips breakfast will eat more later.
The OP said that because of the research, she "feels like she should" eat breakfast. The research you describe shouldn't leave the OP with the impression that she "should" eat breakfast, especially when the reasons given conflict with her personal experiences
Yes, I agree. But many people don't read the actual studies they just hear blurbs about them on the news or in magazines which don't always delve too deeply into the results. They may only read/hear the headline "Study Results Show Eating Breakfast Helps With Weight Loss" or the article may only say something like "88% of study participants who lost weight or maintained a healthy weight ate breakfast." Stuff like that can get confusing when you don't have the time or desire to find and read the study yourself. Especially when you read/hear it more than once.0
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