Do you like it in the morning?

trolkeeper

on the 4 days i work i eat early about 630 when i am off i may sleep or lay around until 10, 11, 12 even so i do like to eat when i first get up. i find i can hold out longer during the day if i do.

aprildawn81

I don't think you should ever force feed yourself. If you aren't hungry, you just aren't hungry. I love breakfast though so I eat it everyday. Sometimes I wake up extremely hungry but, my children, on the other hand, are never hungry in the morning which drives me nuts because I want them to eat! Everyone is different, do what is right for you, just don't let yourself get too hungry or by lunch time you'll be wanting to eat everything, and I think that is the real danger of not eating a good breakfast.

scatgash

When I'm at work, I usually skip breakfast and don't eat til about 2pm. When I'm at home and have the time to make breakfast, I do that. Breakfast food is the best kind of food

CyberEd312

I am a type 2 diabetic so skipping meals is not a wise option for me... I consume 3200 calories a day so I tend to eat a big breakfast (800-900 calories) and my remaining calories are spread over the rest of the day.. My meal plan is pretty structured so I don't tend to save calories for later cause I already know what I am having...

Nucky719

I work second shift so I usually dont eat breakfast and go straight to lunch. I don't even get out of bed most days until 11 am.

Aureilie

No, not really. It's all I can do to choke down an egg or a glass of omega-3 chocolate milk. I'm just not interested. I do make myself do it now, though. I find it helps keep me satisfied longer during the day.

Loopy2411

Hello!

Well I am not hungry until around 9.30am but force myself to eat on because I work at a school, and my tummy will growl really LOUDLY!! and break time is not until around 10.20am !! My days off I sometimes skip breakfast and just enjoy my lunch and evening meal!!

MonkeyFlower

i get up at 5am for work each morning and am starving before i even open my eyes! LOVE breakfast - yum! but that is me eating when im hungry...but i do try and not go longer that 3 hours during the day without having at least soemthing small to keep my energy up

pullipgirl

I love eating breakfast I eat hardboiled eggs and I don't feel hungry again until lunchtime but I don't think you NEED to eat breakfast if you are not hungry but at least drink some water

jay_mcknight

Short term fasting (<48 hours) increases metabolic rate:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2405717

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10837292

I am not sure what you are trying to advocate with these links. Both are talking about 48hrs - 84hrs starvation. Neither even mentions breakfast. Both are irrelevant to this discussion.

Eating breakfast has a direct correlation to a healthy BMI and cognitive function.

References:
http://www.nature.com/ejcn/journal/v57/n7/abs/1601618a.html
http://www.nature.com/ejcn/journal/v57/n7/abs/1601618a.html
http://www.journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/yjada/article/S0002-8223%2805%2900151-3/abstract
http://www.journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/yjada/article/0002-8223%2893%2991527-W/abstract
http://ukpmc.ac.uk/abstract/MED/9565828/reload=0;jsessionid=UZnakzZpsD9yfL6XtadG.2
http://www.jacn.org/content/5/6/551.short
http://www.ajcn.org/content/67/4/748S.short
http://www.nature.com/oby/journal/v10/n2/abs/oby200213a.html
http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/143/10/1234
http://www.ajcn.org/content/67/4/804S.short
http://www.ajcn.org/content/49/4/646.short
http://www.ajcn.org/content/67/4/772S.short
http://www.jacn.org/content/22/4/296.short
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/030105119290032P
http://www.nature.com/ejcn/journal/v57/n7/abs/1601618a.html
http://www.nature.com/ijo/journal/v27/n10/abs/0802402a.html
http://www.ajcn.org/content/55/3/645.short

ElizabethRoad

BBCode fail!

annabellj

bump

yag1630

I eat only when I'm hungry.

Loves418

I follow the same rule I tell my kids..I eat when I am hungry. The end..if I am hungry in the morning eat if not I wait for lunch. By the way my kids are 13 and 18 so I am not starving little kids..lol..I tell them eat if you are hungry if not then not..the end..

AABru

I have solved my breakfast problem...I blend about 8 oz of coffee, about 4 oz of milk, ice, cinnamon and a scoop of whey isolate for "breakfast." That way I get some energy and some protein to tide me over to lunch without taking alot of time or energy, and I don't feel full or bloated. Some days I throw in a hardboiled egg for good measure...

Oh, and everything that I have read claims that eating breakfast not only cuts down on calorie consumption later, but also helps your body metabolize food at a faster rate earlier in the day. (Although I'm not really sure if my "breakfast" counts--I started it because I was worried I don't get enough protein--which is a whole different thread, I'm sure.)

huck23

in the mornig is great

lenabena802

I have found that I just don't want food when I first wake up. so, I usually have a cup of coffee and then some light breakfast like toast with PB about 2 hours later. I usually have a little bit of hunger by then. It's working for me so far!

moonsforeyes

Food is my biggest motivator for getting out of bed in the morning. I wouldn't be able to otherwise. ahaha

jay_mcknight

I follow the same rule I tell my kids..I eat when I am hungry. The end..if I am hungry in the morning eat if not I wait for lunch. By the way my kids are 13 and 18 so I am not starving little kids..lol..I tell them eat if you are hungry if not then not..the end..

Interesting reading you might find enlightening.

http://www.nature.com/ejcn/journal/v57/n7/abs/1601618a.html
http://www.nature.com/ijo/journal/v27/n10/abs/0802402a.html

Sheila1968

Considering I wake up STARVING nearly every morning, I'm always amazed by people who don't need/want to eat until lunchtime. I would be dead on the floor with the most god-awful headache by 9:00 if I didn't eat a little something in the morning. For me it's shredded wheat bites with skim milk and a glass of juice with my vitamin. I do love breakfast food for dinner, though - pancakes, turkey bacon, eggs. Mmmm.