Does anyone else have a problem with this?

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  • McBully4
    McBully4 Posts: 1,270 Member
    I thought I was the only one, wow I've found out that I have to "wake up" my stomach first I do this every morning right after I wake up to take a tbsp of ipecac(you can find it at walgreens) then I have my shower and I can eat with out a problem. Good Luck
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    You don't have to eat in the morning. Lots of people have their first meal around noon. It won't affect your weight loss. That whole "You must eat breakfast" thing is a diet myth.

    Why would you do something that makes you uncomfortable?

    It is not a myth, your metabolism with be at an ultimate low with not eating. You need constant food fueling your body and your body has already been with no food for 10 hrs normally be breakfast time. It will affect your weight loss if your metabolism is always slow and dragging b/c of no food. The best thing for your body is to eat small meals all day and keep your metabolism up. Even a shake or a breakfast bar is good.
    If drinking your breakfast is the only way to get food in you, go for it. I can't eat a lot in the morning so I have a small bowl of cereal I really like, not a lot of food but good for a cpl hrs until I am awake enough to be hungry.

    That's ridiculous. Please do not perpetuate such myths. It takes 24, 48, even 72 hours to completely digest food in some cases. Your metabolism doesn't slow down if you don't eat in the morning, that's ludicrous. In fact, a good number of people practice intermittent fasting where you don't eat for something like 20 hours a day, every day, and they have great results. If you didn't eat for a couple days I could see there being a possible problem but not eating breakfast isn't a big deal at all.
  • hijude57
    hijude57 Posts: 97 Member
    For me, coffee and water is more important to me than food in the morning. I could go until noon without eating.
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    Your metabolism doesn't go to sleep. It's working all the time.

    I eat from noon to 8:00 PM. On Tuesdays and Thursdays I get up at 4:00 AM and go run for 30 to 45 minutes. I get up on Sunday mornings and do my long run (last Sunday it was 8 miles, it's been as long as 9 miles) on an empty stomach. I come home and drink water. I start eating at noon. I'm getting stronger and faster all the time. I'm eating at maintenance right now (around 2900 calories in that 8 hour window) and my weight is staying relatively stable.

    If it helps keep you from gorging later, then eat early. If you don't feel like it, don't do it. If your preference is to eat 6 meals of 400 calories each all day to keep from getting too hungry, do it. If you want to eat 2 meals of 1200 each it's the same end result. Total calories in and out is what ultimately makes the difference for weight loss/gain.
  • juliebeannn
    juliebeannn Posts: 428 Member
    Everyone's different. Eating isn't a one size fits all.

    I grew eating breakfast everyday, so when I don't eat within an hour of waking up, my body thinks its gonna die and lunch becomes a binge-fest. Also, my body likes smaller meals b/c it has trouble digesting large quantities of food, so eating breakfast keeps me in check.

    Feel free to drink your breakfast...or have your first meal at noon! To each their own.
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    You don't have to eat in the morning. Lots of people have their first meal around noon. It won't affect your weight loss. That whole "You must eat breakfast" thing is a diet myth.

    Why would you do something that makes you uncomfortable?

    It is not a myth, your metabolism with be at an ultimate low with not eating. You need constant food fueling your body and your body has already been with no food for 10 hrs normally be breakfast time. It will affect your weight loss if your metabolism is always slow and dragging b/c of no food. The best thing for your body is to eat small meals all day and keep your metabolism up. Even a shake or a breakfast bar is good.
    If drinking your breakfast is the only way to get food in you, go for it. I can't eat a lot in the morning so I have a small bowl of cereal I really like, not a lot of food but good for a cpl hrs until I am awake enough to be hungry.

    Food is not what dictates your metabolism... activity is. If you are active, you burn more calories. If you are not active, you burn less calories. Food is simply the most readily available fuel source. But you don't have to eat to get up and move around.
  • margojr4
    margojr4 Posts: 259 Member
    "My body doesn't want food in the mornings"

    Do you eat before bed? Maybe you're just not hungry if so. For me, my fasting cycle is about 10-12hrs. If my last bite was at 7pm, you betcha Im' going to be hungry within an hour of waking. If my last bite was at 11pm, then I'm not hungry until lunch.

    Nothing wrong with shakes, I find they're easy for the "on the run holy crap I'm late" kind of days lol
  • Restybaby2012
    Restybaby2012 Posts: 568 Member
    I hate eating first thing when I get up. BUT....I also get up anywhere from 130-300am. I do NEED my coffee and a small juice within minutes of waking up. Nothing solid till after 6 for some reason and then I end up munching at work. I find that if I actually eat something solid too early Im inclined to eat all freakin day.

    It just works for me (granted Im sorta new at this)
  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
    1) You don't have to eat breakfast if you make up for it later
    2) You CAN change your eating habits if you really want to
  • jreeves628
    jreeves628 Posts: 123 Member
    I used to be the same way. I started taking a daily probiotic supplement and my tummy has returned to normal. I can eat breakfast with the kids in the morning now.
  • mgobluetx12
    mgobluetx12 Posts: 1,326 Member
    I absolutely cannot eat anything in the morning. I like to have an EAS carb control protein shake. It's only 100 calories, 2 carbs and 17 grams of protein. It's small and the strawberry cream flavor tastes pretty good.
  • catwoman131
    catwoman131 Posts: 55
    Oh I love that I stumbled on this post! Somehow I feel quite validated... I like eating breakfast around 10 or 11, about four hours after I've gotten up. Only then has my body had a chance to wake up and decide whether I am actually hungry. Having to eat on auto pilot because "you're supposed to" seems counterintuitive to building good eating habits around "eat when you're hungry". On the days I eat a really late breakfast (or none at all) I end up eating less overall :tongue:
  • innocentangel
    innocentangel Posts: 19
    im glad i found this post, i really hate eating when i first get up and dont normally feel like eating until around lunchtime. but because i was trying to do this properly i was forcing myself to eat breakfast which just left me feeling sick and struggled to eat it. i prefer to eat lunch and then dinner in the evening and it gives me more calories for those 2 meals i enjoy and a few snacks. so glad i can do that now without feeling guilty about it :D

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