Coffee is not breakfast.

cwade1021

I got into a rather heated conversation (if you will) with a coworker who continues to complain about not being able to lose weight. I asked her to tell me what she eats during the day and the first thing I noticed was that she didn't eat breakfast. But debated with me about the fact that coffee is a perfectly acceptable breakfast and that would be enough to "jump start" her metabolism.

So, wondering what MFP's thoughts are on breakfast? Yay? Nay?

ITS_MY_CHOICE

Always eat as soon as I get up.

I feel horrid If I don't.

1Kristine1

Having only coffee for breakfast doesn't make sense to me. Sure coffee may suppress hunger but if you are drinking the coffee because you are tired its a little counter productive. Not eating will make you tired. IDK. I like breakfast, my favorite meal.

Pebble321

I think the times that you eat are all about personal choice - I'm willing to bet that the reason she hasn't lost weight is that she eats too much and/or doesn't move enough.
Whether she has coffee or a big brekky of eggs and bacon first thing doesn't matter - if she is eating too much in total during the day, she won't lose weight.

I think we make this whole weight loss way more complicated than it needs to be with rules about timing and what you have to eat and when and where. Calories in/calories out works in my experience.

Edited to add: I eat breakfast (2 breakfasts sometimes) because that makes me feel good. Not everyone is the same as me!

restoreleanne

I had to learn to get up and eat. I use to never eat till about 12 or 1 in the afternoon. now I have my protein shake in my hand by 6:30. It has helps me this far

mrskatie80

I have coffee for 'breakfast'.
And never eat till at least 10:30am. I'm full of energy


http://www.leangains.com/

onyxgirl17

If I only have a choice between coffee or food, I'll take coffee. I try to get something with it though on most days because breakfast is important. I am guilty of having only coffee on some days though... when I'm rushing out the house. I pay for it later....

ashesannes

I wish there was a like button for these comments! haha

WifeNMama

I eat when I'm hungry.

photorific

If she puts enough milk in it, it can be.

Rayman79

haha, don't you just hate it when you start a thread about arguing with a coworker... and YOU are the one who's wrong! :laugh:

ToughTulip

I get up at about 7-8 am and do not eat my "breakfast" until 2pm. All I have is coffee for breakfast everyday.

ponyfan81

More likely that she snacks randomly throughout the day because she's so hungry from not eating for hours. It doesn't matter when you eat, and breakfast doesn't "jump start" anything.

She's either eating too little (killing her metabolism) or too much throughout the day. It's as simple as that for 99% of people.

susannamarie

I think it's a lot more likely that she's eating more than she realizes, either through non-measurement, non-tracking (including partial non-tracking), or 'cheat' meals/days which cancel out weekly deficits.

Breakfast isn't really an issue unless you skip breakfast and then pig out at lunch and dinner because you're freakin' starving.

drmerc

coffee for breakfast is fine, you don't need to eat to "jumpstart" you metabolism

jazzedorange

Coffee is my breakfast too. I eat at 11:30am.m. but still get in 1200 calories a day. Everyone is different and isn't going to be on the same daily schedule. As long as they are getting at least 1200 calories a day they will be fine.

tsh0ck

I got into a rather heated conversation (if you will) with a coworker who continues to complain about not being able to lose weight. I asked her to tell me what she eats during the day and the first thing I noticed was that she didn't eat breakfast. But debated with me about the fact that coffee is a perfectly acceptable breakfast and that would be enough to "jump start" her metabolism.

So, wondering what MFP's thoughts are on breakfast? Yay? Nay?

timing of meals doesn't matter. jump-starting metabolism doesn't happen.

RunMyOregonBunsOff

Just having coffee probably isn't helping her maybe because it isn't enough to fuel her metabolism or maybe because she ends up having a ton of calories at the end of the day because she didn't eat enough in the earlier part of the day. She could probably benefit from eating even just something small with her coffee.

If somebody is actually watching their calories though, they may be able to lose weight without more than just coffee though.

caraiselite

i put coconut oil and cream in my coffee. its pretty substantial!

vytamindi

Some people just don't like breakfast. Even when I wasn't watching calories, I hated breakfast food (except bacon; I'm not insane!). After my coffee, I'm good till 1:00pm. I don't skimp on calories, I just eat my daily allowance in a shorter time span.

Just mind your own business.

lyttlewon

I get up at 5 AM. I can't eat at that time of day, it makes me sick. I have a cup of coffee while I check Facebook at 5:30 and eat breakfast at my first break 8:45 AM. Doesn't seem that unreasonable to me.