Do you need to eat breakfast?
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I'm eating breakfast right now. Homemade oatmeal protein bar. Yum! Yum!
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I don't eat breakfast... I'm not a morning person and I feel absolutely no hunger until noon or early in the afternoon.
I used to make myself eat breakfast as I thought this was the "normal" thing to do. But I never enjoyed the meals I had. Now I only eat when I'm hungry and I love my food.
And magically your metabolism continues to run?
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Since I started this journey I have found that I have to have something for breakfast weather its food or a protien shake. I missed it yesterday and didn't eat til after noon and it messed up my whole day. Not eating making me sluggish, tired, cranky and all around miserable for the day. Will not go again without something for breakfast of some sort. I don't believe a lot of what I hear about how to eat cause theres differing opinions on it all. I eat when I am hungry and I don't care what time it is but something in the morning works for me.0
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Just so people are clear about the original post:
The point isn't that nobody needs to eat breakfast, the point is that breakfast does not boost your metabolism and neither does any specific meal frequency. See the link a few posts up for an explanation.
Whether or not you eat breakfast should be based on a set of preferential things that may vary from individual to individual , but it's not based on any magical metabolic edge that it gives you, because it doesn't.0 -
Everyone is different, but what one has to think about is how the body digests and absorbs certain vitamins and minerals. For example, we need about 1000 mg of calcium per day, and the body absorbs that calcium better when calcium is spread throughout the day. If you get all 3 servings in at once (1 cup of milk, cheese toast and yogurt for breakfast, anyone?) your body won't absorb as much of that calcium. We also need 25 grams of fiber per day for good gi health. While fiber is a nutrient that is not digested or absorbed, it still needs to be ingested throughout the day. Too much fiber at once may cause gas, bloating, diarrhea OR constipation and in exreme cases, intestinal blockage. So, eating 3-6 meals per day will help you better absorb some vitamins and minerals from your food. I personally like 3 meals and 2-3 snacks. My current regimen is a whole wheat english muffin with peanut butter and skim milk for breakfast, chobani yogurt around 10:30 for snack, small lunch at noon (yesterday it was a mixed green salad with walnuts, dried cranberries, and balsamic, today it's homemade hummus and pita chips/raw veggies), 1 chocolate milk for 3:00 snack, and dinner around 7 - (yesterday it was pintos and homemade cornbread...yes, i'm from the deep south, tonight it's homemade chicken pot pie). If our dinner is light, i'll have a 9:00 snack, but last night and tonight I won't have that 3rd snack. Anyway, like I said, everyone is different, you have to do what works for you. Having a 1st shift 7:30-4:00 work day and 5-6 pm exercise habit M-F makes all of this easy. I realize some people do not have such schedules. Oh, and I don't have kids. Just me and the hubs. I guess I should admit that, I'm sure it would be different with kids!0
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I'm eating breakfast right now. Homemade oatmeal protein bar. Yum! Yum!
PM me the recipe?0 -
What's wrong with eating after 6pm?Eat ONLY when you are truly hungry whether it's 6am 6pm or somewhere in between.
Congratulations on missing the point. Thanks for playing! :flowerforyou:0 -
I eat breakfast because my mom made me eat breakfast as a child.....I'm nearly 51 (next month) and I still must have my breakfast.0
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I'm eating breakfast right now. Homemade oatmeal protein bar. Yum! Yum!
PM me the recipe?
On its way
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I have to eat breakfast because I work out in the evening and then I am not tha hungry so I do not make myself eat a large dinner ---but then come morning I am starving but still try not to overdo it.0
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I'm eating breakfast right now. Homemade oatmeal protein bar. Yum! Yum!
PM me the recipe?
On its way
I want this recipe too, PLEASE --sounds yummy
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I eat breakfast if I am hungry. I've noticed that the heavier my dinner is, the less hungry I am in the morning. Last night I indulged in some corn pasta with homemade cheese sauce, and I'm still not hungry today. I see no scientific reason to eat breakfast, so why force down calories when I don't want to eat.
That said, if I work out in the morning, I'll usually have a protein shake or some oatmeal first. If I don't, I find myself nauseated mid workout.0 -
No! Don't believe the myths you hear from muscle mags and cereal companies. Calories in a day is what matters. One meal a day or 8 meals a day, as long as you get your daily calories and hit your macros, you are golden.
I'd like to thank you for your posts, I get some good info from you. As for the subject at hand, yesterday all I had was coffee several hours before my workout, no breakfast no lunch, nothing. I just ran out of good food food so didn't eat, I didn't plan this. Anyways, my run was the best ever, I've never felt so strong and broke all my records, distance, time, max speed. I can't say about bodybuilding but for my running it works. I'll eat if I'm hungry but it's not like I have to. And I have low blood pressure too. Coffee, salt and drinking a lot works for me. And my brain works on sugar like all brains, plenty of sugar in liver glycogen and brain glycogen (yes, brain glycogen).0 -
Congrats on perpetuating yet another myth.
What's wrong with eating after 6pm?Eat ONLY when you are truly hungry whether it's 6am 6pm or somewhere in between.
Congratulations on missing the point. Thanks for playing! :flowerforyou:0 -
Congrats on perpetuating yet another myth.
What's wrong with eating after 6pm?Eat ONLY when you are truly hungry whether it's 6am 6pm or somewhere in between.
Congratulations on missing the point. Thanks for playing! :flowerforyou:
I think the point was that you CAN eat whenever you want. That the time on the clock doesn't matter.0 -
They didn't; you're adding that in. They said "6am 6pm or somewhere in between" as a way to say "anytime." Like how a board game will have "For ages eight to eighty" on the box. It doesn't mean that 81 year olds suddenly have to stop playing; it means it's suitable for all ages.
Congrats on perpetuating yet another myth.
What's wrong with eating after 6pm?Eat ONLY when you are truly hungry whether it's 6am 6pm or somewhere in between.
Congratulations on missing the point. Thanks for playing! :flowerforyou:0 -
I prefer to "front load" my calories in the morning, then taper off as the day goes on. I have to eat breakfast, otherwise the rest of my day is just shot, and I end up binge eating.
See.. eat it if it helps you stay on your path.. don't eat it if you're not hungry and could enjoy those calories later. I get so tired of the .."you must eat breakfast to jimp start your metabolism" crap. When I was younger and natually thin. I never ate until lunch.0 -
Congrats on perpetuating yet another myth.
What's wrong with eating after 6pm?Eat ONLY when you are truly hungry whether it's 6am 6pm or somewhere in between.
Congratulations on missing the point. Thanks for playing! :flowerforyou:
^ I think you're misunderstanding the intent of her post.0 -
I eat breakfast because if I don't then by noon I'm ready to EAT ALL THE THINGS! It works much better for me to start the day off with some good protein so that I can keep on track the rest of the day.0
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Not at all, but rather trying to prevent the spread of more stupid.
Congrats on perpetuating yet another myth.
What's wrong with eating after 6pm?Eat ONLY when you are truly hungry whether it's 6am 6pm or somewhere in between.
Congratulations on missing the point. Thanks for playing! :flowerforyou:
^ I think you're misunderstanding the intent of her post.0 -
Myth. Metabolism runs all the time.skipping breakfast means you're more inclined to snack more throughout the day and more likely on junk food.
the best way to get your metabolism up is by having breakfast in the morning as you've been asleep all night and therefore your metabolism is low.
eat high fibred and high protein food in the morning - less likely to snack on junk, feeling fuller for longer. trust me it works. your muscles need food - food is fuel for your muscles!
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QFT.Just so people are clear about the original post:
The point isn't that nobody needs to eat breakfast, the point is that breakfast does not boost your metabolism and neither does any specific meal frequency. See the link a few posts up for an explanation.
Whether or not you eat breakfast should be based on a set of preferential things that may vary from individual to individual , but it's not based on any magical metabolic edge that it gives you, because it doesn't.
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Recent studies have shown that you don't have to eat breakfast in the morning, BUT it highly increases your success rate if you do. It's not necessarily a metabolism thing as much as a behavioral thing. If you skip breakfast, you are much more likely to binge or make bad choices once you get hungry. Everybody is different, I have friends that hate "breakfast foods" or like to sleep in in the morning. There's always a way around this, by choosing non-traditional breakfast foods (like a piece of healthy veggie pizza) or by packing something the night before to grab and take with you. I have yet to find a successful dieting/nutrition program that recommends AGAINST eating breakfast.0
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I start eating when I wake up and stop when I go to sleep...0
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Articles are good reads. Peer reviewed clinical studies are boring to read, but spout truth.
Funny in the article posted, there is "anecdotal" evidence admitted by the writer and even she doesn't eat anything before her workout in the morning.:laugh:
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
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Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition0 -
QFT.Just so people are clear about the original post:
The point isn't that nobody needs to eat breakfast, the point is that breakfast does not boost your metabolism and neither does any specific meal frequency. See the link a few posts up for an explanation.
Whether or not you eat breakfast should be based on a set of preferential things that may vary from individual to individual , but it's not based on any magical metabolic edge that it gives you, because it doesn't.
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IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
Preach!!!!!0 -
I don't eat breakfast because it upsets my stomach and I spend the morning with aches. Right now I'm managing to drink half a protein shake in the morning, which I'm fine with. I don't start to feel a little hungry till usually around 11/11:30.
It saying it's okay to eat anywhere in between 6am and 6 pm implies it's NOT okay to eat outside those ranges. Considering I get home from work around 6pm and don't like to eat dinner before my night workout, I'm definitely eating after 6pm.0 -
I start eating when I wake up and stop when I go to sleep...
Me.....too!!!!0 -
Eat ONLY when you are truly hungry whether it's 6am 6pm or somewhere in between.
^^^ THIS!!! I think a good chunk of the obesity problem in America is because people look at the clock and say "Oh it's noon must be time to eat" and they eat, even if they are not hungry.0
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