Eat your Breakfast!!!!

JSlattery79
JSlattery79 Posts: 116 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Not sure if someone already said this but here's a little something I learned while in the military.. We hear this all the time but Do you know why breakfast is the most important meal of the day?!?!

it's because your metabolism slows down while you're sleeping.. and even when we wake up our bodies don't actually know we're awake until we bite into something to kick start our metabolism..

So if you go all day without eating or eating until noon.. your body is gonna be all confused and out of wack.
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  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Not sure if someone already said this but here's a little something I learned while in the military.. We hear this all the time but Do you know why breakfast is the most important meal of the day?!?!

    it's because your metabolism slows down while you're sleeping.. and even when we wake up our bodies don't actually know we're awake until we bite into something to kick start our metabolism..

    So if you go all day without eating or eating until noon.. your body is gonna be all confused and out of wack.

    Way to make things up
  • semperfit1823
    semperfit1823 Posts: 153
    Also as soon as you wake up drink 8oz of water to get the metabolism going.

    My breakfast everyday :)
    1 Cup Oats
    1 Scoop Whey Protein 25g

    4 egg whites and 1 whole egg
  • CakeFit21
    CakeFit21 Posts: 2,521 Member
    :huh:
  • PercivalHackworth
    PercivalHackworth Posts: 1,437 Member
    I don't eat until noon, is it bad ?
  • meg7399
    meg7399 Posts: 672 Member
    Not sure if someone already said this but here's a little something I learned while in the military.. We hear this all the time but Do you know why breakfast is the most important meal of the day?!?!

    it's because your metabolism slows down while you're sleeping.. and even when we wake up our bodies don't actually know we're awake until we bite into something to kick start our metabolism..

    So if you go all day without eating or eating until noon.. your body is gonna be all confused and out of wack.
    Isn't this one of those myths that have been disproven time and time again???
  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
    Here's a start. Become informed.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/529002-a-compliation-on-meal-frequency?hl=compliation+meal+frequency
  • Crochetluvr
    Crochetluvr Posts: 3,320 Member
    I don't know if breakfast is specifically good for you, but I do believe that a minimum 12 hour fast from the time you stop eating the evening before to the time you eat something the next day is good for you. So if you stop eating at midnight and you eat again at noon, that works. You can call that breakfast or whatever you want.
  • SMJ1987
    SMJ1987 Posts: 368
    Not sure if someone already said this but here's a little something I learned while in the military.. We hear this all the time but Do you know why breakfast is the most important meal of the day?!?!

    it's because your metabolism slows down while you're sleeping.. and even when we wake up our bodies don't actually know we're awake until we bite into something to kick start our metabolism..

    So if you go all day without eating or eating until noon.. your body is gonna be all confused and out of wack.
    Isn't this one of those myths that have been disproven time and time again???

    Yes. I'm neutral on the whole eating breakfast thing. I don't know the exact science behind it or anything but after doing some research on intermittent fasting and it's benefits, I am not so sure that one has to eat breakfast everyday. Personally, I prefer waiting until I'm hungry which is usually closer to noon and it does not cause me to overeat later on in the day or anything.
  • funkyspunky872
    funkyspunky872 Posts: 866 Member
    HAHAHAHHAHAH!

    I only eat breakfast for the peanut butter chocolate chip oatmeal I have every morning.
  • Kikilicious84
    Kikilicious84 Posts: 312
    I don't eat till dinner...is that bad?

    Oh and I'm active duty....I've missed this memo.
  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
    Eating breakfast or not is a preferance and has no impact on metabolism.

    Breakfast the most important meal of the day??? Who said that? Kellogg?
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
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    Oh this will be Fun!!

    On a side note I eat a Big Breakfast but that is just because of personal preference and the fact I workout in the A.M. but this truly is a myth in and of itself..... Best of Luck....
  • shelbyfrootcake
    shelbyfrootcake Posts: 965 Member
    Not sure if someone already said this but here's a little something I learned while in the military.. We hear this all the time but Do you know why breakfast is the most important meal of the day?!?!

    it's because your metabolism slows down while you're sleeping.. and even when we wake up our bodies don't actually know we're awake until we bite into something to kick start our metabolism..

    So if you go all day without eating or eating until noon.. your body is gonna be all confused and out of wack.

    Are you trolling?
  • IronSmasher
    IronSmasher Posts: 3,908 Member
    I was in the military for 12 years, it's lucky I never heard this nonsense though, since nearly half of the time was spent on night shift.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
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  • funkyspunky872
    funkyspunky872 Posts: 866 Member
    Not sure if someone already said this but here's a little something I learned while in the military.. We hear this all the time but Do you know why breakfast is the most important meal of the day?!?!

    it's because your metabolism slows down while you're sleeping.. and even when we wake up our bodies don't actually know we're awake until we bite into something to kick start our metabolism..

    So if you go all day without eating or eating until noon.. your body is gonna be all confused and out of wack.
    Isn't this one of those myths that have been disproven time and time again???

    Yes. I'm neutral on the whole eating breakfast thing. I don't know the exact science behind it or anything but after doing some research on intermittent fasting and it's benefits, I am not so sure that one has to eat breakfast everyday. Personally, I prefer waiting until I'm hungry which is usually closer to noon and it does not cause me to overeat later on in the day or anything.

    Agreed. I usually wait until I'm hungry. I go through stages where I can eat breakfast and feel full all day, and others where I'd rather wait until lunch because breakfast makes me overeat. :P Just so happen to be comfortable with brekky now; three weeks ago, I didn't eat it.
  • tuffytuffy1
    tuffytuffy1 Posts: 920 Member
    :laugh:
  • lesita75
    lesita75 Posts: 379 Member
    So, if eating breakfast is so good for you why the *&%$ did I gain 15 pounds during basic.....oh yeah BREAKFAST!!!!!!!!
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    I love breakfast, but I'm indescriminate as to when I eat it . . . I don't really understand why people get all bent out of shape over it. My hubs and I have had all out battles on the topic as he insists that his issue is that he doesn't eat breakfast and then continues to eat late into the night, and I keep telling him that has nothing to do with it, the fact is he eats like ****. He starts in on the bro-tabolism and I call bs and he gets all bent out of shape. It's hard to cure people of long term brainwashing.
  • Tilran
    Tilran Posts: 627 Member
    Not sure if someone already said this but here's a little something I learned while in the military.. We hear this all the time but Do you know why breakfast is the most important meal of the day?!?!

    it's because your metabolism slows down while you're sleeping.. and even when we wake up our bodies don't actually know we're awake until we bite into something to kick start our metabolism..

    So if you go all day without eating or eating until noon.. your body is gonna be all confused and out of wack.

    Are you trolling?


    THIS ^^

    I bet someone logged into her account and posted this as a joke...so when she logs in from work she would come online to 9 pages of "Way to promote broscience" and "lolercoster" and "Trollolol" and pictures of the Pirate decline being caused by global warming, and of antelopes enjoying a bowl of popcorn! :)
  • heddy90
    heddy90 Posts: 144 Member
    There are so many old myths about metabolism here.
    You don't need to start your metabolism up in your morning, you don't have to eat frequently to keep it up, and it doesn't just stop working if you eat too little (although I do not reckomend eating too little, but that's because of other health reasons). Our bodies are NOT that weak, our metabolism functions perfecly well without us having to do all these things to keep it in check. People saying otherwise are just basing their ideas on OLD theories and myths, but no wonder really, since all the magazines and tv-shows keep repeating it, and telling it as the truth, even when countless research proves them wrong.

    Sigh...
  • Austin1988
    Austin1988 Posts: 243 Member
    I'm waiting for someone to post the broscience picture.
  • Tilran
    Tilran Posts: 627 Member
    and it doesn't just stop working if you eat too little

    While I agree that it doesnt STOP working when eatting too little, it does slow down. I just want to make sure we clarify that.

    And also to clarify "too little" is dependant on your size...doesnt have to be that magic 1200 number everyone keeps talking about.
  • heddy90
    heddy90 Posts: 144 Member
    and it doesn't just stop working if you eat too little

    While I agree that it doesnt STOP working when eatting too little, it does slow down. I just want to make sure we clarify that.

    And also to clarify "too little" is dependant on your size...doesnt have to be that magic 1200 number everyone keeps talking about.
    That's true :)
  • 99cherrypie99
    99cherrypie99 Posts: 205 Member
    Ok, so your theory on this is complete BS.

    That being said, I am a member of the Weight Control Registry, and out of people that have lost and then successfully maintained a significant weight loss, the VAST majority of them eat breakfast.

    SO, there is a positive link between being successful and eating breakfast, but not for the reasons cited.

    Jen

    jenhudsonmosher.blogspot.com
  • miltongurl05
    miltongurl05 Posts: 64 Member
    @ funkyspunky87 Sounds yummy! :wink:
  • zaph0d
    zaph0d Posts: 1,172 Member
    I agree! (as long as you have breakfast sometime before bedtime).
  • NavyKnightAh13
    NavyKnightAh13 Posts: 1,394 Member
    here is the thing, I remain neutral. I sometimes eat breakfast (only when the hunger pangs kick in and water is no help) but most of the time, I don't eat breakfast until noon, and even then i count it as "lunch". :laugh:

    :grumble:
  • hmparkin23
    hmparkin23 Posts: 91 Member
    There've been a lot of studies in the UK, especially on school kids. The kids who ate a healthy breakfast before the morning's lessons had better concentration, better ability to solve problems and more energy throughout the morning. The kids who didn't were generally less engaged, took longer to solve problems and were lethargic. THAT IS WHY BREAKFAST IS GOOD FOR YOU! Without it your energy levels will peak and trough throughout the day.

    This follows through into every day life. If you eat dinner at 8pm, by 11am the next day, your body does not have the right fuel to function properly. Why on earth would you go 13-14 hours+ without eating?!

    Oh, and the clue's in the name - Breakfast: Breaking the 'fast' from not eating in the night.
  • shelbyfrootcake
    shelbyfrootcake Posts: 965 Member
    I agree! (as long as you have breakfast sometime before bedtime).

    I like to eat my breakfast at about 6.30pm a few times a week.

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