Post Breakfast Hunger

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  • ericalyn73
    ericalyn73 Posts: 79
    Go back to eating when you're hungry. Why force yourself to eat a meal when you aren't even hungry for it? IMHO, the "breakfast is the most important meal of the day" belief is a myth. Everyone is different. You need to do what works for YOU.
  • kenazfehu
    kenazfehu Posts: 1,188 Member
    Does it matter what time of day you eat your first meal? People keep debating this like it's radical to delay the first meal of the day.

    Do what feels best to you. I don't think there are any breakfast police out there.

    I used to complain that eating too soon in the day made me hungry all day so would delay eating until I couldn't stand it anymore (between 11 AM and 1 PM). Eventually, I faced the truth that I would overeat no matter what time I had my first meal.

    Truth is, I'm hungry soon after getting up and now have my first meal of the day about 8:00 AM. What works for me is to focus on calories and not eating between meals, not on delaying the first meal of the day (which is still called "breakfast" as in "breaking the fast").
  • thektturner
    thektturner Posts: 228 Member
    I just don't understand how I am ravishingly hungry now after breakfast, yet when I ate NO breakfast at all I was fine. The body is a mysterious creature. Guess it's time to play the 'experiment' game and find what works for me *sigh*

    Common thought is that when you eat breakfast, you are "kickstarting" your metabolism for the day. Thus, it burns off your breakfast faster and you are hungry again.

    If you look at my journal, you will notice breakfast and 2nd breakfast listed as meals. This is an homage to hobbit meals, but is also because freaking require a second breakfast. I usually eat the first after my workout, before I head to work. And the second breakfast about an hour or so after getting to work (depending on the hunger level that day: may be right after I get to work, may be two hours later)
  • hellsbell
    hellsbell Posts: 33 Member
    This arcle might be relevant for you:

    http://www.leangains.com/2012/06/why-does-breakfast-make-me-hungry.html
  • Yukongil
    Yukongil Posts: 166 Member
    If you look at my journal, you will notice breakfast and 2nd breakfast listed as meals. This is an homage to hobbit meals,

    what about elevensies?
  • thektturner
    thektturner Posts: 228 Member
    Looking back, I actually ate 3 times before lunch today. Protein shake right after workout at 6:30am. Toast with peanut butter and a glass of milk at about 8:30 and then a yogurt about 10-10:30 am.
  • thektturner
    thektturner Posts: 228 Member
    If you look at my journal, you will notice breakfast and 2nd breakfast listed as meals. This is an homage to hobbit meals,

    what about elevensies?

    Look at my diary. It's in there. I did change the order, though, and make that my late night snack (if applicable).
  • AvsFreak
    AvsFreak Posts: 152 Member
    I find that if I eat breakfast, I am hungrier all day long, so I try to avoid it. As long as you hit your calorie and macro goals, meal timing and frequency are irrelevant. Do what works for you!
  • FlakaJP
    FlakaJP Posts: 6
    If you don't want your metabolism to slow down, you need to eat something within an hour of waking up, if you can. Protein always stays with you longer (try Canadian bacon...very lean and low cals) and if you like eating yogurt, change it to Greek yogurt that has more protein in it. If you try to eat several times a day, this will keep your metabolism working and you should not be hungry if you're eating the better foods for you. Good luck!
  • margrobins
    margrobins Posts: 82 Member
    Go back to eating when you're hungry. Why force yourself to eat a meal when you aren't even hungry for it? IMHO, the "breakfast is the most important meal of the day" belief is a myth. Everyone is different. You need to do what works for YOU.

    THIS ^^ has been my line of thinking for the last year. I ate when I was hungry, but still stayed within my limits and it seemed to go well. It seems as soon as I jumped on the 'breakfast' bandwagon my appetite went turbocharged. I have to fight with myself to stay within my limits now. Guess that's why they say 'if it ain't broke don't fix it' lol. But, I can't complain until I try.
    I'll do some tinkering around, but if I can't get it straightened out by adding more protein then I think I may just change back to the way I was doing it before! Thanks :0)
  • margrobins
    margrobins Posts: 82 Member
    Does it matter what time of day you eat your first meal? People keep debating this like it's radical to delay the first meal of the day.

    Do what feels best to you. I don't think there are any breakfast police out there.

    I used to complain that eating too soon in the day made me hungry all day so would delay eating until I couldn't stand it anymore (between 11 AM and 1 PM). Eventually, I faced the truth that I would overeat no matter what time I had my first meal.

    Truth is, I'm hungry soon after getting up and now have my first meal of the day about 8:00 AM. What works for me is to focus on calories and not eating between meals, not on delaying the first meal of the day (which is still called "breakfast" as in "breaking the fast").

    If I eat my first meal anytime before 11ish AM, I'm starving within an hour, whereas if I just wait until lunch I'm good to go. I think it's all just a matter of me experimenting and seeing what works/doesn't. I'm definitely going to try adding more protein and try different eating times and see how that goes.
    Thanks for your reply! :0)
  • bostonwolf
    bostonwolf Posts: 3,038 Member
    A guess as to why you are hungry is you simply aren't eating enough. Sounds like breakfast is less than 300 calories and not terribly protein-rich.

    I'm 6'3 and weigh about 295 at the moment. I eat four eggs (two whole, two whites) salsa and a 100 calorie Wholly Guacamole at about 8am and am not hungry again until at least 12:30pm.
  • margrobins
    margrobins Posts: 82 Member
    This arcle might be relevant for you:

    http://www.leangains.com/2012/06/why-does-breakfast-make-me-hungry.html

    I actually just read this this morning as my stomach was growling! It's a really great article and explains a lot. Thanks for that!
  • margrobins
    margrobins Posts: 82 Member
    A guess as to why you are hungry is you simply aren't eating enough. Sounds like breakfast is less than 300 calories and not terribly protein-rich.

    I'm 6'3 and weigh about 295 at the moment. I eat four eggs (two whole, two whites) salsa and a 100 calorie Wholly Guacamole at about 8am and am not hungry again until at least 12:30pm.

    My breakfast is usually between 450-500 cals once my morning coffee is factored in and depending on what fruit I have on the side. Protein is the route I'm going to take as I simply can't physically eat anymore than I already do - I just need to find more satisfying 'filling' foods. If that doesn't work, then I guess I'm back to the drawing board lol.. Thanks! :0)
  • margrobins
    margrobins Posts: 82 Member
    It's odd to think though, if I eat the EXACT same meal at any other point in the day, I'd be full and satisfied. What I ate for breakfast today is the same as I had yesterday for lunch, yet was full until dinner.
  • joannathechef
    joannathechef Posts: 484 Member


    There are 4 teaspoons of sugar in 1 gram of yogurt! It's the sugar that's making you hungry so soon after eating.

    What???^^^ this not right BTW^^^^
  • KipDrordy
    KipDrordy Posts: 169 Member
    I know I'll probably get blasted for this - but I'm thinking I need to cut breakfast out and start eating later in the day.

    I won't be blasting you. I have the same problem. If I wake up and eat breakfast, I end up starving before lunch which leads to munching. Everyone seems to have a different opinion on breakfast, but from what I've read, there is no scientific evidence that you need to eat breakfast. By skipping breakfast, I'm able to have a more satisfying lunch and dinner. I never feel hungry before lunch when I don't eat breakfast. My suggestion is to do whatever works for you. If it means skipping breakfast, do it. If you want to eat breakfast, go ahead.
  • margrobins
    margrobins Posts: 82 Member
    I know I'll probably get blasted for this - but I'm thinking I need to cut breakfast out and start eating later in the day.

    I won't be blasting you. I have the same problem. If I wake up and eat breakfast, I end up starving before lunch which leads to munching. Everyone seems to have a different opinion on breakfast, but from what I've read, there is no scientific evidence that you need to eat breakfast. By skipping breakfast, I'm able to have a more satisfying lunch and dinner. I never feel hungry before lunch when I don't eat breakfast. My suggestion is to do whatever works for you. If it means skipping breakfast, do it. If you want to eat breakfast, go ahead.

    I figured at least one person would blast me here, I've already had one person elsewhere go all "the world will fall apart if you skip breakfast" on me lol. I figure I'll try a few of the suggestions, but if all else fails, I'm headed back to what worked for me for a year! :0)
  • angiechimpanzee
    angiechimpanzee Posts: 536 Member
    I've made a thread about this before. Lol.

    Eat your breakfast whenever you want, its fine. The worries about "starvation mode" and "kickstarting your metabolism" are highly perpetuated myths, & quite frankly they're annoying to hear.

    When you're hungry, EAT. I wake up at around 7, workout at 9, and eat breakfast at 10. The only reason I'm hungry for breakfast is because my dinners are typically small, and my cardio workout makes me hungry. If one day I woke up on a full stomach and it was like a break day from working out, I would wait until I was actually hungry to eat.
  • Jester522
    Jester522 Posts: 392
    http://www.leangains.com/2012/06/why-does-breakfast-make-me-hungry.html

    Read this. Because I'm lazy and not rewriting what the legend has already wrote.

    Hence why my "breakfast" is at 6PM.
  • margrobins
    margrobins Posts: 82 Member
    http://www.leangains.com/2012/06/why-does-breakfast-make-me-hungry.html

    Read this. Because I'm lazy and not rewriting what the legend has already wrote.

    Hence why my "breakfast" is at 6PM.

    I'm ahead of you - I read it this morning lol. Thanks, it's a great read :0)
  • Yukongil
    Yukongil Posts: 166 Member
    I think I'm the exact opposite of that article, I'm fine after breakfast, though I do have a snack around 11, and then eat lunch at 1 or so, but then around 3 or 4, I feel like I haven't eaten all day sometimes. It lead me to nearly murder a coworker for his lunch as detailed in my other thread. But then I'm diabetic and I don't think that article applies to me. (also my doctor and nurses would have my skin if I started skipping breakfast)
  • margrobins
    margrobins Posts: 82 Member
    I think I'm the exact opposite of that article, I'm fine after breakfast, though I do have a snack around 11, and then eat lunch at 1 or so, but then around 3 or 4, I feel like I haven't eaten all day sometimes. It lead me to nearly murder a coworker for his lunch as detailed in my other thread. But then I'm diabetic and I don't think that article applies to me. (also my doctor and nurses would have my skin if I started skipping breakfast)

    Yeah see, I'm great with the afternoon. I eat lunch, have a snack around 3ish, supper around 5/6 and sometimes a light evening snack (piece of fruit, veggies, etc.) It's just the morning that has been brutal on me the last couple of weeks. I was cranky, had a headache, and ready to rip someone's head off this morning about an hour after breakfast.

    I seriously need to make some adjustments before someone ends up dead LOL!
  • Jester522
    Jester522 Posts: 392
    Yeah I noticed someone else posted it.

    Some people are fine like yukon. Me? I'm ravenous an hour later. In addition, working in a busy NYC lab with flexible hours... it's much easier for me to just wait till I get home to eat everything instead of lugging food in the subway.

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