What is with those 400 cal breakfasts?

rvicini

It is funny.i am having 400+ cals breakfasts and I am eating very well! I see people starving while I am having my fried eggs, two whole wheat toasts, tomato, juice, fruit, coffee and ham for less than 400!. I even have one arepa for breakfast twice a week or so.
Feel free to add me and look at my food diary!
I am not starving, not giving up anything.. I have a food scale. Some people make fun of me, but I would say it is very important since it is difficult to calculate what is that you are eating.
I had so far 313 cal for breakfast so I will have something extra, say a banana.
I am into losing one kg per week and I am on a 1350 cals per day. I exercise almost every day and end up eating around 1450 cal which is great for me. I don't actually think I need anything else.
I have a long way to go but I will be getting there for sure...

rileamoyer

Sounds like you have something that works for you.

MariaMariaM

My breakfast today was exactly 428. I think that is the minimum for me LOL

rvicini

I would say, exercise works but also the food scale. I would say it is the secret.
My egg is fried on olive oil. They cost me 10 cals more but it is ok. I have never had two eggs. Too much for me.
The ham is 97% lean. It works for me. I KNOW how much I am eating and I eat as I please AS LONG AS I AM ON BUDGET.
Ahh.. My juice is natural and no sugar added. I got used to it and now I do not regret it.
In my breakfast this morning, I learned to eat fried egg with a boiled tomato on top. Delicious....

c2111

i think the saying goes, Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper

Keep up the goodwork, I love breakfast )) My fave is egg, spinach, smoked salmon and grated cheese sometimes add toms or mushrooms or bacon or ham lol

i also sometimes add a smoothie lol allways 2 cups of coffee, im usually 300 - 500 cals

bathsheba_c

I tend not to have large breakfasts because I hate breakfast. I'd much rather use the calories on lunch and dinner, when I'm actually hungry.

rvicini

That is a great point claire2111. Mushrooms are also very cheap in cals and go great with my egg and tomato, fill you up and cost nothing in cal terms!
I would leave the cereal breakfast to someone else. There is also exercise to make it up with...

WinnerVictorious

4 scrambled eggs + 1 tbsp County Crock to scramble them + 1 banana = 280 + 50 + 105 = 435 calories

works for me too. i can add another egg and the total is only 505. or i can hard boil them and lose the 50 calories for the Country Crock.

rvicini

Honestly, my egg for breakfast is sacred! I never miss it. I can have it either boiled or fried on olive oil.

nxd10

I LOVE breakfast. If I eat a good breakfast I'm good for the day. If I don't, I overeat at night.

sometimes_blondie

I've been eating more at breakfast, and I am much more satisfied throughout the day! My favorite is and eggwhite omelet cooked in coconut oil, with diced red pepper, then I eat that wrapped in whole wheat tortillas with 1/2 and avocoda. So yummy!!

vtmoon

Normally people who are starving after big breakfast went the Carb heavy breakfast which doesn't help with hunger as much as protein leaning breakfast.

david081

Breakfast works. One of my nieces was quite overweight, then all of a sudden she was losing. My mother (her grandmother) asked how she did it, to which the 16yr old replied "I started eating breakfast"... I too very often have a boiled egg with wholegrain toast with breakfast, porridge too. Mine are usually 400 - 500 calories

IronTitaness

I completly adore arepas

kenazfehu

that sounds like a lot of breafast; I usually come in around 300

rvicini

Mexicans eat avocado every day for breakfast also. I think it is good to eat protein in the morning...

I honestly hate those fixed diets. I have to eat what I like... I think people should know what is they are eating

crazybookworm

I think it just depends on the person and what they like/prefer. I am a peckish eater. There is no way I could eat 400 Cal in Breakfast. I like small meals, and I snack throughout the day. I have about 150 Cals for Breakfast and I am never starving and I have been successful in my weight loss. I think it all comes down to each person.

ObtainingBalance

4 scrambled eggs + 1 tbsp County Crock to scramble them + 1 banana = 280 + 50 + 105 = 435 calories

works for me too. i can add another egg and the total is only 505. or i can hard boil them and lose the 50 calories for the Country Crock.

I wouldn't personally eat 5 eggs a day....but there are days I eat two, usually I try to add a few egg whites + one egg.

That is a reasonable amount of calories though, and protein really keeps a person full.. unlike a granola bar or cereal!

ObtainingBalance

I think it just depends on the person and what they like/prefer. I am a peckish eater. There is no way I could eat 400 Cal in Breakfast. I like small meals, and I snack throughout the day. I have about 150 Cals for Breakfast and I am never starving and I have been successful in my weight loss. I think it all comes down to each person.

That is true. I know people who feel sick if they eat breakfast early in the morning. Everyone functions differently...

For me... I am starving at 7AM, after a night of "fasting"... sleep.. my body wants energy to start off the day!

GuybrushThreepw00d

523 for me this morning, but that included a 220 cal protein shake. 54g of protein @ breakfast.

WinnerVictorious

4 scrambled eggs + 1 tbsp County Crock to scramble them + 1 banana = 280 + 50 + 105 = 435 calories

works for me too. i can add another egg and the total is only 505. or i can hard boil them and lose the 50 calories for the Country Crock.

I wouldn't personally eat 5 eggs a day....but there are days I eat two, usually I try to add a few egg whites + one egg.

That is a reasonable amount of calories though, and protein really keeps a person full.. unlike a granola bar or cereal!

yes, i wouldn't eat that many eggs every day either. it's not every day for me. it's just one of my breakfasts, eaten every 3 or 4 days. on others days it's oatmeal, or yogurt or sometimes just fruit. but i cycle through them so i don't get bored. but my breakfasts usually run between 385 and 520 calories in total. that's what i meant about it working for me. being in the vicinity of 400 +/- and feeling full from it.

WendyTerry420

During the work week, my breakfast is typically 400-500. On the weekends, it is usually 600 or so.

rvicini

Shamrock...
You tell me....a little expensive in cals but love them. It seems that unfortunately there is no way to find that dough where you live...
I do not add the usual cheese, eggs or butter to the mix. I have the grated cheese on top with some butter and perhaps lean jam...

amann1976

just a quick glance at everything you are eating it seems that your calculations are off or you are indulging in some heavily processed foods.


if you have 1 egg yolk and all that is 100+ calories plus the butter or spray or oil you decide to fry it in will add more calories

the ham is a 100 plus calories

2 pieces of any kind of bread is over 150 calories

the oj for 8 ounces is about 100 calories

that is 450 calories right there and we have not even added the other things you said you have...

so what is the secret to your amazing less than 400 calories feast????????

rvicini

Avocado could also be great with the arepas and will provide good fat

rvicini

just a quick glance at everything you are eating it seems that your calculations are off or you are indulging in some heavily processed foods.


if you have 1 egg yolk and all that is 100+ calories plus the butter or spray or oil you decide to fry it in will add more calories

the ham is a 100 plus calories

2 pieces of any kind of bread is over 150 calories

the oj for 8 ounces is about 100 calories

that is 450 calories right there and we have not even added the other things you said you have...

so what is the secret to your amazing less than 400 calories feast????????

Thanks for reading it Amman.
I have everything double checked on the database. Those those slices of wholewheat are 45 gr. I WEIGHT EVERYTHING
I check on food properties on the net and usually I try to but products with Nutritional info.
It is all checked. Believe me

For instance, an egg has 70 cals. Boiled is still 70 cals. I love the whole egg. Fried is only 10 cals more on olive oil. I do not have 2 eggs. Ever.

I eat to lose weight and I am eating less of everything. I ignored how taxing was the lot of bread I ate. Now I do.

LMRoses

The ham I eat is shaved lean ham and it's 48 calories for 50 grams, just to put that out there. And I believe one whole egg is about 80-90 calories. Love love my eggs for breakfast!

teelynn35

just a quick glance at everything you are eating it seems that your calculations are off or you are indulging in some heavily processed foods.


if you have 1 egg yolk and all that is 100+ calories plus the butter or spray or oil you decide to fry it in will add more calories

the ham is a 100 plus calories

2 pieces of any kind of bread is over 150 calories

the oj for 8 ounces is about 100 calories


that is 450 calories right there and we have not even added the other things you said you have...

so what is the secret to your amazing less than 400 calories feast????????

The bread I buy is 35 cals a slice, just saying. He also said his juice is natural with no added sugar. That would make less calories

hollyNhollywood

I can have pumpkin pancakes, two pieces of (soy) bacon and coffee w/ almond milk for 200 calories.
I'm about to eat that along with an egg white omelet w/ spinach, onions, little bit of cheese (sometimes avocado, but that's a bit much w/ the pancakes today).. So it will probably be about 300 cals.
Not bad at all.

rvicini

Teelynn. It is amazing how expensive in cal terms are the bottled juices! They have too much sugar.
A blackberry juice without sugar is not sweet but it tastes great now.

Anytime I do not want to cut on food, I still have my 0 cal soda option!. That is usually at lunch

amann1976

just a quick glance at everything you are eating it seems that your calculations are off or you are indulging in some heavily processed foods.


if you have 1 egg yolk and all that is 100+ calories plus the butter or spray or oil you decide to fry it in will add more calories

the ham is a 100 plus calories

2 pieces of any kind of bread is over 150 calories

the oj for 8 ounces is about 100 calories

that is 450 calories right there and we have not even added the other things you said you have...

so what is the secret to your amazing less than 400 calories feast????????

Thanks for reading it Amman.
I have everything double checked on the database. Those those slices of wholewheat are 45 gr. I WEIGHT EVERYTHING
I check on food properties on the net and usually I try to but products with Nutritional info.
It is all checked. Believe me

For instance, an egg has 70 cals. Boiled is still 70 cals. I love the whole egg. Fried is only 10 cals more on olive oil. I do not have 2 eggs. Ever.

I eat to lose weight and I am eating less of everything. I ignored how taxing was the lot of bread I ate. Now I do.

would you mind listing your brands and portions or opening up your diary...