The thought of eating breakfast makes me sick help!!!

proctor78

I have never been a breakfast eater. Will it affect my weightloss if I dont eat breakfast??? Thanks

DrMAvDPhD

No. Tjere is little to no evidence that not eating breakfast will affect your weight loss as long as you don't compensate by eating too much for lunch. You may be interested in Intermittent Fasting, look into it!

Chlo92x

I don't eat breakfast either, I am never up in time, I would much prefer an extra 20 mins in bed to be honest! It shouldn't make much difference all though they do say breakfast speeds up metabolism?

LoraF83

I don't eat breakfast either, I am never up in time, I would much prefer an extra 20 mins in bed to be honest! It shouldn't make much difference all though they do say breakfast speeds up metabolism?

No, it doesn't. Total myth. Your metabolism never shuts off....so there is nothing to "speed up".

Eat when you want. Meal timing is personal preference.

Chief_Rocka

No. Tjere is little to no evidence that not eating breakfast will affect your weight loss as long as you don't compensate by eating too much for lunch. You may be interested in Intermittent Fasting, look into it!

Haven't you heard? Forcing yourself to eat is the best way to lose weight.

Dodgers33089

i always try to eat something for breakfast whether it be cereal, egg whites, Peanut butter and jelly sandwich, or leftovers. I'm more focused and energized in the early hours when I munch on something. From the previous dinner or snack to the morning of the next, thats somewhere between 10 hours between meals for me, so Without breakfast i'd go even longer without a meal and probably more likely to overeat later

stephdeeable

I always eat breakfast because I'm starving in the mornings.

However, if you don't like to; don't. It won't really affect your weight loss on that alone.

fryingpanofdoom

I think you're fine not eating breakfast as long as it's just because you're not hungry!

I hate breakfast, too. I mean, I love love love breakfast foods, but I never want to eat in the morning. I usually get up around 6:30, drink some water, and nurse a cup of coffee until 10/10:30 when I grab some fruit, cheese, or yogurt because I'm finally hungry. It hasn't been a hindrance so far! On the odd days I do wake up hungry, I'll have some extra water and fruit (anything heavier and I end up nauseated) and I'm good to go.

marlenevaldez

I have been on a thousand different diets and never ever ate breakfast. I am now on MFP and have been eating just one piece of italian bread with one tbsp of peanut butter and i am seeing such a difference in how i feel all day and my weight loss per week has increased. Just take a moment and make yourself do it...i really do believe it helps your metabolism speed up. Hope it works for you.

drmerc

I have been on a thousand different diets and never ever ate breakfast. I am now on MFP and have been eating just one piece of italian bread with one tbsp of peanut butter and i am seeing such a difference in how i feel all day and my weight loss per week has increased. Just take a moment and make yourself do it...i really do believe it helps your metabolism speed up. Hope it works for you.

brb stokin the metabolic fire

Alex_is_Hawks

I have been on a thousand different diets and never ever ate breakfast. I am now on MFP and have been eating just one piece of italian bread with one tbsp of peanut butter and i am seeing such a difference in how i feel all day and my weight loss per week has increased. Just take a moment and make yourself do it...i really do believe it helps your metabolism speed up. Hope it works for you.

brb stokin the metabolic fire

need more wood?

Chief_Rocka

I have been on a thousand different diets and never ever ate breakfast. I am now on MFP and have been eating just one piece of italian bread with one tbsp of peanut butter and i am seeing such a difference in how i feel all day and my weight loss per week has increased. Just take a moment and make yourself do it...i really do believe it helps your metabolism speed up. Hope it works for you.

brb stokin the metabolic fire

you might want to do that it private

DanaDark

Not hungry = don't eat. (Within reason)

Some of us do better eating in the morning, others do not. I myself feel literally ill sometimes from eating in the early morning.

jesz124

I have been on a thousand different diets and never ever ate breakfast. I am now on MFP and have been eating just one piece of italian bread with one tbsp of peanut butter and i am seeing such a difference in how i feel all day and my weight loss per week has increased. Just take a moment and make yourself do it...i really do believe it helps your metabolism speed up. Hope it works for you.

brb stokin the metabolic fire

you might want to do that it private

It's ok, no one's looking ;-)

beckyboop712

I drink a glass of milk in the morning, that's it, and have been doing that for years. It hasn't hindered weight loss or promoted weight gain. I think you're fine. Eat when you are hungry and within reason.

witchy_wife

Just eat when you are hungry, as long as you aren't passing out or anything I wouldn't worry. Apparently metabolism raises very slightly just after a meal.... but it will do that anyway whatever time you eat. And it doesn't stop when you sleep either )

Katla49

It depends on whether the lack of breakfast makes you overeat later in the day, stop by Starbucks on your way to work for a coffee loaded with calories, or grab a candy bar for an energy boost mid-morning. Only you know the answer to those questions. As for me, the Starbucks weight is gone, and the bulk of extra pounds gained from over large portions is still to go.

prokomds

Pretty sure any routine that makes you miserable isn't going to work in the long run

I never was a breakfast eater, but now I just have something small in the morning (a little thing of greek yogurt, a granola bar, whatever). I could never eat a full breakfast just after getting up

I think if you get to a point where you feel like you're stuck for weeks/months, then maybe it's something to try to mix up your routine. Otherwise, why make yourself sick? Good luck!

SideSteel

If you can hit your totals (calories/macros) by end of day and you feel fine skipping meals, then I'd just focus on the totals and hit them by end of day whether that's with breakfast or not. Let personal preference and adherence drive this decision.

The effects on your metabolism are negligible.

_Wits_

No.

If you don't like eating breakfast, don't. Just meet your macros and goals with your other meals.

vim_n_vigor

You don't have to eat breakfast. You may find as you start exercising more or increasing your activity that you could become hungrier earlier in the day than you do now and if that happens, you may want to adjust your eating schedule.

wolfchild59

Ultimately, no, it won't. But I did find that eating breakfast helped from snacking and overeating through the day. I despised breakfast, always did, ever since I was a little kid. And I was just like you where the idea of eating breakfast, or the eating of breakfast, would actually make me feel ill.

But when I started eating healthier, I had always been told about the "you have to eat breakfast" myth, so I started eating breakfast. I started off really small, usually just a breakfast bar that was 100 calories or less. Then I slowly added more and more to it and made more complete meal out of it over time. Now I eat two eggs, two strips of center cut bacon, an ounce of avocado, two slices of sprouted grain flax seed bread, and two servings of PB2 pretty much every morning. And I love it. Fills me up, wakes me up, carries me easily on to lunch without any desire to eat before then.

And now, if I don't have breakfast, the day feels weird and I get hungry way before lunch time. So I've turned into a breakfast eater because of the myth that I didn't know was a myth at the time. But that doesn't mean that you have to do the same. Just do what feels best for you overall and that's what you'll be most likely to stick to for the long haul.

Yaya1976

I LOVE breakfast and I LOVE breakfast foods, but that's besides the point. I've noticed that when I skip breakfast, I'm usually starving by lunch time and I tend to want to eat more. I don't have time to actually cook breakfast every morning, so I'll just have instant oatmeal or milk and cereal. Something quick.

CarolynB38

I think everyone is different. Personally, if I don't get my breakfast fairly soon after waking up I feel awful. But some people don't get on with eating first thing. My husband doesn't like breakfast. It seems to upset his system. He will often have a substantial mid-morning snack instead. I think you have to do what works for you. For some people skipping breakfast causes problems but others actually find it's better for them. Most of my night-owl friends don't eat breakfast and have no trouble losing/maintaining weight and most of my early-bird friends need breakfast or they want to eat everything in sight! There is probably no connection but it does illustrate how everyone is different.

Basically, if eating breakfast first thing makes you feel worse, don't do it

Carolyn x

californiagirl2012

I have never been a breakfast eater. Will it affect my weightloss if I dont eat breakfast??? Thanks

It does not matter when you eat. Part of why we all got fat in the first place was listening to everyone tell us when to eat and what to eat. Just whatever you need to do to keep in a calorie budget. All the myths about metabolism and starvation mode are just that, myths. All you need to do is think about calories for the day, or even for the week, you don't have to eat the same amount every day, you can have some low calorie days and some higher calorie days. Think of it like a weekly calorie budget and do whatever you want.

Now that I've lost the weight I'm never going to listen to others tell me when or what to eat. I OWN IT. I own this body, not anyone else, and I will only eat when I decide, and not eat when I decide.

I lost weight by stopping eating every day at 7pm, 5pm, then 3pm only because I realized I had enough calories for the day. But it does not matter when you eat or not eat. Then a couple times a week I skipped breakfast, or dinner, or both, and at all 3 meals the other days, or some days skipped what ever meal I felt like. It doesn't matter. And my doctor checked my hormones throughout the process, from obese down to 10% body fat. My DXA scan proved I didn't lose lean body mass or go into starvation mode, but I knew this by how I felt at the gym, strong and stronger and feeling awesome.

Even if intermittent fasting does not appeal to you this article has great information debunking the myths of eating --> http://www.leangains.com/2010/10/top-ten-fasting-myths-debunked.html

kimosabe1

I never used to eat breakfast and then got on here and people were commenting on how it was super important so I started with Carnation Instant Breakfast where you add a pack to milk and it has carbs and protein. Then I switched to yogurt with cereal on top of it......it has about 250 calories and coffee with cream and Splenda adds another 30 so you can see it adds to something.......Just slowly add and it is not so hard to add something-
Samantha

tubbyelmo

I know I concentrate better at work if I have breakfast, though some days it can be something simple like a cereal bar on the go. I doubt it will hinder your weightloss if you don't eat until a bit later in the day, it's up to you!

minsooky

No, there is no scientific research to support any claim that breakfast will speed up weight loss. Certainly, if you skip breakfast intentionally and then get ravenously hungry during lunch, it's not a good idea, but if it's what you're used to, stick with it.

waronmyfat

Eating breaky is your most important meal of the day its what kick starts your metabolism and yes it will effect your weight loss so suck it up and eat Breakfast ! You should be eating every 3 hours during the day so 5-6 small meals a day.. wanna lose weight eat properly

Moosycakes

Just wondering if anyone knows why breakfast makes some people nauseous, while others can scarf down porridge like it's nothing?
I'm one of the nauseous ones, and I sometimes feel a bit jealous. Breakfast food does look pretty nice sometimes!

As to the question, I think not eating breakfast should be fine, as long as you don't just binge on stuff (especially junk) later in the day! Make sure your lunch is filling.
I've never eaten breakfast and I've never been overweight, but maybe that's just my body being weird *shrug*

witchy_wife

Eating breaky is your most important meal of the day its what kick starts your metabolism and yes it will effect your weight loss so suck it up and eat Breakfast ! You should be eating every 3 hours during the day so 5-6 small meals a day.. wanna lose weight eat properly

Please, breakfast does not kick start your metabolism. And you do not have to eat 5-6 times a day to eat well and lose weight. If this works for you then absolutely great but don't band it about as the only way to do it as it's not the only way and really doesn't suit some people.