Number of calories for Breakfast

allykat8

So far it goes between 700 and 1100 calories and is most of the time the biggest calorie meal for me.

I just looked at your diary. Your daily goal is 3,220 calories!!! :noway: That seems extremely HIGH and I do not think you are going to see weight loss or a change in your body if you are consuming that many calories and especially breakfasts at 700-1100 calories :noway:

I write this out of concern for you and your health.

How do you know how much she has to lose? Everyone's calorie goals are different

Please trust this system!

That is very true, however, in my opinion close to 3,500 calories a day is extreme - that would be more for an elite athlete (marathon runner, etc.) and also body builders.

http://howmanycaloriesshouldieat.blogspot.com/

MrsSmith2010

So far it goes between 700 and 1100 calories and is most of the time the biggest calorie meal for me.

I just looked at your diary. Your daily goal is 3,220 calories!!! :noway: That seems extremely HIGH and I do not think you are going to see weight loss or a change in your body if you are consuming that many calories and especially breakfasts at 700-1100 calories :noway:

I write this out of concern for you and your health.

I don't really think that this is your place to say anything or judge her about. You don't know how much she weighs or has to lose. Please be respectful of others. Everyones body and lifestyles are different.

tgufwade75

I usually have between 300 - 400 calories with high protein, keeps me full and satisfied longer.

PureAndHealthy

So far it goes between 700 and 1100 calories and is most of the time the biggest calorie meal for me.

I just looked at your diary. Your daily goal is 3,220 calories!!! :noway: That seems extremely HIGH and I do not think you are going to see weight loss or a change in your body if you are consuming that many calories and especially breakfasts at 700-1100 calories :noway:

I write this out of concern for you and your health.

How do you know how much she has to lose? Everyone's calorie goals are different

Please trust this system!

That is very true, however, in my opinion close to 3,500 calories a day is extreme - that would be more for an elite athlete (marathon runner, etc.) and also body builders.

http://howmanycaloriesshouldieat.blogspot.com/

That site doesn't take weight into account. Check the BMR tool and you'll find someone (just as an example) 5'6" or so in their 20s weighing 425 pounds needs like 2700 calories just to carry out daily bodily functions, taking no movement into account.

If MFP designated that number based on her input, I wouldn't mess with it. It may seem high to those at a different stage of weight loss, but it may be right for her.

allykat8

Did I say I was passing judgement? No, I do not believe I did. All I did ws offer my opinion and concern. This is a public forum and we are all on here for support and to talk to others. If your feelings get hurt, well then I am sorry.

Mellie13

About 200-250. I eat about 1200 for the day and eat 6 times a day. I usually eat a healthy cereal with 1% milk.

andy_drouin

I try to keep it under 400. My coffee is what kills it...120-150 calories with my FF flavored cream. Can't cut it out, but sometimes I cut it down. I find that if I don't have enough for breakfast I am STARVING the rest of the day. No matter what I have (big or small) I have to eat within 2 hours after breakfast!!

It's the coffee that gets me too! But I can't (won't!) drink it black and I can't have aspertame or other sweetners.

Dreya

I have about 200 or less. I used to eat more believing it to be the most important meal of the day but I have found that I do better eating 4 hours after waking when I am truly hungry, so usally about 12pm which I count as my breakfast time seeing as it's breaking the fast etc... And I usually have fruit or a protein shake. If I eat too early I get ravenous throughout the day and I have found eating only when hungry is best for me and I am never hungry when I wake. This is working for me but of course it's different for everyone.

sweetrevenge

I eat an average of about 400 calories for breakfast, some days are way lower like 175 and some days are much higher like 600, but on an average day it's right around 400 which is 1/4 of my daily allowance for calories. I read a quote that said "Eat breakfast like a King, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper". Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and I think it should be your biggest and halthiest meal. It just kick starts your day in the right direction.

sweetrevenge

I stay right around 300. I never used to eat breakfast and once I started, the weight started falling off. Try to add in some protein to keep you full. My new favorite balanced breakfast is:

1 egg (organic, cage-free/omega 3) or 1/2 cup liquid egg whites with one cup baby spinach
1/2 cup blueberries (gotta get those antioxidants)
1/2 Thomas Whole Wheat mini-bagel w/ 1 Tbsp all natural peanut butter
coffee

This is just under 300 cals and a great mix of carbs, protein, fiber. Also counts as two servings of fruits/veggies. Keeps me full for quite a while.

Yum!!! This sounds delicious!!!

mworld

Did I say I was passing judgement? No, I do not believe I did. All I did ws offer my opinion and concern. This is a public forum and we are all on here for support and to talk to others. If your feelings get hurt, well then I am sorry.

you did the right thing - there's clearly something wrong with her numbers....otherwise she would have experienced more than zero weightloss.

aippolito1

I try not to go below 300 and no higher than 500. I've also heard biggest meal at breakfast, smaller lunch, smallest dinner and I try to do this...but the numbers are never exactly the same because I like variety. :happy: Check out my diary for ideas!

anybristow

Usually right under 400, I have a smoothie I make that keeps me nice and full til lunch

Dreya

Usually right under 400, I have a smoothie I make that keeps me nice and full til lunch

Smoothies are one of my faves breakfasts. Yum!

kgasser

I just looked at your diary. Your daily goal is 3,220 calories!!! :noway: That seems extremely HIGH and I do not think you are going to see weight loss or a change in your body if you are consuming that many calories and especially breakfasts at 700-1100 calories :noway:

I write this out of concern for you and your health.

That is very kind of you to be concerned, however, that is a realistic goal for her. As she is unable to afford strict medical attention slow and easy is the way for her. At my heaviest I would have been close to her calorie goal. The stress the body is under at that point is enough to burn those calories plus give her the 3500 calorie deficit. If she tried to go any lower it would probably feel like a "diet" instead of a "change in lifestyle". 700 calories for breakfast would be 25% of total calories, which is what most of us use in the morning.

I am responding just for educational purposes.

LycraLegs

Always under 300, usually under 250 calories. I eat what I have always eaten, except now it is portioned! (cereal)

allykat8

Did I say I was passing judgement? No, I do not believe I did. All I did ws offer my opinion and concern. This is a public forum and we are all on here for support and to talk to others. If your feelings get hurt, well then I am sorry.

you did the right thing - there's clearly something wrong with her numbers....otherwise she would have experienced more than zero weightloss.

THANKS!!! Seems like I got a lot of people ticked off for being concerned about her high intake. Don't see why everyone got so defensive...geesh...

sweetrevenge

Usually right under 400, I have a smoothie I make that keeps me nice and full til lunch

Smoothies are one of my faves breakfasts. Yum!

Totally agree!! LOVE smoothies!!

CasperO

Maybe that's a 1000 cal deficit for her,,, who knows? It does seem like a lot. I'm a 205lb moderately active guy on 1lb a week reduce, and I'm only eating 2000.

I generally have 350ish for b'fast, then another couple hundred on fruit or granola when I get to work, so about 600 before lunch, and about 1/3rd of my daily.

mworld

to put things in perspective and why there was a good reason for concern: a 6' 10" female that is 25 yrs old and weighs 500 lbs will have a BMR just under 3,100 calories.

http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/

jillybeanruns

Major FYI everyone: just because someone is eating 3000 calories a day and using MFP, does NOT mean that MFP gave them those numbers. Which means that all of you who mentioned "trusting" MFP are most likely uninformed about how this site works. You can customize your own caloric needs (which is what I do) as I think 1200 net calories is too little for me...even though I'm 128 and 5' 3 3/4". So the system is not necessarily telling her to eat that many calories...she could be customizing her own goals.

Not judging what she does/doesn't do, but it irks me when people pretend they know how this site works and they don't. If you're going by what MFP recommends, then fine...but MFP doesn't know you or your body and your own needs may be different that when it deems them to be. Don't be ignorant and stick with 1200 because MFP recommends it.

Back to the subject...I eat between 270-350 calories for breakfast. Ideally, I'd love to hit 400+ but I'm not super hungry in the morning.

seventeenlucky77

Like 255 calories for breakfast here. 1 cup of cereal like Raisin Bran or Cheerios, half a medium/small banana and 1 cup of skim/fat free milk. I am usually full until around 11:30.

By big issue is being hungry between lunch and dinner. I try to keep it to strawberries, carrots, 100 cal popcorn or something like that but I am so easily tempted here at the office and the girls and I are always talking about food.

ZebraHead

And then a hush fell over the land? Please?

msspriss

I just started trying to eat breakfast, it is around 200-250 calories. I include everythiing I eat before lunch as "breakfast", which includes a midmorning snack around 100 calories.

newbierun14

I usually stay between 200-250. I find if I have something high in fiber first thing, it sticks for a long time so I don't get hungry. My favorite thing right now is plan oatmeal with a tbls of nutella mixed in. yummmm.

somigliana

I split my breakfast into two because I get a very early start to work:
Either egg on toast with portabello mushroom or omelette or something similar at 5:30am (~200-250cals)
and then either oats or high fibre cereal at 7:30am (~180cal)
for a total of 380-430 breakfast cals

PJilly

431. I eat the same thing every day: 3/4 cup (dry) old-fashioned oats, 1 cup 1% organic milk, 3 egg whites, 1 egg yolk

allykat8

And then a hush fell over the land? Please?

I know! I didn't know I was going to cause a drama filled topic. Lord I would not have said anything if I knew people were so senstive. This is a public forum where people offer advice, help, and opinions. Take it or leave it. I don't think I nor anyone else said we were 100% correct!

allykat8

And then a hush fell over the land? Please?

I know! I didn't know I was going to cause a drama filled topic. Lord I would not have said anything if I knew people were so senstive. This is a public forum where people offer advice, help, and opinions. Take it or leave it. I don't think I nor anyone else said we were 100% correct!

crystal_sapphire

if i'm working out before lunch, 350-450

if not, about 300