HELP!!! - Breakfast (or lack thereof) is killing me.

OK, So here's my problem. I don't really eat breakfast. I'm just not hungry so I choose to eat those calories later in the day instead.........well today a friend pointed out to me that breakfast is the most important meal of the day........how it doesn't matter as much when you eat it but that you have 3 defined meals. I am now very concerned. I am afraid I am wrecking my body by not eating breakfast. Eating breakfast is supposed to give my body energy and boost my metabolism.......and also that I should eat every 3-4 hours to keep my metabolic fire burning. What you you guys think? Help me out here. Should I be setting an alarm for 4 AM to get some food down the hatch?

Every word of it is true, and we're currently developing a time machine so we can go back in time and warn all the Homo erectuses that they need to do this too, or their metabolisms will stop burning and Homo sapiens will never evolve.

The time machine is coming along nicely, a bigger problem that's causing a slight hiatus is how the heck we explain the concept of "every 3-4 hours" to a Homo erectus.

For me, eating breakfast just starts the hunger cycle, so I do not eat until I'm hungry...which is usually lunch-time.
When I eat breakfast, I'm usually starving by lunch time and tend to be more likely to overeat.
That said, I find it much easier to stay within my calorie budget by skipping breakfast most days.

jack you just need to kick start your metabolism - if you find it hard for time grab a banana and this will give you the kick start you need and save the calories for the rest of the day. Simple but effective. You will find in time your body will get use to getting that kick start and add a slice of wholemeal toast or maybe two . when you have time at the week end - try porridge. 40g made with water is about 150 cal and 200mls of milk is about 100 and it will set you up for the day and keep your blood sugar low. Hope this helps x

This is an excellent suggestion OP. What may be simpler and more effective perhaps is a large dose of amphetamines. This will give the boost your metabolism needs without all those pesky calories.

Eating two eggs first thing in the morning will increase your weight loss by 60 %. You should try it.

Just the whites? I heard the yolks make you fat and increase your cholesterol.

Ok, now I smell a troll. LOL.

You probably mean whites nd its only because eggs keep you full longer than some other foods and you eat less so you lose weight. It can be any food that works for you. Celery has the same effect. Cottage cheese as well.
Chocolate keeps me full. I eat chocolate fudge icecream (100 cal) as breakfast and go without food till dinner sometimes:) im not saying this is healthy tho.!

For me, eating breakfast just starts the hunger cycle, so I do not eat until I'm hungry...which is usually lunch-time.
When I eat breakfast, I'm usually starving by lunch time and tend to be more likely to overeat.
That said, I find it much easier to stay within my calorie budget by skipping breakfast most days.

Exactly same here! Early breakfast just sends a signal to stomach "theres more food coming" if you just wait for like 30 minutes, hunger goes away by itself.

First..are you sure this is your only problem??? cause what I see is that you actually let your friends see your diary, and to me THAT is the problem... :laugh:

I am not trying to analyze everything today......Ain't nobody got time for that......Just trying to address the immediate Breakfast issue for today.

stop answering my non-serious reply to your non-seriously question, seriously...no seriously!!! :noway:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11836452

Obes Res. 2002 Feb;10(2):78-82.
Long-term weight loss and breakfast in subjects in the National Weight Control Registry.
Wyatt HR, Grunwald GK, Mosca CL, Klem ML, Wing RR, Hill JO.
Source
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262, USA. holly.wyatt@uchsc.edu
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
To examine breakfast consumption in subjects maintaining a weight loss in the National Weight Control Registry (NWCR).
RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES:
A cross-sectional study in which 2959 subjects in the NWCR completed demographic and weight history questionnaires as well as questions about their current breakfast consumption. All subjects had maintained a weight loss of at least 13.6 kg (30 lb) for at least 1 year; on average these subjects had lost 32 kg and kept it off for 6 years.
RESULTS:
A large proportion of NWCR subjects (2313 or 78%) reported regularly eating breakfast every day of the week. Only 114 subjects (4%) reported never eating breakfast. There was no difference in reported energy intake between breakfast eaters and non-eaters, but breakfast eaters reported slightly more physical activity than non-breakfast eaters (p = 0.05).
DISCUSSION:
Eating breakfast is a characteristic common to successful weight loss maintainers and may be a factor in their success

Eating two eggs first thing in the morning will increase your weight loss by 60 %. You should try it.

This only works if you add oil to it and swish it in your mouth for 20 minutes, 1/2 cup of oil is about right.

Or, you could use melted butter for a nice hollandaise sauce, which may be more appropriate. We are talking about breakfast, after all.

OK, So here's my problem. I don't really eat breakfast. I'm just not hungry so I choose to eat those calories later in the day instead.........well today a friend pointed out to me that breakfast is the most important meal of the day........how it doesn't matter as much when you eat it but that you have 3 defined meals. I am now very concerned. I am afraid I am wrecking my body by not eating breakfast. Eating breakfast is supposed to give my body energy and boost my metabolism.......and also that I should eat every 3-4 hours to keep my metabolic fire burning. What you you guys think? Help me out here. Should I be setting an alarm for 4 AM to get some food down the hatch?

Unless your doctor has advised you to eat at regular intervals for a medical condition, politely tell your friend thanks for the advice and keep doing what you've been doing. There are millions of healthy fit people who do not eat breakfast.

My brother's cousin's friends neighbour told me the other day that if men don't eat breakfast for 3 consecutive days in a row they lose 37.5% of their muscle mass. Are you sure you want to risk it?

You know what keeps killing me? Dead souls.

Here's a great one.... take a mason jar. On the weekend fill up 5 for each weekday morning. Fill 1/2 cup old fashioned oats, some type of dried fruit (cranberries, raisins, etc.) and some slided almonds. If you choose add a little brown sugar. In the morning, grab your jar of dry ingredients and take it to work. with hot water from the coffee machine fill it just above the oats. Put the lid on tighlty and let sit for 10 minutes. Pop, the top will pop and you have some wholesome oatmeal ready to go.