Breakfast

I have no idea why it is so important either I hate to eat breakfast. I have been making myself force down a bowl of cereal or something small since I started this new way of life, but I am not hungry in the morning.

I can't seem to find time or interest in breakfast also.. I also wake up around noon on some occasions I think the slim-fast optima's are perfect for me because i don't have to think about cooking and its a quick meal on the go! The strawberry ones are my fav and only have about 180 calories each! They are pretty darn cheap too at about 75 cents each if you know where to look! Breakfast is really important for your metabolism to start each day because your met. slows down to almost nothing while you are sleeping i have heard.

If u dont eat 3 meals and at least 2 snacks then u r starving your body of the good fat that it needs!!! So please eat in the AM... I just weighed in for my first week and lost 5 lbs. i was not a breakfast eater but i am now!!!! i walk 3 days a week and just started Aqua-cize this morning. i love the way i feel now.... Good Luck all!!!

Heck that makes sense to me noone has every said it that way a boost for your metabolism. Everyone always says just because you should eat breakfast to keep from snacking or getting hungry before lunch. I am very rarely hungry i don't know why but I have to make myself eat, my husband says I eat like a bird and he has no idea how I could have gained any weight. LOL

Remember that the digestive system is not instantaneous. Its a process. Just because you are not hungry in when you wake up doesn't mean you don't need food. Food is energy for your body and it takes some time to process it in. Having a breakfast/first meal starts that process and will give you the energy you need hours down the road. When you feed yourself four hours after you wake up that won't reach your organs until a hour or so after that. Plus by keeping your body fed throughout the whole day helps stops the cravings which then leads to gorging/over eating.

People who eat breakfast typically weigh less because you fill yourself up for the day and then are not constantly craving food the whole morning/ early afternoon. I like to eat an omelet (without meat) and fruit and I am good til about 2 o'clock.

Breakfast is so imporant since you've been fasting for around 8 hours. It sort of kicks your metabolism in for the the day and is the biggest source of fuel for your body through the day. I can't make it an hour without getting breakfast or I will start to feel sick and have no energy.
If I'm in a rush, I normally grab one of my thinkthin protein bars. (240 cals and 20 grams of protein, 0 grams sugar.) Protein bars or granola and cereal bars that have a good amount of fiber or protein are always good since they will keep you full a bit longer. I also like the special K protein shakes. One of those and a banana makes for a quick grab before heading out the door.

I was working with my doctor for a while, before joining MFP. He explained that I had totally screwed up my metabolism with my eating habits. I would wake up and head to work without eating. I wouldn't eat until I was really hungry, usually around 2pm, then wouldn't eat again until 8pm. My doctor wanted to work on straightening out my metabolism with diet, before adding exercise. By just changing my eating habits, eating the same calories a day (actually, he increased my calories a bit), but eating them in 6 small meals a day, I lost 20 pounds quickly. He insisted that my first meal of the day needed to be within about 30 minutes of waking up and must include protein.

For a quick "I'm running late" breakfast, I like toaster waffles. Good organic ones, not sugar filled ones. I make a sandwich of 2 Nature's Path Organic Flax Plus (the Flax gets me some Omega 3, which I know I need) with tablespoon of peanut butter. I throw them in the toaster while I'm getting my lunch together, spread the peanut butter on and take them out the door with me.