Dessert for breakfast?

imamonster2000
imamonster2000 Posts: 43 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I forgot where I heard this, but somewhere I heard that eating dessert for breakfast helps you lose weight and fight cravings. Is it true?
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  • lilawolf
    lilawolf Posts: 1,690 Member
    Not for me. Simple sugars won't keep you full for long, so then you end up eating even more as well as spiking your insulin and triggering fat storage, and it is really hard to get back on track after that. I also like having less calories in the morning and plenty for dinner, so this really wouldn't work for me, because I would have so little left for dinner. If you have desert for desert, then you are already full and so it is a lot easier to portion control.
  • HeidiCooksSupper
    HeidiCooksSupper Posts: 3,839 Member
    Read up on sugars and appetite. You are likely to experience exactly the opposite effect to what you want and be ravenously hungry all day. I now even save my fruits until later in the day so I don't get so hungry early on. But the only way to know if the effect really hits you is to try a few days of a savory breakfast with few carbs and then a few days of a sweet, carb-y breakfast and see how you feel.

    I even respond to artificial sweeteners with increased appetite and switching to drinking mostly unsweetened stuff has made a world of difference to my appetite control.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    you know what helps you lose weight?

    eating less and exercising more.
  • lilcassers
    lilcassers Posts: 163
    One shouldn't have dessert any time. Maybe once a week...
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    One shouldn't have dessert any time. Maybe once a week...

    thats just crazy talk.
  • candylilacs
    candylilacs Posts: 614 Member
    Depends on you. As I said earlier, I ate a chocolate croissant for breakfast (and unsweetened tea) five days a week for about 12 weeks. I exercised and ate sensibly the rest of the day. For me, I got my craving out of the way early and I never felt deprived. I ended up losing 25 pounds in about three months. For you this might work -- or you might go nuts and then eat 10 of them in one sitting. You have to know what satisfies you and makes you happy and ready to take on the day.

    However, for me, the chocolate croissants was a few years ago. Now I don't really have as many cravings for chocolate croissants or even chocolate (I tend to like sweet/salty and crunchy now! ) Now I like breakfast sausage and whole wheat bread. A lot of sodium, but I'm trying to combat that with lower sodium intake the rest of the day.
  • Showcase_Brodown
    Showcase_Brodown Posts: 919 Member
    That's ridiculous. Completely and totally.
  • BeachIron
    BeachIron Posts: 6,490 Member
    In. For fried chicken and waffles with maple syrup and ice cream.
  • cingle87
    cingle87 Posts: 717 Member
    In. For fried chicken and waffles with maple syrup and ice cream.

    This

    /thread
  • imamonster2000
    imamonster2000 Posts: 43 Member
    What if you had normal breakfast and then just a little dessert with it? Do you know if that helps?
  • crandos
    crandos Posts: 377 Member
    ^^ Doesnt matter what time you eat it not gonna increase/decrease your metabolism.
  • Showcase_Brodown
    Showcase_Brodown Posts: 919 Member
    What if you had normal breakfast and then just a little dessert with it? Do you know if that helps?

    It might help your blood sugar and insulin spike....? A "normal" breakfast usually consists of foods not too far removed from dessert. Then you're going to add dessert to that?

    We already justify having cake for breakfast if it's fried and has syrup on it or can be put in the toaster.

    I don't think it would end up helping anything, and I would venture to say it would do harm. But I guess whatever works for you is the best thing. If you have dessert for breakfast and can honestly say it helps with cravings later on, go for it.
  • Dunkirk
    Dunkirk Posts: 465 Member
    I had apple crumble for breakfast a few mornings last week. The crumble's ingredients was ground almonds, rice flour, dessicated coconut, butter and the equivalent of 1 teaspoon of sugar per serve. You could make protein pancakes, or add gelatine to a protein shake and let it set overnight, if you were wanting something that wasn't too decadent.
  • naly82
    naly82 Posts: 1
    It is working for me! i have every single day a cookie or dessert with my half cup of coffee without sugar and i'm still losing weight! i lose 1 to 2 lb every week since i started my new diet! of course i bake them at home so i know how much sugar i put it in them!!
    i started my new diet and exercising in 3 months ago and i lost almost 25 lb with a dessert in the morning every single day!!!
  • aquarabbit
    aquarabbit Posts: 1,622 Member
    I don't know about that, but I do love pastries for breakfast!
  • DoctorCheeba
    DoctorCheeba Posts: 28
    I don't know about health benefits but I crave sweets for breakfast quite often too. I'll usually add some cinnamon and organic maple syrup to my scrambled eggs w/ chicken, it tastes amazing!
  • SuperSexyDork
    SuperSexyDork Posts: 1,669 Member
    One shouldn't have dessert any time. Maybe once a week...

    thats just crazy talk.

    Completely insane.

    If it helps you to satisfy your cravings earlier in the day, then do it. Stay within your macronutrient goal and you should be fine.

    I can totally see it helping you because you can remind yourself when you're looking at sweets later in the day that you've already had your share.
  • newmanel
    newmanel Posts: 61 Member
    Yep, this was in the New York Times:

    http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/21/health/nutrition/dessert-at-breakfast-may-help-dieters.html?_r=0
  • nomeejerome
    nomeejerome Posts: 2,616 Member
    One shouldn't have dessert any time. Maybe once a week...

    That is awful advice.

    OP: Weighing your food, being aware of what your body needs to function (calories, nutrients, etc.) and making realistic goals will help you achieve a healthy body. You do not have to cut out specific foods, eat at specific times or eliminate things you enjoy to be healthy.
  • Pearsquared
    Pearsquared Posts: 1,656 Member
    It probably doesn't help in that way at all (probably doesn't hurt either), but that sounds like an excellent idea. I will have a homemade chocolate banana popsicle for breakfast, thank you.
  • FitnessBeverlyHills
    FitnessBeverlyHills Posts: 189
    I forgot where I heard this, but somewhere I heard that eating dessert for breakfast helps you lose weight and fight cravings. Is it true?

    For me this tends to trigger sugar cravings. I think some people mention this because they assume if you eat dessert in the morning your body will have a better chance of burning off those calories while you're more active throughout the day. I would take those calories and eat a nice yummy breakfast. I typically like to eat my biggest meals for breakfast & lunch, and a little less for dinner when I don't need the extra energy. I love my dessert so I always save a few calories so I can have a little treat after dinner =)
  • gmallan
    gmallan Posts: 2,099 Member
    I forgot where I heard this, but somewhere I heard that eating dessert for breakfast helps you lose weight and fight cravings. Is it true?

    It depends, if it means that you are able to eat relatively healthy for the rest of the day then it might work. Nutrition and eating patterns is about finding out what works for you long term and sustainably (provided you are getting all the nutrients you need). This will vary so much from individual to individual which is why one person might lose weight doing x and another might not. Most diet plans will work if you can stick to them.

    I think if I start the day eating dessert than it would probably be all down hill from there. Although I have been known to have chocolate for breakfast from time to time.
  • FitnessBeverlyHills
    FitnessBeverlyHills Posts: 189
    But if you crave something sweet in the morning, how about fruit. I don't see anything wrong with having some fruit with your breakfast, I usually buy whatever is in season. Right now I have cherries for lunch everyday. Ialso love whole grain toast with 2 tbsp peanut butter, sliced bananas, sprinkled with walnuts and even a drizzle of honey, it totally taste like a dessert to me!
  • nomeejerome
    nomeejerome Posts: 2,616 Member
    But if you crave something sweet in the morning, how about fruit. I don't see anything wrong with having some fruit with your breakfast, I usually buy whatever is in season. Right now I have cherries for lunch everyday. Ialso love whole grain toast with 2 tbsp peanut butter, sliced bananas, sprinkled with walnuts and even a drizzle of honey, it totally taste like a dessert to me!

    If you would of looked at her diary, you would see she does add some fruit to her breakfast.

    OP: You are 18 and dealing with insecurity as stated in your profile. You are going to have different nutritional needs then a 30, 40 or 50 year old woman. As I said before, weigh your food, be aware of what your body needs to function (calories, nutrients, etc.) and make realistic goals to help you achieve a healthy body. (and mind) You do not have to cut out specific foods, eat at specific times or eliminate things you enjoy to be healthy.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    actually, i remembered reading something about this myself.

    http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/cms/article-detail.asp?articleid=2459
    Chocolate cake for breakfast enhances weight loss. Really? Yes, according to researcher Prof. Daniela Jacubowicz (1). The subjects were 193 obese, non-diabetic adults who ate either a 300-calorie low carbohydrate breakfast or a 600-calorie breakfast that included protein plus chocolate cake (or another sweet dessert). Both groups were instructed to eat the same amount of total calories: 1,400 for the women and 1,600 for the men. In the first 16 weeks, both groups lost an average of 33 pounds per person. But in the second half of the study, the no-cake group had poor compliance and regained an average of 22 pounds per person while the cake-eaters continued to lose another 15 pounds each. By 32-weeks, the cake eaters had lost about 40 pounds more than their peers.

    Prof. Jacubowicz noticed that those who had cake for breakfast had fewer cravings for carbohydrates and sweets later in the day. By frontloading their calories, they were less hungry and less likely to stray from their food plans. They had curbed their cravings for sweets and treats, in comparison to the group that ate the smaller breakfast.
  • FitnessBeverlyHills
    FitnessBeverlyHills Posts: 189


    If you would of looked at her diary, you would see she does add some fruit to her breakfast.
    .

    whats with all the snippy responses on these forums?? I added my 2 cents sorry I didn't have time right now to go through the diary, so unnecessary.
  • nomeejerome
    nomeejerome Posts: 2,616 Member


    If you would of looked at her diary, you would see she does add some fruit to her breakfast.
    .

    whats with all the snippy responses on these forums?? I added my 2 cents sorry I didn't have time right now to go through the diary, so unnecessary.

    No snip here, just stating a fact. Also, I would of thought that would be one of the first things somebody in the fitness industry would have wanted to look at before offering advice.
  • FitnessBeverlyHills
    FitnessBeverlyHills Posts: 189
    It was snippy and so was your second response, luckily there is an ignore button for that.
  • katy_trail
    katy_trail Posts: 1,992 Member
    how about oatmeal that tastes like a candy bar or pie does that count?
  • kali31337
    kali31337 Posts: 1,048 Member
    I personally like to start my morning with chocolate so I eat a Fiber One brownie EVERY morning. But that being said, I don't like a l lot of food that early in the morning so it works for me...it also doesn't make me want chocolate any less later in the day either...

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