Do you eat Breakfast?

For me I have always been used to eating breakfast and find it boosts my energy. I guess being diabetic ,eating is a big part of my lifestyle. I don't overeat as I try to keep to 4 small meals throughout the day !

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To answer the OP, no I don't eat breakfast.

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I eat breakfast after I workout. I can't eat breakfast before my morning run or I'll get stomach cramps/side stitch.

When I am going to work then I will eat breakfast. If not going to work then I usually just mess around till noon before eating. But I don't wake up till 11:45 so is that breakfast or lunch ?

I do, I guess- but not sure. I could eat almost as soon as I get up, but usually I have coffee and then breakfast around 10. On work days I eat early, like at 7...just depends I guess.

I usually drink mine.

I learned during junior high that when I had a big breakfast, I kept shoving food in my mouth the rest of the day. I prefer to save calories for later so I don't end up blowing it out the first few hours of the day.

My basic eating advice is: if you're hungry, eat. If not, then don't.

breakfast is pretty important really.. after sleeping for 6-8 hours, your body hasn't received any nutrients.. and eating as soon as possible after waking up will jump start your metabolism. and you may even consume less calories during lunch.

on the other hand, if you don't eat breakfast and when lunch time comes you might just reach for whatever it is available to satisfy your hunger..

just my thoughts. feel free to intervene and correct me if i'm wrong.

I'm amazed at the number of people who don't eat breakfast. I must have trained my body wrong or something, because on days I skip it, I am starving all morning. By 9:30, I could eat my desk. On days that I have a good breakfast (something solid with protein - not just a bowl of cereal), I can go until lunch time or past without being hungry.

Since I have started eating breakfast this summer, I have lost almost 20 inches and over 8 lbs. In my opinion, I am alot more healthier and have more energy to burn calories now that I eat in the morning. It gives me fuel, as opposed to running on empty.

breakfast is pretty important really.. after sleeping for 6-8 hours, your body hasn't received any nutrients.. and eating as soon as possible after waking up will jump start your metabolism. and you may even consume less calories during lunch.

on the other hand, if you don't eat breakfast and when lunch time comes you might just reach for whatever it is available to satisfy your hunger..

just my thoughts. feel free to intervene and correct me if i'm wrong.

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You are wrong.

I've started having breakfast every day since joining MFP but it doesn't come naturally. I eat a decent breakfast at 7 am once I get to work (Cream of Wheat or Oatmeal and yogurt), a very light lunch around noon (a hardboiled egg or piece of string cheese with a carrot or cucumber or something similar) and then a large dinner, usually a lean protein and veggies, maybe some sort of carb. I go to the gym about 7 and may have a snack after if I have the calories. By 7 am I'm starving and ready for my bland hot cereal. Doing it this way evens out my calories in a way that works for me, first meal after a workout and right before being the substantial ones. All bets are off on the weekends though!

I eat a fat free yogurt and fruit for breakfast or a bowl of high fiber cereal for breakfast with fruit. always have, probably always will. I dont always eat it the moment I get up...sometimes it is mid morning but I find if I dont have at least a little complex carb and protein in the morning, by 11am I am literally famished. Everyone is different, but for me this works best. I am not one to eat a heavy eggs and bacon type thing except very occasionally like once a year maybe...it will make me want to go to sleep! a little protein and complex carb. stokes my furnace and gets me going. In additon I simply love my coffee and if I dont eat and drink coffee sometimes it will wreak havoc with my stomach.

We need to experiment with what works best for us and follow our body's messages. When we over ate, we couldnt even hear what our bodies were saying. If I listen, it tells me what we need as I am not seperate from it!

Someone I added as a friend recently was looking at my food diary and noticed I had not been eating anything for breakfast. They suggested SlimFast shakes - It's good for you, nutrition wise- full of vitamins etc but slimfast brand tastes disgusting to me !! A personal friend of mine suggested HONESTLY the Dollar General brand - DG health Nutritional Drink is what its called (only 6$). The chocolate flavor is so tasty and if you like hot coffee in the morning, I suggest drinking it with your coffee! I do it not mixing them together in the same glass but taking a sip of your coffee and then follow it with the shake. They go great together!! Seriously!!YUM!! I don't have a lot of time to spare when I wake up in the morning. Virtually every minute I have before work is accounted for. These shakes are hearty feeling, like a meal but without having to prepare it and its more like just something to drink in the AM like/or with coffee. Try it out! Only 250 calories a drink and it curbs
your appetite until snack time. Also, consider how many meals you eat throughout the day. I start with the shake at 7am, a snack at 10am, lunch between 11:30-12, snack at 2-2:30 and dinner by 5. I try to finish my eating for the day before 7 pm and squeeze in whatever exercise is needed to keep me within my calorie goal for the day TRY THE SHAKE!! lol hope that helps. Cheers~
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I start with ice cold water and by the time I'm making breakfast I'm having my first coffee. Yes, breakfast is important but I know a lot people that skip it or wait til they are hungry, I'm just usually hungry when I wake up