The Best Breakfast for Weight Loss

First of all, this very small study doesn't say that their research was carried out in a controlled environment where the test subjects were monitored 24 hours a day and what they ate was prepared for them. Instead, like so many studies they probably relied on the subjects keeping journals and trusted them to be accurate.

Also in the article is says this "But that doesn’t mean that starting your day with a 700-calorie Cronut will automatically help you lose weight. Instead, shoot for a large, balanced meal that’s high in protein—like eggs, yogurt, or lean meat—to fend off hunger."

This quote from the article makes way more sense. The reason that people tend to eat less when they start the day with a hearty breakfast is because they remain satiated longer and are better able to control their calorie intake for the rest of the day.

There are plenty of people who are successful doing all kinds of things, including skipping breakfast entirely.

What bothers me about all of these studies is that they are very rarely conducted on enough subjects and are very rarely done under controlled circumstances so are really more anecdotal then evidence based and they then get published in a magazine as the next best thing. It's not proof of anything.

Everyone has to do what works for them. If eating a big breakfast helps you meet your calorie and macro goals for the day then by all means Eat breakfast like a king and eat dinner like a pauper. Remember that saying?

But, you may go to bed hungry in which case your sleep will most likely not be quality and you'll struggle with sleep deprivation which has been proven to be a contributor to obesity and poor health in general. Your choice. I'm just saying that this tiny study doesn't prove anything.

I use to live by the rule: If I eat in the morning, I am hungry all day. If I wait until I am hungry, I will eat less.

I have since found out on my weight loss journey that the first part is correct. If I eat in the morning I AM hungry all day, and that is a good thing. I have had much more luck starting early with a good wholesome breakfast and then eating every two to three hours after that.

If I skip breakfast, I very easily fall back in to my own 400+ pound eating habits: No Breakfast, Big Lunch, Big Dinner, plus who knows how many extra calories I eat while staring in the fridge and pantry grazing...

It is much easier for me to start early and map out my day. That way when I get hungry I can tell my self it is only XX minutes until my next snack.

That has been debunked. I've always had dinner as my biggest meal and it has never hindered my weight loss. Meal timing is just another gimmick to sell diet books. You can eat before bed, you can eat IN bed and at the end of the day it's all about the deficit you create.

This seems like a recent study in a scientific journal. How could it have been debunked already? It may not have hindered your weight loss, but maybe it will be a good fit for someone else.

Not really... Eating big breakfasts, medium lunches and small dinners have been around for decades, if not in the US than in Europe for sure. My mom told me how they use to eat like this all the time.

Do you understand the difference between a scientific study and what people do in real life? Just because people have been practicing something for decades doesn't mean it has been scientifically studied or tested. This magazine article is an interpretation of a scientific study published in a journal. I can't find the journal article now, but I get the feeling it wasn't "decades" ago.

This is like the most frustrating thread ever.