Toast for breakfast

Any particular reason why you people eat breakfast? I am assuming all of you are trying to lose weight.

Your body doesn't need the calories, and when you wake up you are actually burning fat.

Immediately eat carbs in the morning and you shut that process down.

What is your rationale?

I have 2-3 cups of coffee and between 4 and 6 cups (8oz) of water before I even dream of breakfast. I'm up and moving and getting stuff done for a solid 2-3 hours before I eat. What's with assuming we all shovel food in the moment our feet hit the floor?

Ha ha. That's exactly what I do. Wake up. Make the bed. Pee. Walk into the kitchen. Make breakfast. Sit at table with breakfast and book for 30 minutes, basking in the silent glory of a wonderful morning. Wash dishes. Play on facebook for 30 minutes, still basking in the silent glory of a wonderful morning. Exercise. Shower. Go to work.

Any particular reason why you people eat breakfast? I am assuming all of you are trying to lose weight.

Your body doesn't need the calories, and when you wake up you are actually burning fat.

Immediately eat carbs in the morning and you shut that process down.

What is your rationale?

Because I am hungry. I still lose weight.. so what's your rationale? :smokin:

To answer the OP: My husband cooks breakfast on Sundays, so today we had bacon, scrambled eggs, and pancakes. It was delicious.

Normally I just have a microwavable breakfast sandwich that I can eat on the move because I'm trying to get the kids to school and my sitting down to eat food inevitably results in disaster.

Any particular reason why you people eat breakfast? I am assuming all of you are trying to lose weight.

Your body doesn't need the calories, and when you wake up you are actually burning fat.

Immediately eat carbs in the morning and you shut that process down.

What is your rationale?

Don't feed the troll. They're actually burning fat by not eating...

Any particular reason why you people eat breakfast? I am assuming all of you are trying to lose weight.

Your body doesn't need the calories, and when you wake up you are actually burning fat.

Immediately eat carbs in the morning and you shut that process down.

What is your rationale?

I feel drained of energy if I don't eat breakfast. Also, I like food, and usually eat it up to three times a day. I used to skip breakfast before work and school, and got dizzy and tired by 9. It just doesn't work for me.

There no physiologic reason for this to happen. Your glucose is doing just fine.

Breaking habits can be anxiety provoking, and eating first thing in the morning is just a habit- a learned response to the signals your stomach is sending your brain that it is empty.

Instead of looking for something to eat when you get hungry, train yourself to think "Great! My stomach is empty which means I am burning off some of my fat now!!"

Why don't you TRY to make it work for you and take your first meal around 11 or so?

Of course, see a doctor if you have real concerns about your dizziness. And drinking water goes a long way in helping you get through the morning.

I have had an eating disorder for years. Telling myself "hunger is power" is not exactly a healthy approach for someone with any type of eating disorder, no matter how mild.

I don't eat breakfast right away, usually around 9 or 10. But when I'm working (I'm on my feet and walking half of my shift), I have to cram in breakfast right away in the morning. It does indeed give me energy to get through the day!

Any particular reason why you people eat breakfast? I am assuming all of you are trying to lose weight.

Because I'm starving when I wake up. Losing weight is a result of eating less than what you burn. Meal timing has no effect on weight loss.

Your body doesn't need the calories, and when you wake up you are actually burning fat.

You're burning fat as long as you eat less than you TDEE.

Immediately eat carbs in the morning and you shut that process down.

What is your rationale?

What blog did you get that nonsense from? I'm still losing weight and inches while eating breakfast because TDEE and science. :P

(different poster)
Breakfast isn't eaten as soon as you wake up haha

If I could have a yummy breakfast waiting for me on my nightstand. I would hold my pee until I was done eating. :drinker:

This morning: 1 large egg + 8 tablespoons egg whites, scrambled with 1/2 teaspoon olive oil + 1/4 diced red bell pepper, along with 1 cup steamed unsweetened almond milk + 1 shot of espresso. This was only 197 calories, so I'll still be able to eat plenty later; I struggled to get enough protein yesterday, so it was great to get 20 grams in early!

Feel free to check out my diary for other breakfast ideas. Sometimes I'll have my eggs on/with a whole wheat English muffin or whole wheat bread. Lately, I've been having 1 egg sunny side up (made with cooking spray) on a slice of whole wheat toast with baby spinach, sauteed in cooking spray.

I also made pistachio granola recently, which is delicious with almond milk or yogurt: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/pistachio-granola-10000000780372/

I also like this oatmeal recipe, which is great for satisfying a sweet tooth: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ellie-krieger/cherry-vanilla-oatmeal-recipe/index.html

I eat a lot of quinoa and oatmeal, which I make in the microwave with almond milk and sometimes cinnamon, then serve with a small amount of almond/peanut butter stirred in, and fresh fruit, usually sliced strawberries and/or bananas.

yesterday morning i had delicious fried eggs and bacon, bit naughty with the oil and bacon but it was very filling!

Nothing naughty about bacon or oil. :noway: :huh:

aren't oil and bacon fattening? I use coles brand oil and i always thought bacon was a bad meat to eat? am i wrong :S

Oil is a fat and bacon contains fat. But are not, in and of themselves, fattening. Dietary fat is very important.

I had 1 cup of stonfield plain nonfat yogurt and 1/2 cup or eat 1 cup frozen (thawed of course) unsweetened strawberries. About 150 calories. Then have a low calories midmorning snack.