Breakfast

I think it is different for everyone. I have to eat breakfast or I will be a zombie. I also like to eat a lot at night so I plan some calories for that. I wouldn't say eating breakfast makes me eat less during the day but it does help me not be a raging crazy woman at 8 am with a growling stomach and a headache. But like I said. Everyone is different.

It depends on what I eat. If I eat a high carb breakfast, I'll be eating like a pig all day. If I eat a higher protein breakfast, then I eat fairly evenly all day.

it makes me hungry, it is important but I have to push it off until like 10 or 11 am or I want to eat all day

Research and Statistics indicate that eating breakfast is beneficial and help you maintain a healthy weight.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/food-and-nutrition/expert-answers/FAQ-20058449 <-- and some nice references at bottom of page.
http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/many-benefits-breakfast <-- no reference , but otherwise a good article.

With that said... it is not black and white. Please note the use of "may" in the mayo clinic information. Use the data to be mindful. But pay even more attention to your own body. We are all different and you may find that skipping breakfast is just fine for you.

It would be an interesting experiment to use MFP to track for yourself. For me - breakfast is essential. I tried skipping breakfast for a couple of weeks when I started this weight loss journey last year and only ended up gaining a little weight.

I don't like to eat first thing in the morning, but I've found that a light breakfast helps me concentrate at work, so I have it once I'm there. Now that I work out in th morning, I've had time to get hungry! On the weekends I sometimes eat it and sometimes don't. Again, I get up a lot earlier these days, so I get hungry a little earlier. But sometimes I sleep in or just have coffee, which also tends to fill me up.

Everyone has an opinion.

If I skip breakfast I overeat at dinner.

I eat muesli and plain yogurt and fruit for breakfast with espresso, which is less than 200 calories. Or I eat eggs (we have chickens.) I eat another 200-300 at lunch. Keeps my body happy and gives me lots of calories for later. I hate being hungry.

But OATMEAL or PANCAKES - very easy to digest carbs - make me starving by 11. So it depends what you eat.

Breakfast suits a lot of people. I am not one of them.

I find the act of eating breakfast is more likely to make me overeat during the day than anything else I can do to my body- its almost like setting a precedent to start ramming my face with unnecessary calories when I'm not even hungry. I generally only eat it if I am driving long distance early in the morning because it helps settle my stomach on the journey.

Everyone should experiment with breakfast and see how it affects them, then act accordingly.

I'm rarely hungry in the morning and feel like I'm wasting calories if I force myself to eat. I'd rather save the calories and really enjoy lunch and dinner with some fruit to snack on in between.

Eat it if it helps you adhere to your diet. Skip it if that helps you adhere to your diet.

I eat breakfast most days and that works for me.

I love breakfast, eat it every day. Today I am having a whole wheat english muffin, 2 slices of candian bacon, 1/2 slice swiss cheese and 1 egg on it. Yum

I eat Breakfast , Lunch , and Dinner and mix in 3 snacks inbetween so I think it just comes down to your own personal preferences and what you can adhere too for the long run.... Best of Luck

This is what I do too. It's funny because people think I'm the "naturally skinny girl that can eat whatever she wants all day long." Do whatever works best for you.

I find having breakfast, if it's a healthy breakfast like a protein shake with healthy carbs, protein and fat, helps to keep me satisfied. (as long as I don't chug it in one sitting). I sip on the shake for part of the morning until it is half gone and then a little later sip the rest. In between I have herbal detox tea and water.

It's definitely a personal preference and individual response.

I never ate breakfast when I was younger - just a cup of coffee first thing before I rushed to work. Then I got into the habit of grabbing a breakfast croissant or a danish first thing - these definitely did bad things to my diet. I would be starving by lunch and would end up stuffing my face all day. Then I started to find that breaking my fast with a sugary and starchy danish would actually send my blood sugar plummeting so low I would actually, literally faint before lunch. This is sub optimal, so I did the sensible thing and stopped eating sugary buns for breakfast. :laugh:

Actually this is known as post-prandial hypoglycemia and can (apparently) be a sign of heading into pre-diabetes. Call it an early warning sign that your insulin response is starting to get wacky.

Now I breakfast on bacon and eggs or luncheon meats. Or, if there's plenty of protein and fat, then a few carbs with it (e.g. baked beans, a hash brown or a muffin) won't cause me to get so hungry. That'll keep me going for the four or five hours until after my long lunchtime walk.

It might be a personal matter - I know if I dont eat a breakfast, I am really tempted to snack and graze. But if I drink a protein shake, or have some oatmeal, I tend to have more control through the morning and afternoon. My breakfasts can amount to anywhere from 265 - 450 calories.

Does it help you not overeat later on in the day? I know the idea that breakfast boosts your metabolism and such is a myth but what do you think of the claim that it doesn't make you eat more? Do some of you concur with that?