what do you eat for breakfast?!

what about a smoothie to drink on your way in. Some vanilla yoghurt, milk, and frozen berries all blended together and off you go. If you wanted to add some protien powder you could, I don't.

bowl of special K!

If you like chocolate milk, try Orgain. It is an all-natural organic ready-to-drink meal replacement "shake". Vanilla is good, too (I use it as creamer for my coffee and then drink the rest for my breakfast), but the chocolate is easily my favorite. It's also a good snack for when you can't eat something healthy in time, but you don't want to skip and go into starvation mode (when your body then decides to hold onto EVERYTHING you eat, making weight loss impossible). My suggestion, though, is to try each and then buy a case of whichever (or both) flavor you enjoy. It's hard to find sometimes, so I buy whatever I can get my hands on. Amazon usually has the best price for it, but they're out right now. Vitamin Shoppe has it ready to ship right now. Obviously, the Orgain website always has it, but it's way too expensive to buy straight from them.

http://drinkorgain.com/

Let me know what you think

I used to have the same problem. I had to "train" myself to eat in the morning by starting really slowly. I find toast to be very easy to eat. You can use whole wheat/ double fiber bread and some low fat spread or jam of your choice. Start by eating 1 or 2 bites, then increase the amount in a few days and so on.

I love bagels but have been staying away from them because of the high calorie and sodium. However I found some bagel flats by pepperidge farm. They taste great. 100 calories and 120g of sodium also has 5g of fiber and protein. I tried egg beaters egg substitute but didnt like the taste. I tried a generic brand and its funny how it taste better. Cereal, oatmeal, shakes and breakfast bars are other alternatives. The breakfast shake or bar and a piece of fruit is great for when your time is limited in the mornings.

A piece of fruit and dry cereal (cherrios, Fiber Plus etc.) in a snack baggie. Eat the dry cereal first then snack on the fruit later.

This might sound unrelated, but if i get less than 6 hours of sleep, I feel like i have the flu when i wake up, stomach gets very upset and the last thing I want to do is eat. Are you getting enough rest?

As someone else suggested, it's much easier to get your nutrition with liquids if you have trouble keeping solid food down. A shake with milk, protein powder, a banana and some natural peanut butter tastes really good and goes down easy. It also gives you something to drink to make it easier to toss the coffee, and your morning dependance on caffiene.

As for eggs, why do you want to have just the whites? Why would you throw out the part of the egg that has all the nutrients? The yolk is the part of the egg that gives you what you WANT from an egg in the first place. I eat at least 2 eggs every morning, without fail, and have been for the last 5 months. For the last few days I've been making a 2 egg omelet with 2% cheese, then using it to make 2 sandwiches with wheat bread. Granted, I'm allowed quite a few more calories then most, but to get to my lunch at 11:15 I need at least 300 calories first thing in the morning, and usually eat over 400.

For me, it's all about the cheese. Fat is a great thing in the morning. It fills you up, keeps you full, and is more palatable when you really don't feel like eating. I've been trying to get more carbs lately, hence the 4 slices of bread, but before that it was a 4 egg omelet with 1/2 cup of cheese. Plenty of proteins and good fats to keep me full until lunch.

I have a pretty simple breakfast and it has served me well... I have a Fiber One granola bar and a cup of mint caffeine free tea.
I just don't have the motivation to cook in the morning.

1 LOW Fat multi grain eggo waffle, raspberries, blueberries and orange marmalade. Glass of 3oz OJ with water. 158 calories

I hear ya sister. I can't stand to eat after I wake up. It's just not right to me. If you look at my food diary you'll notice that I often don't eat breakfast and I know that's wrong but I prefer that to throwing up. I liked the idea of taking it with you to work and eating it later. As long as you're not eating within the hour before you go work out then you should be fine. If I do a morning workout I try to stomach a banana down but ughh.

Good luck and let me know what you find works for you.

Oh in the past I've found that an egg sandwich on orawheat sandwich rounds, with some canadian bacon or turnkey or veggie sausage patti are easy and pretty yummy.

I love smoothies in the morning. I use a type that you just pour filtered water in bullet type of blender, a few ice cubes and the powder and blend. It's packed with goodness. If I want to mix it up I add frozen banana or frozen berries or cherries instead of ice.

If I have more time I love instant cream of wheat or oatmeal with some fruit on top.

Or maybe some greek yogurt with honey or berries? Athenos sells good one portion sizes with a side of honey or fruit in the package.

My 2 favorite breakfasts are:

A) 1 minute oatmeal w/ chocolate protein powder and frozen fruit
Breakfast sandwhich: 1 egg, 1 morningstar sausage pattie, 1 piece of low fat cheese on a whole wheat english muffin

I don't eat breakfast until I get to work which is about 2 hours after I wake up. I can't eat first thing either, but at least I'm eating.

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During the week, usually I eat a couple slices of whole grain wheat toast and some light yogurt. Occasionally, if I have time, I have steel cut oatmeal with berries.

On weekends, I have one of the above choices with scrambled egg whites.

I'm a creature of habit in the mornings (I get up way too early to try do anything complicated with breakfast), so I don't stray much from those options.