Do you tend to eat more when you eat breakfast?

I have never been a breakfast eater but when I started trying to loose weight this time I have been forcing myself to eat within an hour of being up. I do find that I am consistently hungrier throughout the day when I eat breakfast but I think that is because I have actually kick started my metabolism, which is a good think. Having protein in the morning really is key I have found to curbing that appetite. If I have enough protein in the morning I am not hungry in the same way.

I have never been a breakfast eater but when I started trying to loose weight this time I have been forcing myself to eat within an hour of being up. I do find that I am consistently hungrier throughout the day when I eat breakfast but I think that is because I have actually kick started my metabolism, which is a good think. Having protein in the morning really is key I have found to curbing that appetite. If I have enough protein in the morning I am not hungry in the same way.

Agree with this. If I didn't eat breakfast, I can pretty much get all the way to dinner time without feeling hungry. But eat breakfast...?! In a few hours I'm ravenous and a few after that ravenous again! I've also found protein in the morning helps slow things up ... although my fave is a big bowl of bran-based cereals with a banana.

I have heard the eat protien for breakfast rule, and it never helps me be less hungry a few hours later. I've started eating two tiny breakfasts with the same amount of calories as if I were to have one full breakfast. The idea that meal timing is important is a myth, but if you're stomach is empty and just finished digesting food it can make you feel hungry even if you have just ate. You can either just ignore the hunger until you want to eat your next meal or preplan some snacks like nuts or a granola bar to nibble on until lunch. Eating more frequently doesn't do much for your metabolism, but it does help with digestion and making you feel less deprived. Whatever works best for you and keeps you on track is the best option even if that is skipping breakfast in favor of a bigger lunch.

For me, it depends on the breakfast. If I have something carb-y in the morning (cereal, fruit, bread, etc) then I feel pretty hungry again a couple hours later. But if I have a lot of protein with a hefty portion of my daily fat, then I feel full for several hours, sometimes skipping lunch entirely. One weekend, I had a "full English" breakfast at 10 AM--this included tomatoes, mushrooms, beans, eggs, bacon, sausages, and just a little bit of potato bread--and while the breakfast was probably 1200 cals, I ate nothing for the rest of the day except for a small snack of cheese and crackers before bed.

No. I love breakfast.

If you don't want to it breakfast, don't.

It does not "rev up your metabolism"

YES!!! I completely agree, and was just saying this to my hubby this week. I find when I eat breakfast I want to snack through the morning...I know it's bad but I try and go as long as I can without eating....as long as I get my alloted calories through the day....I don't think it matters when I eat them. once I started doing this again, I started dropping weight off again.

I usually have 400+ cals for breakfast (2 eggs 2 toast + coffee) and then a banana around 11am. Gets me through to lunch. I never used to eat breakfast at all, but then, I had a pretty poor approach to food and nutrition all together.

Yes the same happens for me. I eat breakfast but it's not until about 10 or 11am (I'm up at 6 during the week). I'm usually just not hungry in the mornings though.

It seems that whenever I eat breakfast (Usually dry cereal or oatmeal with a banana or apple) It tend to eat more throughout the day. I know your *suppose* to eat breakfast and everything but would it be so bad if I don't? Side question; what usually cases you to eat more then planned?

Some people just are not breakfast people, and that's okay. Maybe you are one of them.

As for me, I LOVE LOVE LOVE my breakfast! Weekdays it's oatmeal with wheat germ and fruit and espresso with steamed lactose free milk and homemade chocolate syrup. On weekends it's bacon (or turkey sausage), french toast or pancakes, fruit.

Give me my breakfast and I'm happy.

If I don't eat breakfast, I tend to eat more throughout the day...at least back when I skipped breakfast I would feel hungrier throughout the day.

It's not wrong or right to have/not have breakfast. It's pretty much your choice, unless you doctor tells you otherwise (such as you're diabetic or hypoglycemic or have other medical issue requiring breakfast).

I think for me if I eat a small breakfast, like a meal replacement bar or a small breakfast sandwich I do get hungry more and feels like I eat more throughout the day. BUT if I get up and eat a fairly large breakfast to where I feel full then i am not hungry until much later. Basically switch around the idea that dinner is the large meal should help.

I don't necessarily eat more, but I am definitely hungrier the rest of the day when I have breakfast versus when I hold out until lunch

For me, it depends on the breakfast. If I have something carb-y in the morning (cereal, fruit, bread, etc) then I feel pretty hungry again a couple hours later. But if I have a lot of protein with a hefty portion of my daily fat, then I feel full for several hours, sometimes skipping lunch entirely. One weekend, I had a "full English" breakfast at 10 AM--this included tomatoes, mushrooms, beans, eggs, bacon, sausages, and just a little bit of potato bread--and while the breakfast was probably 1200 cals, I ate nothing for the rest of the day except for a small snack of cheese and crackers before bed.

yep , that is exactly what I experience.
If I eat eggs, ham, bacon, veggies, minimal fruit for breakfast , I actually eat less in he afternoon. No breakfast or carb loading breakfast often ends up in binge later in the day.
When I had time to eat any type of breakfast I waned, I ate like 800+ calories, and skipped lunch entirely without hunger.

Breakfast like a King :flowerforyou:

Lunch like a Prince :smooched:

Supper like a Pauper :bigsmile:

For me...... 6 a.m.-->. I eat oatmeal, 2 cups berries, 3 tbs crushed hemp hearts and my beloved coffee!! Does that work out to 12 grams of protein? I can make it lunch without chewing on belly button. Almonds and an apple get through the afternoon - I find that it helps to eat more protein at breakfast and lunch and that seems to curb the eating too much later.

My goodness, I have not heard that for years and years. My mother used to preach this when I was a kid. Actually, I think it sounds fairly sensible advice .
If I eat a good protein breafast, then I do not get hungry and start scrounging around looking for something to snack on before my next meal is due. I find a good breakfast prevents me from eating things of poor nutritional or undesirable calorifc contents. When it comes to my midday meal, I am ready for it , and I usually enjoy it much better when I have not taken the edge off my appetite with in between snacking. In the evenings , I prefer to eat earlier now that I am older , than I once did . I like to have the meal over and done with and the kitchen cleaned up by 6- 6.30 pm at latest. And that way I have about 3 hours to digest it properly before I toddle off to bed. I hate going to bed with tummy overload, and I don't think it is healthy and can result in heartburn and other unpleasant symptoms to disturb my beauty sleep.
We are all a bit different I guess, so each to their own. Only we know how we truly feel and how our own bodies respond. If I didn't eat breakfast, I would more than likely become constipated... and let's not go there. Suffice to say , it is evil at my age !