Why Can't I Skip Breakfast?

I've only started eating breakfast since starting my relatively new healthy living journey. Breakfast kickstarts your metabolism. It is recommended you drink a glass of water shortly after waking up followed by a meal within 2 hours of waking up. I agree that on weekends sometimes my breakfast doesn't occur until 3 pm. It is also recommended that breakfast be your largest meal, followed by lunch and then dinner. Our culture is accustomed to eating larger dinners simply because that is the meal we usually have the most time to actually prepare our food. We are always so rushed for breakfast and lunch (if we didn't prepare ahead of time) that we prefer to grab something quick like oatmeal, cereal, smoothie, granola bar, sandwiches, fast food, etc. But why have your largest meal at night (or even halfway through the day) when all that energy is just going to be used while you're sleeping? That's another reason why having a large breakfast is recommended...to fuel you throughout your day and to keep your dinner light because minimal energy is needed while sleeping. You may be fine until lunch even when you skip breakfast because you are mentally trained to tell yourself you're satisfied when in reality, your body wants breakfast to jumpstart the day.

I'm guessing she was trying to help. No need to get butthurt and rude about it.

Who are you quoting? Where is the butt hurt?

Everyone quoting this: "Skipping breakfast makes you more tired throughout the day and slows down your metabolism. Your body goes into starvation mode because it has no idea when it's getting food next and then when you do eat it stores as much fat and sugar as possible because it's (again) not sure when it's going to get food next. If you want extra calories for dinner, try a simple workout. I walk each day for 45 minutes with my dog. That gives me 241 extra calories to use Cleaning your house, gardening, ect all add up."

If butt hurt is not letting people steamroll bad info all over this thread then, sure. ...

Do presidents use the term "butt hurt" in usual convos? Srs question.

There's a way to correct misinformation without belittling the person and being an *kitten* about it. And if our president uses "*kitten*", I'm sure he uses "butthurt" too.

But why have your largest meal at night (or even halfway through the day) when all that energy is just going to be used while you're sleeping?

But why have your largest meal at night (or even halfway through the day) when all that energy is just going to be used while you're sleeping? That's another reason why having a large breakfast is recommended...to fuel you throughout your day and to keep your dinner light because minimal energy is needed while sleeping. You may be fine until lunch even when you skip breakfast because you are mentally trained to tell yourself you're satisfied when in reality, your body wants breakfast to jumpstart the day.

And eating a huge dinner is like filling up the gas tank and then parking the car in the garage. Why put gas in the car if you're not going anywhere?

To be prepared for the next day.

And eating a huge dinner is like filling up the gas tank and then parking the car in the garage. Why put gas in the car if you're not going anywhere?

To be prepared for the next day.

So when you eat a huge dinner and go directly to sleep, your body just says, "Oh, h/she isn't doing anything with these calories so we'll just set them aside until morning and use them for energy then"? (I'm asking in all seriousness because I don't get how this works.)

In my opinion, not eating breakfast is like attempting a long roadtrip without stopping at the gas station to fill up the tank.

Taking a long road trip starting with half a tank of gas doesn't stop the trip...doesn't make your car slower or make it stall out. You put gas in the vehicle when it needs it...maybe the car you are driving needs filled up...others have great gas mileage and can go 250-300 km on half a tank...but it's the drivers choice on when to put gas in that vehicle...

And eating a huge dinner is like filling up the gas tank and then parking the car in the garage. Why put gas in the car if you're not going anywhere?

To be prepared for the next day.

So when you eat a huge dinner and go directly to sleep, your body just says, "Oh, h/she isn't doing anything with these calories so we'll just set them aside until morning and use them for energy then"? (I'm asking in all seriousness because I don't get how this works.)

You still burn calories during sleep. It's not like your body stops metabolizing food because you went to sleep. It's not like "oh, we're not doing anything but this person is eating a deficit, let's make it fat!". Your daily activity and exercise for the day or even week calculates whether or not your body will use any calories as whatever it needs. If you're eating at a deficit, you'll lose, surplus you'll gain, etc. At least, that's the way I see it.

So when you eat a huge dinner and go directly to sleep, your body just says, "Oh, h/she isn't doing anything with these calories so we'll just set them aside until morning and use them for energy then"? (I'm asking in all seriousness because I don't get how this works.)

It takes hours for food to digest and be utilized for energy. Do you think by going to bed the body stops digestion and "shuts down metabolism"
Do you think by eating breakfast that your body digested and is utilizing the energy from the food you ate right when you eat it?

And eating a huge dinner is like filling up the gas tank and then parking the car in the garage. Why put gas in the car if you're not going anywhere?

To be prepared for the next day.

So when you eat a huge dinner and go directly to sleep, your body just says, "Oh, h/she isn't doing anything with these calories so we'll just set them aside until morning and use them for energy then"? (I'm asking in all seriousness because I don't get how this works.)

You still burn calories during sleep. It's not like your body stops metabolizing food because you went to sleep. It's not like "oh, we're not doing anything but this person is eating a deficit, let's make it fat!". Your daily activity and exercise for the day or even week calculates whether or not your body will use any calories as whatever it needs. If you're eating at a deficit, you'll lose, surplus you'll gain, etc. At least, that's the way I see it.

Soooo.....if your body burns the calories while you're asleep, how are you "prepared for the next day"? The calories are gone, therefore, you need more. Right?

When you feel sluggish and hungry, then eat something and feel energized and not hungry......isn't that because your body is using the food you just ate? I mean, does eating just remind the body that there's extra energy hanging around somewhere that it hasn't used yet?

I never feel sluggish, actually feel more energized when hungry.

Hrm. I always start to feel sluggish. I can feel myself slowing down, like a wind-up toy or something. I eat something and almost immediately my energy level goes back up.