Breakfast or No Breakfast?

imo if you're not hungry - you don't get lightheaded or dizzy - don't eat. metabolism is always adapting; that's its function, so you can't ruin it.

i used to eat about 2 to 2 1/2 hours after i woke up, which is when i'd first get hungry, but since i've been doing more cardio and weights, i get hungry about an hour to an hour and a half after waking.

Timing does not matter, so long as you meet your goals. I was up at 6:30 today, didn't eat until nearly noon. Some days I am hungrier earlier. I've lost 50lbs since mid-April eating at whatever time, however many times per day. Sometimes that means meals and snacks, small meals, bigger meals... I just stay within my goals.

I'm in the don't eat if you aren't hungry camp. My breakfast is generally coffee or a coffee infused protein shake. My first "food" is generally early afternoon. I don't think it has inhibited my weight loss at all.

I do drink hot lemon most morning (hot water, juice of half a lemon) and a coffee with half&half(2tbsp to 16oz coffee) or a skim milk latte pretty much every morning.

I found, way back when, if I ate breakfast because I was "supposed to", I'd seem hungrier all day long. For now, I am just trying to go with my body's cues and it seems to be working.

Meal timing is personal preference.
I've never been a breakfast eater. I prefer to eat my first meal after I've been awake for a few hours, so that's usually around noon for me. I find that I'm less hungry throughout the day if I fast for the first few hours, and I also prefer to have a smaller eating window (12pm-10pm as opposed to 8am-10pm).

Eat in a way that makes you feel best.

yes
like they say its the most important meal of the day

I've read some of these responses and I have to say, I am pro-breakfast! Personally, I was only ever hungry around 2pm, 6pm and 10pm. For years I thought starving would equate weight loss. Skipping meals made sense. After reprogramming my brain with the help of a nutritionist, I finally grasp the benefit. My 10pm snack would usually turn into a full out binge! And after a big, emotional food stuff, I would pass out with a full belly. It was the only way to feel tired, as I never expended enough energy to fall asleep at a normal time.

Since I've embraced breakfast, it has completely stopped those late night hunger attacks/ binges and put my food back into a normal pattern.

When I wake up for work at 4:30, the last thing I want to do is put food in my mouth and chew and the ultimate solution has been to create morning protein shakes with one eye open. They are like breakfast milkshakes
This is my recipe and there is enough to leave the kids each a serving to go with their morning toast or bran/protein muffin.

I-2 scoop of protein powder
2 cups of chocolate soy milk
approx 3/4 cup of frozen berries

Soooo good and easy to add wheat bran, oatmeal, kale. Whatever you like, to boost whatever you want to boost in your diet.

Try it! You might become a breakfast convert like me

I was told by a fitness trainer once that you should eat within 1 hour after getting up to get your metabolism going. Otherwise, it won't kick in until quite a bit later in the day. Apparently it slows right down while sleeping and unless you kick start it, it doesn't realize it needs to do it's job.

yes
like they say its the most important meal of the day

Most of the "they" who say that are trying to sell you something. Breakfast is mostly personal preference.

I have always eaten breakfast. Still fat. :laugh:

Since meal timing doesn't affect weight loss then you could eat your calories anytime you wish. There isn't any special about eating just because the sun shines. Keep within your calories limit for weight loss and meet your macros (carbs, fat, protein) for good health.

Sometimes, well most times, I am not hungry when I wake up. I want coffee, but not food. I am a calories in/calories out person, but I wonder if waiting until 11:00 or 11:30 or even later will screw with my already less than perfect metabolism. Thoughts? Thanks, Jody

Just a heads up, I am giving this advice from a low-carb high-fat standpoint, as that's what works for me as a Type I diabetic. If you are low-fat, you won't love me for suggesting this... Seeing as you're a coffee person, give bullet-proof coffee a try: http://www.bulletproofexec.com/how-to-make-your-coffee-bulletproof-and-your-morning-too/
It's a good way to get your healthy fats in. On mornings that I don't wake up hungry but I know I'll be sorry for going to work on an empty stomach, I find that just the BP coffee is enough to hold me over until lunch. If I do feel like eating, sometimes I pair it up with an egg or a serving of nuts. Good luck!