Breakfast...

Phoebeg1723
Phoebeg1723 Posts: 88 Member
edited November 10 in Food and Nutrition
lunches I normally have soup or salad and dinners I turn to Pinterest for great low calorie meal ideas.

But breakfasts I struggle with and usually resort to toast which makes me feel heavy all morning.

I like the idea of using yoghurt somehow but have no idea how. Any suggestions?
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  • feythrose
    feythrose Posts: 2 Member
    I have a boiled egg & water before I leave for work around 7am then at 9am my students go to breakfast so I have an oatmeal or Greek yogurt. I can't have carbs first thing either or I feel sleepy.
  • astridtheviking
    astridtheviking Posts: 113 Member
    I usually have a shake of one banana blended with 1/2 a cup of almond milk. I can’t stomach a lot in the morning so this is super low in calories et cetera. But smoothies/shakes are a great breakfast! Bananas, PB, yogurt, milks, nuts, fruit, juice - you can do anything!
  • GaleHawkins
    GaleHawkins Posts: 8,159 Member
    I really prefer to get off with a good breakfast in my view like a boiled egg, almonds and a couple tablespoons of coconut oil in coffee/chocolate drink.
  • kimw91
    kimw91 Posts: 355 Member
    The easiest thing would be to just have a bowl of yogurt with fruit and whatever other toppings fit your diet. I like having mango and raspberries with pecan nuts, or banana, blueberries, walnuts and honey. I always add cinnamon.

    You could also make a smoothie using yogurt and again whatever fruit you fancy. You can make overnight oats with yogurt, too.
  • mallory_2014
    mallory_2014 Posts: 173 Member
    I personally prefer to not even eat breakfast. I find myself more hungry throughout the rest of the day.

    If you are hungry, find something to eat (yogurt, fruit, etc). If you are not hungry, don't worry about eating.
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    Skip breakfast and have a nicer lunch.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    If you want to experiment with yogurt, you might consider Greek yogurt because it has more protein. You can add all kinds of things to it: fruit, nuts, dry cereal, granola, peanut butter, cocoa, whatever you want. Play around and find what you like.
  • Phoenix_Down
    Phoenix_Down Posts: 530 Member
    I'm another who skips breakfast. Eating it makes me ravenous for the rest of the day but if I hold off until after 1 and have a substantial lunch, dinner, and snack I'm pretty satiated. Do whatever feels best and that you can adhere to!
  • Aemely
    Aemely Posts: 694 Member
    edited January 2015
    I find myself going to bed a tiny bit hungry most nights, so eating breakfast is important for me. Plus, it's working! I'm a fan of Thomas Everything Bagel Thins with whipped Philadelphia cream cheese.

    There's also nothing wrong with toast, but I choose a thin toast so it's not too heavy. Two slices of Arnould Jewish Rye Melba Thin are 110 cals. and just enough to hold my favorite butter and raspberry jam. :yum: The only issue is that the slices tear easily, so you have to be careful removing them from the bag. Ha.

    No matter what, I always have a latte in the morning (about 30 cals. w/ 2.5 oz. of Simply Smart milk). I'm a coffee addict. :heart_eyes: And, on the weekends, I have the time to cook a few strips of bacon to go along w/ my normal toast/bagel.

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  • cnekniher
    cnekniher Posts: 71 Member
    I LOVE greek yogurt.
  • NikonPal
    NikonPal Posts: 1,346 Member
    Breakfast is usually my smallest meal of the day -- but small doesn't have to mean it has to look like a "diet" meal or some kind of sacrifice. These are a few of my usual breakfast recipes. Bon Appétit. :D

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  • bounseeball
    bounseeball Posts: 2
    My fav's are: 1 cup plain yogurt with chia seeds and an apple for dipping, two hard boiled eggs with about 1.5oz cheese and 1/2 cup fruit, or a serving of steel cut oats. Coffee, always coffee.
  • Phoebeg1723
    Phoebeg1723 Posts: 88 Member
    Thanks all. It's really insightful :) and ladies who skip breakfast because it leaves you hungry, that's just your metabolism revving up for the day as it were. Skipping breakfast isn't the best thing to do but if it works for you, great.
  • Phoenix_Down
    Phoenix_Down Posts: 530 Member
    edited January 2015
    Phoebeg1723 wrote: »
    Thanks all. It's really insightful :) and ladies who skip breakfast because it leaves you hungry, that's just your metabolism revving up for the day as it were. Skipping breakfast isn't the best thing to do but if it works for you, great.

    No, it's not. Your metabolism is always functioning. Eating breakfast in the morning is great for those who enjoy doing so if it helps them maintain their respective calorie goal and leaves them satiated for the day but isn't necessarily good or bad. Meal timing and frequency is personal preference.

    Here's a great read with wonderful articles based on science on why it doesn't matter if you eat breakfast

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/820577

    It is, in fact, the best thing for me to do.
  • melissarina
    melissarina Posts: 113 Member
    I like having 1/2 cup muesli with greek yoghurt, raspberries and blueberries with a little bit of milk. Works out to be approx 400 calories (with full fat yoghurt) and keeps me going until lunchtime :)
  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member
    Phoebeg1723 wrote: »
    Thanks all. It's really insightful :) and ladies who skip breakfast because it leaves you hungry, that's just your metabolism revving up for the day as it were. Skipping breakfast isn't the best thing to do but if it works for you, great.

    Glad my metabolism doesn't shut down and doesn't need revved up that sounds scary.

    Skipping breakfast is the best thing for me, and being able to do this long term
  • Y0NSTER
    Y0NSTER Posts: 9 Member
    Yesterday I tried plain greek yogurt with a scoop of vanilla grass-fed whey protein (Tera's) mixed into it...high protein, pretty low carb and really delicious and filling!
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Don't eat breakfast then?
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Phoebeg1723 wrote: »
    Thanks all. It's really insightful :) and ladies who skip breakfast because it leaves you hungry, that's just your metabolism revving up for the day as it were. Skipping breakfast isn't the best thing to do but if it works for you, great.

    Not at all. Your metabolism does not rev up. Skipping breakfast is absolutely fine.
  • HelenWater
    HelenWater Posts: 232 Member
    melissarina wrote: »
    I like having 1/2 cup muesli with greek yoghurt, raspberries and blueberries with a little bit of milk. Works out to be approx 400 calories (with full fat yoghurt) and keeps me going until lunchtime :)

    Similar to this but with rolled oats instead of muesli, and with a small handful of almonds or walnuts. Also some cinnamon and ground ginger for more flavour. It's usually my biggest meal, but keeps me going until lunch time.

  • Phoebeg1723
    Phoebeg1723 Posts: 88 Member
    This article explains better what I meant. To quote it directly "eating breakfast can increase your resting metabolism by up to 10%"... So yes, breakfast does 'Rev up' your metabolism.

    http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/breakfast-affect-metabolism-8697.html
  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member
    Phoebeg1723 wrote: »
    This article explains better what I meant. To quote it directly "eating breakfast can increase your resting metabolism by up to 10%"... So yes, breakfast does 'Rev up' your metabolism.

    http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/breakfast-affect-metabolism-8697.html

    That's not a study it's an article. You do not rev up your metabolism by eating breakfast. When I first started 2 years ago I thought the same thing, luckily I was open to learning, and understanding that eating breakfast truly helped me adhere to this and stay with it for 2 years.

    This was posted earlier but I'll put it here again you should take some time reading it.

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/820577
  • Phoebeg1723
    Phoebeg1723 Posts: 88 Member
    I never said it was a study. I said it was an article.
    Also, I'm well aware of how my body works and tbh That discussion you posted doesn't contain much evidence. I have a lot of friends who are pts and I considered it once as well. Eating regularly DOES maintain your metabolism. Fasting or going longer without food reduces it.

    This was not what this post was about, I was just curious as to what breakfasts people have or suggest to change my diet up!!
  • melimomTARDIS
    melimomTARDIS Posts: 1,941 Member
    NikonPal wrote: »
    Breakfast is usually my smallest meal of the day -- but small doesn't have to mean it has to look like a "diet" meal or some kind of sacrifice. These are a few of my usual breakfast recipes. Bon Appétit. :D

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    I love these menu photos you post. I wish I could have some saved to my computer for ideas!
  • melimomTARDIS
    melimomTARDIS Posts: 1,941 Member
    Phoebeg1723 wrote: »
    lunches I normally have soup or salad and dinners I turn to Pinterest for great low calorie meal ideas.

    But breakfasts I struggle with and usually resort to toast which makes me feel heavy all morning.

    I like the idea of using yoghurt somehow but have no idea how. Any suggestions?

    My kids and I just fill slots for all meals with the following formula-"a plant, a protien, and a bread". This morning was banana slices (plant),veggie sausage patty (protien), and 3/4 cup of fruity cereal (bread).

    Its silly but it works for us.
  • Phoebeg1723
    Phoebeg1723 Posts: 88 Member
    That's a fab idea! It's not silly at all. X
  • Phoenix_Down
    Phoenix_Down Posts: 530 Member
    Phoebeg1723 wrote: »
    I never said it was a study. I said it was an article.
    Also, I'm well aware of how my body works and tbh That discussion you posted doesn't contain much evidence. I have a lot of friends who are pts and I considered it once as well. Eating regularly DOES maintain your metabolism. Fasting or going longer without food reduces it.

    This was not what this post was about, I was just curious as to what breakfasts people have or suggest to change my diet up!!

    You can have your opinion all you want. It's still wrong.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/23/health/23really.html?_r=3&src=sch&pagewanted=all&

    "As long as total caloric and nutrient intake stays the same, then metabolism, at the end of the day, should stay the same as well. One study that carefully demonstrated this, published in 2009 in The British Journal of Nutrition, involved groups of overweight men and women who were randomly assigned to very strict low-calorie diets and followed for eight weeks. Each subject consumed the same number of calories per day, but one group took in three meals a day and the other six.

    Both groups lost significant and equivalent amounts of weight. There was no difference between them in fat loss, appetite control or measurements of hormones that signal hunger and satiety. "

    Since you're really not wanting to research or do any further reading besides what you believe is true, I'll take an excerpt for you.

    I've spent two years consistently skipping breakfast.

    People were suggesting alternative methods of eating your calories because you mentioned breakfast made you feel "heavy"
  • Phoebeg1723
    Phoebeg1723 Posts: 88 Member
    No...l I said I was getting fed up of eating toast because that made me feel heavy,
  • Phoenix_Down
    Phoenix_Down Posts: 530 Member
    edited January 2015
    Phoebeg1723 wrote: »
    No...l I said I was getting fed up of eating toast because that made me feel heavy,

    Right and there's two ways to approach that. Don't eat breakfast so you don't feel heavy and eat at another time or eat something else...
  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member
    Phoebeg1723 wrote: »
    I never said it was a study. I said it was an article.
    Also, I'm well aware of how my body works and tbh That discussion you posted doesn't contain much evidence. I have a lot of friends who are pts and I considered it once as well. Eating regularly DOES maintain your metabolism. Fasting or going longer without food reduces it.

    This was not what this post was about, I was just curious as to what breakfasts people have or suggest to change my diet up!!

    Personal trainers are not experts in nutrition.

    You said breakfast made you feel heavy, we offered ideas.

    I think my metabolism is just fine considering I've lost over 120 lbs and have kept it off, and I don't eat breakfast. But you have no desire to learn so good luck to you
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