Terrible habit of not eating breakfast.....

bmp1290
bmp1290 Posts: 60 Member
edited November 12 in Health and Weight Loss
I do not usually eat anything until 1 or 2 in the afternoon. Is this a bad thing? I just don't get hungry til then, but people always say not eating breakfast isn't good to do. What's your opinion?
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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    I skip sometimes, so I can eat a larger lunch and dinner.
  • JenniferInCt
    JenniferInCt Posts: 431 Member
    Ive never eaten bf. But one day after working out, i woke up hungry and just had some weight watchers cereal and milk. It started my day off really good- i found i made healthier choices, was more awake, and had more energy. Now i roll outta bed, weigh myself, and force it down. It gets easier! If i skip it, i tend to overeat other meals.
  • Blueseraphchaos
    Blueseraphchaos Posts: 843 Member
    If skipping breakfast doesn't cause you to make terrible food choices later on or overeat later, there's no harm in skipping.

    I skip breakfast on my days off work, but when i have to work i do eat it just because i know i probably won't get a break for a really long time and would be starving, therefore making terrible choices when i did eat. Like today, lol.
  • Camo_xxx
    Camo_xxx Posts: 1,082 Member
    Don't worry about the time of day or the meal name. Just find out what works for you so you can stay within your goal.

    I wake up, eat a banana and head out for a 40 mile 2 1/2 bike ride and burn 1000-1500 calories then come home and eat about 1/2 my daily calories. The other 1/2 I split between 2 more meals and snacks through out the day. Works for me. Everybody is diffrent.
  • bmp1290
    bmp1290 Posts: 60 Member
    Blueseraphchaos wrote: »
    If skipping breakfast doesn't cause you to make terrible food choices later on or overeat later, there's no harm in skipping.

    I skip breakfast on my days off work, but when i have to work i do eat it just because i know i probably won't get a break for a really long time and would be starving, therefore making terrible choices when i did eat. Like today, lol.

    It doesn't make me make bad food choices for lunch, dinner, snacks. I just don't see the point in eating it if I'm not hungry...lol
    But I was just wondering because I've had many people say oh you NEED to always eat breakfast, it's the most important meal, Blah blah blah....lol
  • bmp1290
    bmp1290 Posts: 60 Member
    Camo_xxx wrote: »
    Don't worry about the time of day or the meal name. Just find out what works for you so you can stay within your goal.

    I wake up, eat a banana and head out for a 40 mile 2 1/2 bike ride and burn 1000-1500 calories then come home and eat about 1/2 my daily calories. The other 1/2 I split between 2 more meals and snacks through out the day. Works for me. Everybody is diffrent.

    Thanks! I always usually stay alittle below or right at my calorie goal :)
  • dakotababy
    dakotababy Posts: 2,407 Member
    Breakfast is not the most important meal of the day for everyone. Some people, it will impact their energy levels through out the day...but for some people, it has no impact.

    Do what works for you. It doesnt really matter if you eat all of your daily calories in 1 hour, or spread out into 2 meals or

    I personally grew up not eating breakfast, and then I got into the habit while I was an adult and just noticed the change in energy levels - so now I eat breakfast most days. (within 1-2 hours of waking up).
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    I don't think it matters if you "break-fast at 9am or 1pm.
  • ryanplestid
    ryanplestid Posts: 3 Member
    All of these responses are great
  • daw0518
    daw0518 Posts: 459 Member
    On weekends or during the summer when my day is less structured & I'm often at home & bored most of the day, I just drink coffee in the morning & then don't eat until 3 or 4. I like to snack A LOT at night, & not eating in the morning allows for that. Mealtimes are socially constructed - you can eat whenever you want!
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,024 Member
    Not hungry in the morning, then don't eat. As mentioned, the body isn't on some time clock when it comes to eating.
    People would tell me that eating times mattered, but somehow research doesn't support that. Heck if someone at breakfast on the East coast, then flew to the West coast, they'd be behind on menu of meals because of the time differece..............but the body doesn't know that.

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  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    bmp1290 wrote: »
    I do not usually eat anything until 1 or 2 in the afternoon. Is this a bad thing? I just don't get hungry til then, but people always say not eating breakfast isn't good to do. What's your opinion?

    Nope. Whatever works for you.
  • tdlntrpze
    tdlntrpze Posts: 12 Member
    I'm not a big be eater also. I find myself making a fruit/veggie shake in my nutra bullet in the morning. Starts my metabolism while I'm driving to work.
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    I always skip break fast. You weight loss will be fine whether or not you eat breakfast.
  • superexcellently
    superexcellently Posts: 25 Member
    edited February 2015
    The first meal after waking up is breakfast, no matter what time you're eating it.
  • shawndimantha
    shawndimantha Posts: 18
    Always eat breakfast, trying to add more protein to help me get over the 11 am lunch hurdle. This thread actually reminds me of this Onion article - http://www.theonion.com/articles/man-says-*kitten*-it-eats-lunch-at-1058-am,32181/ (mildly NSFW audio as you can see form the URL)
  • Marianna93637
    Marianna93637 Posts: 230 Member
    I don't eat breakfast when I work, but I do drink coffee with creamer up through about lunch, so that's about 120-250 calories right there. I often have a snack and then lunch at 12:30 pm. Some days I ate breakfast, I would still be hungry at lunch, so i think I would actually eat more calories if I ate breakfast.

    On the weekends I sometimes eat breakfast, but usually I sleep in, have some coffee, and by the time I eat it's snack time or lunch time anyways.

    It's not a big deal, you're not screwing up your diet if you don't eat breakfast.
  • NJGamerChick
    NJGamerChick Posts: 467 Member
    I'm in the habit of coffee with creamer for breakfast, too. And then I don't consume calories until 3 or 4, if not later. I'd rather bank my calories for when I want them then use them when I don't.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    tdlntrpze wrote: »
    I'm not a big be eater also. I find myself making a fruit/veggie shake in my nutra bullet in the morning. Starts my metabolism while I'm driving to work.

    I think you'll find that if your metabolism ever needed starting it would be too late, cos you'd be dead

    Don't worry about when you eat OP..it doesn't matter, only your overall calorie defecit does
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  • skyfall91
    skyfall91 Posts: 74
    totally depends on my day. If tis a day I have to sort both kids out,then take the oldest to nursery, do the weeks food shop then put away and head back out to pick up from nursery school, all in 3hours then I don't eat breakfast as I don't have time! If its a quieter day and im not too busy in the AM I will, all depends if im hungry and have time. I hate all the "my metabolism doesn't work until I eat my breakfast" talk. Metabolism is always working, it will just slow down abit if you lose a lot of weight and don't eat a lot as your body doesn't need to burn as much to keep your body moving (hope that's right anyway!)
  • bmp1290
    bmp1290 Posts: 60 Member
    Marianna93637 wrote: »
    I don't eat breakfast when I work, but I do drink coffee with creamer up through about lunch, so that's about 120-250 calories right there. I often have a snack and then lunch at 12:30 pm. Some days I ate breakfast, I would still be hungry at lunch, so i think I would actually eat more calories if I ate breakfast.

    On the weekends I sometimes eat breakfast, but usually I sleep in, have some coffee, and by the time I eat it's snack time or lunch time anyways.

    It's not a big deal, you're not screwing up your diet if you don't eat breakfast.

    It's crazy because IF I do eat breakfast I am hungry again by 11 or 12 & then if I don't I'm not hungry at all till 1 or 2. So I'll just stick with what I'm doing because I do think if I ate breakfast I'd be more hungry ealier which would cause me to eat more
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    No it's not a bad thing. I wake at 3 a.m. and find if I eat before 10:30ish, I'm more hungry throughout the day.
  • pixelatedsun
    pixelatedsun Posts: 165 Member
    If I eat breakfast, it's a cup of Greek yogurt, but usually just a cup of coffee. Breakfast kick-starts my metabolism and I am hungry by 11:30, otherwise I can hold out until almost 1 pm. It's crazy how that works.

    I am a night owl by nature, and I prefer to dedicate the 100-odd calories I spend on breakfast to an after-dinner snack, but that's just me. :) On weekends, I don't even touch breakfast because I sleep past it!
  • bmp1290
    bmp1290 Posts: 60 Member
    Thank yall for all your feedback! I was so sick of hearing how not eatimg breakfast was bad for me because I never saw the point in it if I wasn't hungry! :smile:
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    bmp1290 wrote: »
    Thank yall for all your feedback! I was so sick of hearing how not eatimg breakfast was bad for me because I never saw the point in it if I wasn't hungry! :smile:

    Ignore them. Timing has no relevance, its CICO.
  • darrensurrey
    darrensurrey Posts: 3,942 Member
    bmp1290 wrote: »
    I do not usually eat anything until 1 or 2 in the afternoon. Is this a bad thing? I just don't get hungry til then, but people always say not eating breakfast isn't good to do. What's your opinion?

    Don't see the problem. Depends how you eat at lunch - do you go degen or just eat your normal amount of lunch?

    I used to do 16/8 Intermittent Fasting but I prefer to have something small for breakfast as I'm quite active. One thing I learnt is that even if I'm hungry for a few hours, it won't kill me!
  • mrswestmoreland
    mrswestmoreland Posts: 27 Member
    I not a breakfast eater either and I hear all the time that I need to break the fast with breakfast but I just dnt like eating in morning. But what I do sometimes is sip coffee with heavy cream and stevia or lemon water. I usually have something small like a piece of fruit around 11. I've read reports that it is ok to fast about 16 hours a day. So I do whats best for me because although people maybe experts you are still the expert on whats best for you.
  • SwankyTomato
    SwankyTomato Posts: 442 Member
    bmp1290 wrote: »
    I do not usually eat anything until 1 or 2 in the afternoon. Is this a bad thing? I just don't get hungry til then, but people always say not eating breakfast isn't good to do. What's your opinion?

    I am super hungry at 6 in the AM and that is when I have to watch my caloric intake most. I can't skip because it makes me feel awful if I do not eat.

    Right now I am eating 1/2 cottage cheese to try and stop the ravenous hunger I have.

    I have always been a "breakfast person".

    I say if you can skip it and feel fine, then go for it.

  • pixelatedsun
    pixelatedsun Posts: 165 Member
    I have learned that you are either a "breakfast person" or you're not. There's not really an in-between - some people go postal if they don't get their yogurt or cereal or oatmeal or bagel, and some people couldn't care less. I don't think there is an in-between!
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