How long after waking up do you have before eating breakfast?

JDthe3rd
JDthe3rd Posts: 16 Member
edited November 13 in Health and Weight Loss
They say eating breakfast kick-starts your metabolism, but how long after waking up is considered a "healthy" amount of time to eat that first meal?
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  • I usually have breakfast an hour after I've got up and got ready for the day
  • nicsflyingcircus
    nicsflyingcircus Posts: 2,899 Member
    Meal timing is a myth, your metabolism is always running. Generally speaking, other than maybe coffee, I don't usually eat on weekdays until 5-7 hrs after waking up. Weekends, I eat at about the same time, but may or may not have slept later.

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  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    The consensus on the board is that there is no such thing as kick-starting the metabolism. I am a diabetic in remission so my training included a routine breakfast at the same time every day (diabetics do this to monitor their blood sugar around the clock). My breakfast is always between 6:00 and 6:30 every morning. But my "metabolism" has me up between 4:30 and 5:00 every morning! I've just decided that I must hydrate first thing every morning, so I put a water bottle at bedside.
  • sjaplo
    sjaplo Posts: 974 Member
    Who is "they"?

    2 hrs for me - exercise between rising and eating.
  • 135by60
    135by60 Posts: 21 Member
    I bought into a lot of these kinds of *myths* in the past. Don't eat this, can't eat that, must eat breakfast, must not eat after 8 pm.
    This time around I threw all of that out the window. I eat when I'm hungry and I burn more calories than I eat. Period. So far so good! Losing 1.5lbs a week, steadily.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    Breakfast or no breakfast, meal timing, etc. is all about personal preference. Some people feel increased mood or concentration and decreased hunger throughout the day when they eat breakfast. But others experience the complete opposite and find that breakfast makes them hungrier and lethargic. Skipping it won't hurt your metabolism and it won't halt your weight loss. Eat it whenever you want.
  • AmazonMayan
    AmazonMayan Posts: 1,168 Member
    I usually drink some water and coffee first while I'm cooking my breakfast. I don't wake up starving anymore like I used to, so no rush. I do try to eat within an hour or so though just because it helps me eat better throughout the day if I have a good breakfast. If I wait until my tummy is grumbling, I'm more likely to eat something that won't sustain me for very long.
  • JordisTSM
    JordisTSM Posts: 359 Member
    I am not a morning person, so have a strict routine in order to get my daughter to school and myself to work on time. Up at 6.40, breakfast at 7.25.

    However, that is only during the week, and only because I do a really good zombie impression in the mornings. As others have said, meal timing doesn't matter, eat when you are hungry and it is convenient for you. End of.
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    Eating breakfast because its important is a myth. Many people do not eat until much later in the day. I generally eat about 7 hours after waking up.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    I am on 6/18 Intermittent Fasting so I "break fast" around 11:30 or noon..
  • lemonsurprise
    lemonsurprise Posts: 255 Member
    Yep, it doesn't kick start anything. I don't eat until about 2 or 3pm. Just do what works for you.
  • lizzocat
    lizzocat Posts: 356 Member
    i have breakfast when I get to work, so probably not for about 2 hours. On weekends, it's usually an hour after waking up
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    It doesn't kickstart your metabolism. Your metabolism doesn't stop working until you die.

    It varies every day. Sometimes I have it within an hour of waking up. Sometimes I wait 2-3 hours. Sundays I wake up at 2 and don't eat until 7.
  • Amitysk
    Amitysk Posts: 705 Member
    I don't necessarily believe in having breakfast everyday, but I usually find myself being hungry about 2 hours after I wake (and try and eat lightly about 1 hour before I work out).
  • Timorous_Beastie
    Timorous_Beastie Posts: 595 Member
    Usually as soon as I get up, unless it's my "weigh in" day, then I wait until after I've pooped and weigh myself. ;)
  • yusaku02
    yusaku02 Posts: 3,472 Member
    lizzocat wrote: »
    i have breakfast when I get to work, so probably not for about 2 hours. On weekends, it's usually an hour after waking up
    Same, I just have a bowl of oatmeal at work most mornings. About a hour and a half after waking up for me.
  • senglishrose
    senglishrose Posts: 86 Member
    I get up shortly after 4am and by the time I get ready for work, to the the train, get on the metro (the camel lol, ok, no camels), and get to work, it's about 2 1/2 hours before I have breakfast.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    usually an hour or 2 after i get up.
  • pap3rw1ngs
    pap3rw1ngs Posts: 58 Member
    2-3 hours usually. I like to go to the gym or for a walk before I eat.
  • Lasmartchika
    Lasmartchika Posts: 3,440 Member
    My stomach decides to eat at the most randomest times. Sometimes I'm hungry as soon as I wake up (5:45 am), while other times it'll take hours to feel hungry. Like yesterday I ate until 1 pm. Timing has nothing to do with weight loss. :drinker:
  • Khukhullatus
    Khukhullatus Posts: 361 Member
    I tend to eat within about five or ten minutes, but it's not something I've thought through so much as it's just the way my schedule works out.
  • InForBacon
    InForBacon Posts: 1,508 Member
    I don't eat until around lunch time. Losing weight just fine because I'm staying within my calories. I also eat ice cream every night right before bed.
  • ruggedshutter
    ruggedshutter Posts: 389 Member
    edited February 2015
    I usually eat on the weekdays around 5:15-5:30am. This is generally after a 45-60 minute workout in the mornings.
  • riffraff2112
    riffraff2112 Posts: 1,756 Member
    When I wake up, I walk over to the coffee pot and grab my eggs/toast or meal of choice immediately. I am eating within 10 mins virtually every morning.
    I just need to...do not function well without breakfast.
    Everyone is different obviously.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    sjaplo wrote: »
    Who is "they"?

    Anyone who trains diabetics on nutrition.

    The findings of the National Weight Control registry. Though the reason is not known (may be correlation rather than causation. People who routinely eat breakfast may be controlling other eating habits). http://www.nwcr.ws/

    A review of 47 studies comes out positive for breakfast eaters.

    http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002822305001513
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    JDthe3rd wrote: »
    They say eating breakfast kick-starts your metabolism, but how long after waking up is considered a "healthy" amount of time to eat that first meal?

    As others have said, "they" don't know what they are talking about, your metabolism is running.

    That said, I'm a breakfast person, but it depends. If I run or do some other workout before eating, it might be a couple of hours, and that's common on the weekends too (I always get up early, though, so it's still pretty early). If I am rushing to get out of the house before 6, it will likely be within half an hour of getting up.

  • Katerina9408
    Katerina9408 Posts: 276 Member
    edited February 2015
    JDthe3rd wrote: »
    They say eating breakfast kick-starts your metabolism, but how long after waking up is considered a "healthy" amount of time to eat that first meal?

    Idk how other ppl do it or how it is right, but personaly I wake up,drink coffee go to the bathroom, workout 1 hour and after approx 30-60 min eat. I feel that it is working out for me just great but for someone else something else might work.
  • James1935
    James1935 Posts: 37 Member
    I have my first meal around noon and don't eat after 8 or 9...works for me.
  • MindySaysWhaaat
    MindySaysWhaaat Posts: 401 Member
    I wake up around 9am, and I don't usually eat my first meal until 4pm. Sometimes if I am feeling extra peckish I'll eat a snack around 2pm.
  • beethedreamer
    beethedreamer Posts: 465 Member
    I tend to feel a little nauseous if I eat breakfast too soon after waking up. I like to be up and moving around a little before eating.

    That being said, on weekdays, I get to work early and just make my breakfast there, or bring something with me to eat when I get to work. So around 7:30am or so.

    On the weekends, I just eat whenever I start to feel hungry.
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