How important is eating breakfast in the morning to weightloss?

It is absolutely not important (assuming you don't have a medical need for breakfast). Eat it if you want. Skip it if you want.

Breakfast gets this crazy hype because a lot of people (myself included) feel very hungry later in the day and overeat if they skip breakfast leading to a calorie surplus at the end of the day. I am no scientist and there are some convincing studies that say that breakfast will get your metabolism going earlier in the day. I don't really buy it as your body is burning what it needs based on your activity levels (calories out).

I know others who do not eat breakfast and just drink a glass of water and can maintain their calories throughout the day without overeating and they lose weight. Diane is correct, your call.

If you don't have certain medical conditions it is completely unnecessary. Calories in < Calories out = Weight loss

If you aren't hungry don't worry about it, however, if you are hungry I wouldn't put it off too long because that could lead to binge eating.

Another thing to consider is if you are working out - - depending on the exercise I can't go on an empty stomach. When I run I go empty, when I am on my bike I need some fuel beforehand. Just something to consider.

If you're not eating breakfast and have sufficient energy to make it to lunch, then don't eat breakfast. If I'm working hard, I can only make it to 10:00 or so without breakfast. My standard breakfast is 3 hard boiled eggs (210 calories), which sustain me until noon or so.

The only time I eat breakfast is when I'm out of the house early enough for McD's breakfast, which is almost never. Loss as of Monday: 36.6 lbs since January.

I typically work out at lunch. If I skipped breakfast and tried to do a strenuous workout after not eating for 16-17 hours, I'd likely faint. Having something at breakfast gives things plenty of time to digest and then lets me have a decent workout 4-5 hours later. When I was younger I skipped breakfast a lot. I generally felt more lethargic until I had lunch at noon, then I'd pound down too much food. Skipping breakfast doesn't work for me any more.

When I started tracking and measuring, I was eating cereal for breakfast a lot -- and wow is it easy to end up with 2-3 servings of cereal in a bowl. Nowadays my breakfast is usually two eggs, either with a couple slices of toast or on a tortilla with salsa -- so it's not big. It takes about five minutes to make it. I could do it faster if I cooked the eggs in the microwave, but I like them in the skillet. It gives me enough to make it to my workout, then I have a lunch around 1pm that carries me to dinner. Sometimes I need a snack around 3pm, but not always.

I agree that it is a personal decision but I think there are other reasons it is important . I cannot function as well without nutrition and if I wait too long to eat I feel yucky and then I tend to binge. Do whats right for you but note that if you snack a lot at night it might be because you are hungry from not eating breakfast

egorman88 wrote: »

Breakfast is extremely important! It all depends on WHAT you eat (protein with complex carbs) in order to fuel your body to get it started for the day! By having a proper breakfast, you'll be able to have more control over your cravings and portions later in the day. Yes, it does matter more with certain medical conditions (I have type one diabetes), but it's also important for weight loss results and for feeling energized. If we skip meals or go more than 5 hours without eating, our portions tend to get larger which interferes with our goals. Something such as Greek yogurt with 1/2 cup of berries or whole wheat English muffin with 1 tablespoon of peanut butter can still be generally low in calories, but help keep you on track for the rest of the day.

But what if we can skip breakfast and NOT eat larger portions later? Is breakfast still necessary?

What if we skip breakfast IN ORDER to eat larger portions later?

sullus wrote: »

egorman88 wrote: »

Breakfast is extremely important! It all depends on WHAT you eat (protein with complex carbs) in order to fuel your body to get it started for the day! By having a proper breakfast, you'll be able to have more control over your cravings and portions later in the day. Yes, it does matter more with certain medical conditions (I have type one diabetes), but it's also important for weight loss results and for feeling energized. If we skip meals or go more than 5 hours without eating, our portions tend to get larger which interferes with our goals. Something such as Greek yogurt with 1/2 cup of berries or whole wheat English muffin with 1 tablespoon of peanut butter can still be generally low in calories, but help keep you on track for the rest of the day.

But what if we can skip breakfast and NOT eat larger portions later? Is breakfast still necessary?

What if we skip breakfast IN ORDER to eat larger portions later?

Right?

-61 pounds. Mostly 16:8 fasting, so no breakfast til after 2 pm. Massive salad at lunch. Big dinner. Moderate snack.

I put on weight eating breakfast--I am generally not hungry in the AM but bough5t into the hype. It wasn't the sole cause of my weight gain, but it didn't help.

And it makes me hungrier all day.

jhard728 wrote: »

Breakfast gets this crazy hype because a lot of people (myself included) feel very hungry later in the day and overeat if they skip breakfast

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