Not eating breakfast :)
chinny88
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Not eating breakfast... Does this effect your weight. I work 3pm-1am go to bed at 2am. I have pasta and a yoghurt for lunch then have some beans and a wrap for dinner and a yoghurt at about 8pm x
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Meal timing has no bearing on your weight
Just overall calorie consumption0 -
As long as it doesn't cause you to overeat later, it's fine0
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Eat what and when you like to fit your goals... I don't eat "breakfast" either most of the time0
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The suggestion to eat breakfast is to prevent overeating later, and if this isn't an issue for you, no worries.
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If you can do it and not overeat later, by all means, go for it. I know a few people who can't stomach breakfast in the morning, so I wouldn't force it if this is also an issue for you.0
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Not eating breakfast made be hard on your health, but it doesn't impact your weight.0
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Not eating breakfast has no impact on anything if it works for you and doesn't cause you to overeat later.
It's not hard on your health.0 -
TimothyFish wrote: »Not eating breakfast made be hard on your health, but it doesn't impact your weight.
oh really?
how so?0 -
TimothyFish wrote: »Not eating breakfast made be hard on your health, but it doesn't impact your weight.
Explain this0 -
TimothyFish wrote: »Not eating breakfast made be hard on your health, but it doesn't impact your weight.
not so much.
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Not eating breakfast isn't an issue for weight loss. However, since we've been fasting for 6 - 8 hours while sleeping, it's not a bad idea to refuel in the morning.
Personally, I wake up starving and get cranky if I don't eat breakfast, so I always do. Actually, I'm really in a better mood all day if I eat regularly spaced out meals.0 -
TimothyFish wrote: »Not eating breakfast made be hard on your health, but it doesn't impact your weight.
oh really?
how so?
I have read that going without eating for extended periods of time can cause your blood pressure to rise.0 -
I'd also like to point out that everyone technically eats breakfast. When you first eat after waking IS technically breaking your fast, your first meal of the day. Your body doesn't care what you call it.
Regarding the "health" issue, there are benefits (I'd like to know more about them and probably should since I practice this... bad Peachy!) to intermittent fasting, which is having a longer period of time between your last meal of one day and your first meal of the next. I'm going to look into those and get back to that since someone had to drop a comment in this thread and make it all silly.0 -
TimothyFish wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »Not eating breakfast made be hard on your health, but it doesn't impact your weight.
oh really?
how so?
I have read that going without eating for extended periods of time can cause your blood pressure to rise.
Do you have a source for this?0 -
I've read lots of studies recently to say that longer periods of fasting are good for you. It's easy to read things and get confused (lots of money to be made in this market if you have a strong opinion and something to sell). I think you just have to go with what works for you.0
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I used to skip breakfast all the time and it didn't impact my weight loss. The only thing that does is calories in vs. calories out. Timing is irrelevant. I only eat breakfast now because apparently I can't handle coffee without food anymore.0
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I never eat breakfast, other than coffee.0
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What makes your blood pressure rise more though, can you put them in order?
not eating breakfast
idiots
sodium
pregnancy
lazy people expecting you to fix all their problems for them
children being insufferably childish
parents sticking their nose in
being overweight
fatuous comments
husbands saying they'll do something and not doing it for weeks
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I actually had a doctor who last week told me it's reasonable to have two cups of coffee w/ Half-and-half (which has calories) for breakfast (figure 150-200 calories), and that would be a reasonable amount of calories and helpful to weight loss efforts. I like the idea (coffee is a good source of energy for day).
Any "real world" opinions on this? I'm struggling right now with whether or not to have half a bagel as well, or maybe save the bagel for lunch.0 -
TimothyFish wrote: »Not eating breakfast made be hard on your health, but it doesn't impact your weight.
No, eating breakfast is a personal preference, nothing more.
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There was a report on Science Daily (attack them, not me) that published a report that with "SOME" people, found their metabolisms slowed down between meals. So the more smaller meals they ate the higher amount of calories they had throughout the day (tdee). If you're one of these people, skipping meals will lower your total allowable calories for that day.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150511162918.htm
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Weight loss issues aside I like breakfast to make sure I have some complex carbs in me to manage my blood sugar levels and ensuring i have a supply of slow release energy. This helps me keep my focus and concentration better.0
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Here's a good read.
http://www.lift-heavy.com/intermittent-fasting/
Don't let the "lift heavy" bit put you off. It's not broscience. It's a scientific review of all the studies done on intermittent fasting.0 -
GuyIncognito123 wrote: »There was a report on Science Daily (attack them, not me) that published a report that with "SOME" people, found their metabolisms slowed down between meals. So the more smaller meals they ate the higher amount of calories they had throughout the day (tdee). If you're one of these people, skipping meals will lower your total allowable calories for that day.
That's ... not a problem. Part of metabolic functioning is going to be involved in food digestion. A great deal of our daily fat burning happens while we sleep. Surely you wouldn't suggest that we should be awake and eating then instead?
The truth of the matter is that meal timing to "rev" metabolism is hogwash.
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but you are eating three meals a day. What time is Lunch? I think this is actually your breakfast.0
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Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »Not eating breakfast made be hard on your health, but it doesn't impact your weight.
oh really?
how so?
I have read that going without eating for extended periods of time can cause your blood pressure to rise.
Do you have a source for this?
I saw it here: forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2013/07/23/why-is-skipping-breakfast-so-bad-for-our-heart-health/0 -
PeachyCarol wrote: »GuyIncognito123 wrote: »There was a report on Science Daily (attack them, not me) that published a report that with "SOME" people, found their metabolisms slowed down between meals. So the more smaller meals they ate the higher amount of calories they had throughout the day (tdee). If you're one of these people, skipping meals will lower your total allowable calories for that day.
That's ... not a problem. Part of metabolic functioning is going to be involved in food digestion. A great deal of our daily fat burning happens while we sleep. Surely you wouldn't suggest that we should be awake and eating then instead?
The truth of the matter is that meal timing to "rev" metabolism is hogwash.
I added the link to my original post.0 -
TimothyFish wrote: »Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »Not eating breakfast made be hard on your health, but it doesn't impact your weight.
oh really?
how so?
I have read that going without eating for extended periods of time can cause your blood pressure to rise.
Do you have a source for this?
I saw it here: forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2013/07/23/why-is-skipping-breakfast-so-bad-for-our-heart-health/
Thanks.Men who skipped breakfast were 27% more likely to experience heart attack or to die as the result of coronary heart disease. The men who skipped breakfast were more likely to be single, smokers, employed full-time, to drink more alcohol, were younger, and were less likely to be physically active than people who ate breakfast. Controlling for a slew of these and other risk factor for heart disease – like alcohol consumption, smoking history, body mass index, regular doctor visits, quality of diet, TV watching, activity level, and sleep habits – did reduce the link between skipping breakfast and heart disease, but didn’t obliterate it. The number of times per day the men ate wasn’t linked to heart risk.
I didn't read the study itself, but right off the bat, it seems like the high blood pressure may be more linked to the other factors and a stressful lifestyle than the actual breakfast part.
If you don't eat breakfast and live an otherwise healthy lifestyle, I don't see why it would be an issue. What about all the people who have improved their health and weight on programs like IF?
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