Skipping breakfast

No. Meal timing is irrelevant for weight loss -- it's the total number of calories consumed that counts.

They SAY that eating or drinking something soon after you wake up kick starts your metabolism. I don't know if it's true or not...I'm not normally a breakfast eater but I'm doing meal replacement shakes and I can't do that with just 2 a day lol. So I am drinking one in the morning and then one in the afternoon then eating dinner. Seems to be working so far I've gone down one pants size.

jenathp wrote: »

They SAY that eating or drinking something soon after you wake up kick starts your metabolism. I don't know if it's true or not...I'm not normally a breakfast eater but I'm doing meal replacement shakes and I can't do that with just 2 a day lol. So I am drinking one in the morning and then one in the afternoon then eating dinner. Seems to be working so far I've gone down one pants size.

Your metabolism doesn't need kickstarted. Meal timing is irrelevant to weight loss.

This is a great one too http://greatist.com/health/wtf-intermittent-fasting

Some people swear by intermittent fasting. I believe the real key is counting your calorie intake and expendature accurately. If you weigh yourself right at the end of a long fast, good chance you'll see instant scale gratification but as soon as you start putting things in your body, you will see an increase in weight. Food and drink has weight. You can better guage actual weight loss over longer periods of time. Taking body measurements is another good method to see real results. I guess I'm not a true believer in intermittent fasting. A calorie is a calorie. If you starve yourself you tend to binge and your blood sugars highly fluctuate. Not a good thing to do long term for sure.

malibu927 wrote: »

jenathp wrote: »

Your metabolism doesn't need kickstarted. Meal timing is irrelevant to weight loss.

+1. This is very true. All that really matters is energy exchange; calories in versus calories burned. That said, there are benefits to eating during limited eating windows (e.g. intermittent fasting). Hormonal benefits, also a chance for your digestive system to heal itself. That "eat frequent meals" thing is 100% BS. Especially for people like me who need a huge dinner. No matter how much I eat during the day, my dinner is 1000-1300 calories minimum. The more often I eat, the hungrier I get, and that's how I got overweight in the first place. So now I eat one or two small meals early in the day and a big dinner and now I rarely over eat. Much better plan for limiting your calories. Said differently, why eat when you are not hungry?

I pretty much never eat breakfast and eat lunch ~11AM and I'm down 35lb, so no. I'm also typically within 1lb of my projected rate of loss (so far over 20 weeks and I expect that trend to continue until maintenance).

There have been studies showing that IF may boost metabolism in some people, but the boost is going to be small (a few %). In the grand scheme of things, finding a eating schedule that you can stick to and be happy with while being within your calorie goals is more important than potentially boosting your metabolism only to not follow your plan because you are starving.

clgaram720 wrote: »

K hang tight, I messed up THIS is the one I wanted to give you. It's like 100% about listening to your body and making sure that you're doing what's right for YOU instead of what seems right by societal standards.

http://greatist.com/health/ditch-diet-rules-listen-your-body-optimal-health

(FYI, you can edit your posts for up to an hour )

Just because I do, I'll mention one group that benefits from a routine breakfast. Diabetics must eat on a routine to better monitor their food intake and related blood sugar levels. So it is important for them to eat at the same time every morning and make this a routine.

kommodevaran wrote: »

Did you wake up today? Have you eaten today? If you answer "yes" to both questions, you have had breakfast.

There's no magic involved. Just eat whenever and whatever suits you. If you keep within your calorie goal, you will hit your weight goal.

Love this philosophy! I eat "breakfast" everyday sometimes it is at 7am and sometimes it as 11am but I am not going to eat if Im not hungry yet :P

I find I I go out of my way to eat as soon as I'm up, I still end eating my usual 10am snack anyways. So I end up eating it for no reason at all. Everyone is different but you stick to what your body knows best. I just wait until I'm hungry too!

I'm hardly ever hungry until 10:30/11am... I have coffee in the morning with 2% and sugar, so that ~150 gets me through to my early lunch or late snack. I often eat a snack at 3:30/4pm, and we eat supper 6/7pm. If I don't have that 3/4pm snack, I overeat at dinner. I think it's important to know how your mind and body work, instead of eating "by the rules".

brb2008 wrote: »

Just the past two days I have stopped forcing myself to eat at 9am. The issue for me is that after 9 at work, I end up out and about with the children i nanny for and I usually have an egg based breakfast (preference and calorie/protein practicality) and its tough to bring along. But yesterday I didnt eat until after noon, and today I made it to 10:30 before we were going somewhere that I couldn't bring my food in with me so I scarfed a few undesired bites. I do want the protein but I'm starting to consider a change in my plan for next week and see how I feel. Maybe a bigger lunch would fit my day better. I have a feeling skipping breakfast on weekends will become a habit of mine.

You know, you can bring a hot breakfast with you if you plan ahead. I can't stand cold food first thing in the morning, hurts my stomach. Here's what I did:

Acquire a thermo-insulated lunch box (a soft squishy lunchbox with a shiny interior, the hard white plastic interior ones are for cold). Make your hot eggs or whatever and wrap them up in tin foil, then a kitchen towel, place in lunch box. If you're gonna be a long time before eating, fill a couple doubled up ziploc bags with the hottest water your sink will produce (do not microwave to get hot, do not boil water, both those temps might melt the ziploc.) and add them to your lunch box. I can keep my scrambled eggs hot for HOURS like this even on a cold day, and it takes all of 45 seconds to prepare this packaging method. I do this probably twice a week for my son cause he comes to work with me and we don't always have time in the morning to sit and eat at home. Don't forget a fork like I always do. Or you can steal one from the local gas station convenience store. Obviously this won't help if you go somewhere with "no outside food" rules, but at least on those days when you take the kids to the park or wherever, you have options.