I'm never hungry for breakfast!

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  • tara_means_star
    tara_means_star Posts: 957 Member
    Debmal77 wrote: »
    taracan25 wrote: »
    Debmal77 wrote: »
    taracan25 wrote: »
    None of that matters. If you aren't hungry for breakfast, don't eat it. I don't eat until noon and I stop eating at 8 pm. I've been very successful eating this way.

    What matters with weight loss is a calorie deficit not the time you start or finish eating.

    Her post made it sound like she thought if she didn't eat breakfast she wouldn't lose weight. I only gave the times I start and stop eating to show that times don't matter. I didn't say that the time mattered...in fact my point was that the time you start eating DOESNT matter.

    op needs the facts of weight loss and not broscience. The time you stop does not matter also.

    I think you are making far too much of this. The person, much like others, said that it didn't matter then gave an example of eating that did not fit with the "You have to have breakfast within 30 minutes of waking." The OP misunderstood that ending time thinking it mattered. Correct that sure. I was going to as well, but don't attack a person who simply gave an example that it didn't matter. No where in that post did it say you have to start eating at 12 and end at 8, you were simply reading that into it. Even with that, there are possible reasons to stop eating at a certain time for some people. Reflux would be one, as well as possible psychological factors that might help an individual adhere to their calorie goal. So while in terms of weight loss, when you eat doesn't matter, other factors play into this as well.

    Thank you. In case I wasn't clear OP CI<CO for weight loss. You can choose to lessen CI any way you choose...with or without breakfast. Cutting yourself off at night will not magically make you drop weight. I count my calories. I choose to limit my eating window as a way to meet my deficit. If I limit my eating window but don't eat at a deficit I WILL NOT LOSE WEIGHT.

  • Debmal77
    Debmal77 Posts: 4,770 Member
    taracan25 wrote: »
    Debmal77 wrote: »
    taracan25 wrote: »
    Debmal77 wrote: »
    taracan25 wrote: »
    None of that matters. If you aren't hungry for breakfast, don't eat it. I don't eat until noon and I stop eating at 8 pm. I've been very successful eating this way.

    What matters with weight loss is a calorie deficit not the time you start or finish eating.

    Her post made it sound like she thought if she didn't eat breakfast she wouldn't lose weight. I only gave the times I start and stop eating to show that times don't matter. I didn't say that the time mattered...in fact my point was that the time you start eating DOESNT matter.

    op needs the facts of weight loss and not broscience. The time you stop does not matter also.

    I think you are making far too much of this. The person, much like others, said that it didn't matter then gave an example of eating that did not fit with the "You have to have breakfast within 30 minutes of waking." The OP misunderstood that ending time thinking it mattered. Correct that sure. I was going to as well, but don't attack a person who simply gave an example that it didn't matter. No where in that post did it say you have to start eating at 12 and end at 8, you were simply reading that into it. Even with that, there are possible reasons to stop eating at a certain time for some people. Reflux would be one, as well as possible psychological factors that might help an individual adhere to their calorie goal. So while in terms of weight loss, when you eat doesn't matter, other factors play into this as well.

    Thank you. In case I wasn't clear OP CI<CO for weight loss. You can choose to lessen CI any way you choose...with or without breakfast. Cutting yourself off at night will not magically make you drop weight. I count my calories. I choose to limit my eating window as a way to meet my deficit. If I limit my eating window but don't eat at a deficit I WILL NOT LOSE WEIGHT.

    Good post.
  • rguzame
    rguzame Posts: 23 Member
    taracan25 wrote: »
    Debmal77 wrote: »
    taracan25 wrote: »
    Debmal77 wrote: »
    taracan25 wrote: »
    None of that matters. If you aren't hungry for breakfast, don't eat it. I don't eat until noon and I stop eating at 8 pm. I've been very successful eating this way.

    What matters with weight loss is a calorie deficit not the time you start or finish eating.

    Her post made it sound like she thought if she didn't eat breakfast she wouldn't lose weight. I only gave the times I start and stop eating to show that times don't matter. I didn't say that the time mattered...in fact my point was that the time you start eating DOESNT matter.

    op needs the facts of weight loss and not broscience. The time you stop does not matter also.

    I think you are making far too much of this. The person, much like others, said that it didn't matter then gave an example of eating that did not fit with the "You have to have breakfast within 30 minutes of waking." The OP misunderstood that ending time thinking it mattered. Correct that sure. I was going to as well, but don't attack a person who simply gave an example that it didn't matter. No where in that post did it say you have to start eating at 12 and end at 8, you were simply reading that into it. Even with that, there are possible reasons to stop eating at a certain time for some people. Reflux would be one, as well as possible psychological factors that might help an individual adhere to their calorie goal. So while in terms of weight loss, when you eat doesn't matter, other factors play into this as well.

    Thank you. In case I wasn't clear OP CI<CO for weight loss. You can choose to lessen CI any way you choose...with or without breakfast. Cutting yourself off at night will not magically make you drop weight. I count my calories. I choose to limit my eating window as a way to meet my deficit. If I limit my eating window but don't eat at a deficit I WILL NOT LOSE WEIGHT.
    I gathered as much thank you. When I said I would choose a stop time at night in my previous reply I meant that it was a good idea. One that I would like to see if it would help me maintain my calorie goal as well.
  • tara_means_star
    tara_means_star Posts: 957 Member
    rguzame wrote: »
    taracan25 wrote: »
    Debmal77 wrote: »
    taracan25 wrote: »
    Debmal77 wrote: »
    taracan25 wrote: »
    None of that matters. If you aren't hungry for breakfast, don't eat it. I don't eat until noon and I stop eating at 8 pm. I've been very successful eating this way.

    What matters with weight loss is a calorie deficit not the time you start or finish eating.

    Her post made it sound like she thought if she didn't eat breakfast she wouldn't lose weight. I only gave the times I start and stop eating to show that times don't matter. I didn't say that the time mattered...in fact my point was that the time you start eating DOESNT matter.

    op needs the facts of weight loss and not broscience. The time you stop does not matter also.

    I think you are making far too much of this. The person, much like others, said that it didn't matter then gave an example of eating that did not fit with the "You have to have breakfast within 30 minutes of waking." The OP misunderstood that ending time thinking it mattered. Correct that sure. I was going to as well, but don't attack a person who simply gave an example that it didn't matter. No where in that post did it say you have to start eating at 12 and end at 8, you were simply reading that into it. Even with that, there are possible reasons to stop eating at a certain time for some people. Reflux would be one, as well as possible psychological factors that might help an individual adhere to their calorie goal. So while in terms of weight loss, when you eat doesn't matter, other factors play into this as well.

    Thank you. In case I wasn't clear OP CI<CO for weight loss. You can choose to lessen CI any way you choose...with or without breakfast. Cutting yourself off at night will not magically make you drop weight. I count my calories. I choose to limit my eating window as a way to meet my deficit. If I limit my eating window but don't eat at a deficit I WILL NOT LOSE WEIGHT.
    I gathered as much thank you. When I said I would choose a stop time at night in my previous reply I meant that it was a good idea. One that I would like to see if it would help me maintain my calorie goal as well.

    Cool. I like it a lot and have found that giving myself a hard fast cuttoff really is helpful.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,048 Member
    rguzame wrote: »
    Debmal77 wrote: »
    Why is breakfast the most important meal of the day? Calorie deficit is the science of weight loss and not when you eat.

    I hired a personal trainer years ago who said your body hasn't eaten for over eight hours and you need eat within 30 mins of waking to start your metabolism or your body will go into starvation mode. She said you would lose muscle vs. fat and she called it skinny fat.
    Unknowledgeable trainer that more than likely didn't study physiology.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,048 Member
    It's your own rhythm. You could change it if you wanted to.
    If you get up earlier, exercise, shower and dress, then you'll have more of an appetite.
    Or not. And there's no need to force yourself to eat breakfast if you're not hungry. There's no advantage to doing it if one is meeting macro/micro nutrient goals.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

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  • Merkavar
    Merkavar Posts: 3,082 Member
    Considering there are successful people eating 1 meal a day all the way up to 6-8 meals a day, it really can't matter a great deal when you eat.

  • PinkPixiexox
    PinkPixiexox Posts: 4,142 Member
    Seriously, do what works for you :)
    Food timing makes absolutely zero difference to weight loss. You have to make this sustainable and if eating breakfast isn't something you'd usually do in every day life, don't force it. Make sure you're hitting your calorie goal each day and keep up the good work!
  • mkakids
    mkakids Posts: 1,913 Member
    Its 4:19pm and I havent eaten yet today, besides 15ml of creamer this am. If I'm not hungry...I don't eat.

    I try to plan my days to have most of my calories left to enjoy from dinner to bedtime, so I regularly skip breakfast. I've lost 60# without issue.
  • Merkavar
    Merkavar Posts: 3,082 Member
    mkakids wrote: »
    Its 4:19pm and I havent eaten yet today, besides 15ml of creamer this am. If I'm not hungry...I don't eat.

    I try to plan my days to have most of my calories left to enjoy from dinner to bedtime, so I regularly skip breakfast. I've lost 60# without issue.

    Do you think you eat most of your calories at night because your not hungry during the day or are you not hungry during the day because you eat most of your calories at night?
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    It's your own rhythm. You could change it if you wanted to.
    If you get up earlier, exercise, shower and dress, then you'll have more of an appetite.

    Nah, I get up at 4:30 every morning and exercise and shower.

    I still don't want breakfast until around 11:00.

    Now coffee? That's a different story.
  • tara_means_star
    tara_means_star Posts: 957 Member
    It's your own rhythm. You could change it if you wanted to.
    If you get up earlier, exercise, shower and dress, then you'll have more of an appetite.

    Nah, I get up at 4:30 every morning and exercise and shower.

    I still don't want breakfast until around 11:00.

    Now coffee? That's a different story.

    Coffee....always in the mood for coffee!
  • pollypocket1021
    pollypocket1021 Posts: 533 Member
    Merkavar wrote: »
    mkakids wrote: »
    Its 4:19pm and I havent eaten yet today, besides 15ml of creamer this am. If I'm not hungry...I don't eat.

    I try to plan my days to have most of my calories left to enjoy from dinner to bedtime, so I regularly skip breakfast. I've lost 60# without issue.

    Do you think you eat most of your calories at night because your not hungry during the day or are you not hungry during the day because you eat most of your calories at night?

    Does it matter? If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
  • Merkavar
    Merkavar Posts: 3,082 Member
    Merkavar wrote: »
    mkakids wrote: »
    Its 4:19pm and I havent eaten yet today, besides 15ml of creamer this am. If I'm not hungry...I don't eat.

    I try to plan my days to have most of my calories left to enjoy from dinner to bedtime, so I regularly skip breakfast. I've lost 60# without issue.

    Do you think you eat most of your calories at night because your not hungry during the day or are you not hungry during the day because you eat most of your calories at night?

    Does it matter? If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

    Curiosity.

    Wasn't trying to fix anything.
  • ultrahoon
    ultrahoon Posts: 467 Member
    edited December 2015
    Do what works for you. My stomach gets weird in the morning. I can go to sleep feeling a little hungry, and wake up feeling full. If I try and force breakfast into me, I just end up chewing the food a lot and not being able to swallow it. I just pack an apple and a shake that I can snack on during the walk to work / rest of the morning when I feel up to it.

    As long as you're still getting the proper amount of calories per day, and not causing yourself acid reflux by eating shortly before you lay down (happens to some, not all) then it's all good.
  • kes840
    kes840 Posts: 66 Member
    I love the term "broscience." Wish I'd thought of it. (I eat breakfast because I love it, but I can assure you, it's not magic as far as weight loss goes.)
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