Question for those that skip breakfast

For me if I eat breakfast before noon I become ravenously hungry and eat more than if I skip it.

I'm not exercising at the moment as my chronic illness is bothering me but I used to lift heavy mid morning fasting. I wake up 8-9sh usually. I was never a breakfast person.

Sometimes I feel nauseous after eating breakfast so I'll skip it. If I'm getting in a good early morning workout, I will eat something light an hour before exercising.

singingflutelady wrote: »

For me if I eat breakfast before noon I become ravenously hungry and eat more than if I skip it.

This is 100% me..

I do exercise and it is fasted, start my "break fast" around 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. This is usually not breakfast food, but something that is well balanced.. Now I do eat very well at dinner / later night snack to be able to workout fasted, I am careful about this so it does not impact my exercise.

sijomial wrote: »

I enjoy breakfast but it's also a meal I can easily skip without feeling any more, or any less, hungry by lunchtime.
Doesn't affect my energy levels either way.

So now it's really ad hoc breakfast skipping depending on weight trends, enjoyment of food, time available etc. etc.
It's a painless way for me to cut a few hundred calories or alternatively budget for a bigger meal later.

Love this approach. Agree with it totally.
If you're hungry eat. If not no big deal.
I think a lot of breakfast is mental.
I find that when I am fasting if I skip breakfast by 11 am I am no longer hungry and can go easily until the end of the day. ( working in a desk job )

I rarely eat breakfast as it makes me feel sluggish shortly afterward - but I almost always have coffee about 2 hours after waking up. I then eat my first meal about 4 hours after waking up. I work out at night though. I know when I've tried working out first thing and haven't eaten, I end my session ravenous and light-headed. So if I were to work out first thing, I'd eat something small like yogurt or string cheese just to make sure I had something in my system.

I will say though, if I eat breakfast, I modify my meals that day to several small meals instead of a couple larger meals. And I do tend to lose weight faster that way. I just can't do it regularly.

(and because you asked, I usually stick to around 1200 calories in a day, sometimes going as high as 1400 if I eat dessert)

think i'm the fifth or sixth on the 'breakfast just gives my stomach ideas above its station' train. i skipped it for decades and really got tired of the scoldy 80's and 90's people telling me it's the most important meal of the yadablahblah and i'd never conquer wall street unless i was eating my wheaties at 6:17 every day.

however, someone introduced me to whey and 'breakfast smoothies' a few years ago, and now i don't leave home without my yogurt/protein shake. but it might take me a few hours to finish it. i haven't had good results lifting fasted, for whatever that's worth.

I usually have breakfast very late, like others have posted in this thread, it's better for managing my hunger.

I almost always exercise fasted. I run three times a week, do a body weight program three times a week, and rest the last day. Whether you enjoy exercising fasted or after having eaten is a personal thing.

I use to eat breakfast but I've recently stopped and it's helped me lose weight. In the morning I am never hungry and but I use to always eat breakfast because I thought it was the healthy thing to do. Now I wait until I'm hungry and then have a snack or lunch depending on what time it is.

YvetteK2015 wrote: »

I'm the third one here who feels ravenously hungry if I eat breakfast. It's like I can't shove enough food in my face once I eat breakfast. So I stopped eating breakfast, and I don't eat my first meal until 1-2pm, and I stop eating around 9-10pm. So I do do intermittent fasting, 16:8. I still only consume 1200 a day. It's actually easier for me to consume my calories on IF. If I have anything in the morning, it's only a cup of coffee.

I started IF two weeks ago. I love it so much. I do get a little hungry in the mornings but it passes. My appetite has decreased overall as well as cravings. My first meal is generally at 3pm and my last at 9;30 pm

I tend to feel a bit nauseous if I eat breakfast. I'll have a tea in the morning but that's all until approx 11.30am-12 when I get a bit hungry. I tend to have a larger lunch, usually scrambled eggs or an omelette with veggies.

I'm not exercising... unless you count running after a 2 year old...

I implement IF so my break-fast is sometime between 11-13:00. If eating in the morning makes you feel bad or not be able to adhere to your diet then I would advise trying another eating pattern.

Even as a kid, I was never a morning eater. I prefer to save my calories for my bedtime snacks. So I eat dinner around 6pm, have my snack at 9pm, and then dont eat until lunch at noon the next day, and thats a schedule I can easily maintain

I skip breakfast...
I wish I didn't because I know it's supposed to be a very important meal..But I get up have a cup of coffee and I'm good till 10:30 ish. I snack around 10:30 then lunch 12:30-1..
My body is used to it though I've been like this since I was a child, breakfast food just doesn't interest me.
I meet my calorie goal and I'm losing weight.
Everyone is different! So do what works for you

I exercise first thing in the morning (5:30a) and am just not hungry until 1pm-ish or so. I have a couple of cups of coffee, and drink water pretty quickly until that point - maybe that keeps me full? I'm not sure, but breakfast is not big for me. It never has been.