Eating breakfast makes me more hungry too soon...

I believe some of us are OK skipping breakfast. For most people, it's a good idea to not skip. Just like most of the diet recommendations out there. They work for MOST people. You have to figure out your own body and what works for YOU! Even as a kid, I hated eating breakfast. I'd get in so much trouble because I'd lie (badly) to my parents about what I ate for breakfast. I am never hungry in the mornings. And frankly, I'm really trying hard to learn how to NOT eat when I'm NOT hungry. To do it at breakfast seems wrong to me.

I say do what feels right for your body.

or have a mid-morning snack, like a yogurt or a piece of fruit. it's ok to have something between breakfast and lunch.

or have a mid-morning snack, like a yogurt or a piece of fruit. it's ok to have something between breakfast and lunch.

I agree with this, I eat something every 3-4 hours. I also eat breakfast at 6am and then between 9-10 I have a mid-morning snack. (usually a fruit and a protein, like today will be strawberries and string cheese.) the snack keeps me satisfied until lunch time. I also have a snack between lunch and dinner, and sometimes between dinner and bed.
Good luck!

Have a snack. Nuts, cheese, fruit.

I've been struggling with this too. I always had a piece of dark chocolate and some milky coffee for breakfast, but got nagged over how bad that was for me. I eat breakfast now and am ravenous 30 minutes later.

I had the same issue. It's your metabolism.

I've gone from no breakfast to having yogurt + protein shake at 7:45 and then oatmeal at 10 (lunch at noon-ish). It's actually worked out quite well and I've noticed a different in my awareness/activity level.

So I was never a big breakfast eater, basically only started because my husband would eat it...

I noticed that when I DON'T eat breakfast, I'm tied over from hunger pains until about 11am.

When I DO eat breakfast (6am), I'm STARVING by 9am. Doesn't matter if it's eggs, special k, etc. I've already downed 2 glasses of water to try and feel full! I don't really want to snack either...

What gives?

I'm tempted to go back to skipping breakfast but I don't know what that will do to my weight loss...

Don't eat breakfast then! Absolutely no harm in skipping breakfast if you can operate without food.

I would vote to eat breakfast. It will wake up your metabolism. Have a snack in the 150 calorie range 3 hours later or halfway between your lunch. You WANT to wake it up!

same thing happens to me, and i think the 9am hunger that i don't usually get is because i'm speeding up my metabolism, which is GOOD! i always have something small when i first wake up, like an egg, and then have a REAL breakfast around 10 or whenever i get hungry. i've never heard anyone say it's GOOD to skip breakfast, just that skipping breakfast won't kill you. i think that a lot of my weight loss is because of having small meals throughout the day, especially an early breakfast.

i never used to like to eat breakfast, and it DOES make me hungry later in the afternoon, but it's just like vitamins. you don't LOVE taking them, it's just something you have to do.

If you like eating breakfast, like you are hungry when you get up then eat and just bring some fruit or nuts for a snack when you get hungry at 9.

Otherwise, if you are force feeding yourself not hungry just for the sake of eating breakfast then skip it and bring a snack to kick the binge from starving at 11am

I think its a matter of listening to your body, just do what will help you achieve your goals.

I am MAKING myself eat breakfast. I want to wake up my metabolism, but I agree...I'm hungry earlier in the day for lunch. I eat a little snack around ten. However, I have read that if you work out BEFORE you eat, you are burning fat rather than burning the calories that you just ate. Anyone know if that is true?

I think its a matter of listening to your body, just do what will help you achieve your goals.

Something to consider ... if you always do what you always did, you will continue toget what you have always gotten.

If I had listened to my body when I started working out, I never would have pushed myself to the point of advancing. I listened to the sound advice of a trainer who knew what my goals were and went forward from there both with regard to exercise and nutrition.

Just like the OP, I never used to eat breakfast either. I started making myself eat breakfast and started small at first with just a banana. Now I eat breakfast every day and I actually wake up hungry. It's a good thing that when you eat breakfast, that you are hungry again later - it means your metabolism is fired up and that is a big part of any weight loss journey. When you get hungry after eating a healthy breakfast, make your snack something high protein. A protein drink, a handful of raw almonds, etc.

What you are describing is a pre-cursor to success!

Your supposed to eat 5 to 7 small meals a day not 3 bigs.

There is no evidence that this help or hinders weight loss.

Like just about everything else on this board, this actually depends on each individual person.

I (personally) am insulin resistant. Not everyone is, but even if they aren't, the following can still happen to anyone, it just happens more noticably when you are resistant.

Smaller more frequent meals have benefitted my weight loss b/c it keeps my insulin levels from screaming up and then slamming down a short while later. Why does this matter?

Because when my inslulin levels spike up, it causes cravings for things that will keep it up.

Because when my inslulin levels then drastically drop a short while later, I get the "post sugar high" energy slump ... and that causes 2 things to happen:

1) it causes the desire to find something, anything, to help wake myself up. A high calorie coffee drink, a candy bar, etc. Dangerous ground for anyone looking to lose weight not only b/c it can sabbotage a whole days worth of eating well, but because giving in just starts this whole process over again and

2) when I feel this overwhelming loss of energy, I am MUCH more likely to find a reason to skip my workout citing "I'm just too tired", when in fact, I am not 'tired' at all. I am well rested and well hydrated. What I am is suffering from out of control insulin levels.

With several smaller meals throughout the day, I have managed to combat EVERY one of these issues and it is important to remember on here that there is no one good blanket answer for everyone.

Try spreading it out a little.

I usually have a little oatmeal (porridge) at home before I leave for work. Then I have a piece of fruit or a small yogurt at the office around 9 ish. This usually gets me to lunch. If not, I have a little container of almonds or peanuts on my desk. A couple of either usually takes any hunger pains away.

Good luck

Your supposed to eat 5 to 7 small meals a day not 3 bigs.

There is no evidence that this help or hinders weight loss.

Like just about everything else on this board, this actually depends on each individual person.

I (personally) am insulin resistant. Not everyone is, but even if they aren't, the following can still happen to anyone, it just happens more noticably when you are resistant.

Smaller more frequent meals have benefitted my weight loss b/c it keeps my insulin levels from screaming up and then slamming down a short while later. Why does this matter?

Because when my inslulin levels spike up, it causes cravings for things that will keep it up.

Because when my inslulin levels then drastically drop a short while later, I get the "post sugar high" energy slump ... and that causes 2 things to happen:

1) it causes the desire to find something, anything, to help wake myself up. A high calorie coffee drink, a candy bar, etc. Dangerous ground for anyone looking to lose weight not only b/c it can sabbotage a whole days worth of eating well, but because giving in just starts this whole process over again and

2) when I feel this overwhelming loss of energy, I am MUCH more likely to find a reason to skip my workout citing "I'm just too tired", when in fact, I am not 'tired' at all. I am well rested and well hydrated. What I am is suffering from out of control insulin levels.

With several smaller meals throughout the day, I have managed to combat EVERY one of these issues and it is important to remember on here that there is no one good blanket answer for everyone.

Um, right. That's pretty much what I said. There is no evidence that 5 - 7 meals is better. While it might work on an individual level, that's not evidence that it's something anyone else "should" do.