What did you have for breakfast?

bjohs
bjohs Posts: 1,225 Member
edited September 30 in Food and Nutrition
I am all fueled up with a 510 calorie breakfast and ready to conquer the day! I'm 43 years old, 5'2", a wife, a mother of 2 young children and currently 123.8 pounds. I've hit my goal weight of 124.0 but just reset it to 122.0 because that is the weight I was in 1989 when I was the same weight. I'm always looking to trying new things and my breakfast has stayed the same for a while except I switch up the fruit every day. Sometimes I will use the same ingredients and make an omelette. Looking for some ideas! What did you have for breakfast? Please post a photo if you have one. :)

Below is what I had this morning: 2.5 scrambled eggs (yolks included) with chopped spinach, white onion and diced smoked ham. Half and orange, one slice of 12-grain toast with 1 tablespoon of reduced fat peanut butter. The object at the bottom is a multivitamin. Finally, a bottle of water to wash it all down. Yummy!

Not pictured (I forgot to include it) is a 16 oz coffee mug of mocha cappuccino. I never start my morning without it! That's the one treat I allow myself without guilt. LOL!

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  • FairyMiss
    FairyMiss Posts: 1,812 Member
    i had peanut butter and sugar free jam on 9 grain toast , pretty yummy for a being lazy breakfast;.
  • MoonIite
    MoonIite Posts: 341 Member
    I also had a 500 calorie breakfast:

    50 grams of oatmeal
    a large banana
    fried egg
    peanut butter
    strawberry smoothie (a large mug)

    My stomach felt so satisfied.
  • kkmulholland
    kkmulholland Posts: 28
    I try to do the 4x400 plan: 400 cals 4 times per day. So this morning I had my coffee w/turbinado and FF creamer, a slice of whole grain toast, 1 T PB and 1/2 med banana. Very tasty and 368 cals.
  • Tuffjourney
    Tuffjourney Posts: 971
    My breakfast is usually the biggest meal... (Sometimes, I split it on my diary, cause it is kind of embarrassing). But, at lunch I walk for my hour. :blushing:
  • bjohs
    bjohs Posts: 1,225 Member
    My breakfast is usually the biggest meal... (Sometimes, I split it on my diary, cause it is kind of embarrassing). But, at lunch I walk for my hour. :blushing:

    My breakfast is my favorite meal of the day and usually the largest too. I'm not embarrassed to log it at all. It's usually between 450-550 calories. LOL!
  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
    breakfast is my highest cal meal also around 500 cal....I had an egg, 3 slices Candian bacon and slice of cheese on a whole wheat english muffin. Keeps me full till lunch :)
  • savethecat
    savethecat Posts: 290 Member
    My breakfast is typically my smallest meal. I'm totally guilty of being a dinner splurger.

    But anyway today for breakfast I had:

    1 banana
    1/2 a Caramel Nut Brownie Luna Bar
    16 ounces of coffee
    1/2 cup Almond Milk (coffee creamer)

    About 227 calories and pretty tasty/filling.
  • TenLaws
    TenLaws Posts: 273
    A Vann's maple whole grain waffle, honey, two scrabled eggs, shredded cheese, green tea, pineapple, vitamins. 399 calories.
  • bjohs
    bjohs Posts: 1,225 Member
    breakfast is my highest cal meal also around 500 cal....I had an egg, 3 slices Candian bacon and slice of cheese on a whole wheat english muffin. Keeps me full till lunch :)

    YUM!!!
  • katkins3
    katkins3 Posts: 1,359 Member
    190 calories:
    2 oz raspberries
    1 oz. blueberries
    1 tablespoon chopped pecans
    1/4 c. Go Lean cereal
    1 pkg. yogurt (the 80 calorie stuff)
  • sschneider35
    sschneider35 Posts: 1
    so is the plan to have more calories at breakfast and a small lunch? I have been dividing my calories for each meal equally and am always hungry!
  • Serenifly
    Serenifly Posts: 669 Member
    I had 1 piece of 12 grain toast, half tbsp butter, half tbsp on Salmon Cream cheese

    light breakfast cuz I'm heaviying up on my snacks today and I didn't work out this morning, will work out after work :)
  • bjohs
    bjohs Posts: 1,225 Member
    so is the plan to have more calories at breakfast and a small lunch? I have been dividing my calories for each meal equally and am always hungry!

    I don't have the answer to that. I can only comment about my own experience and in my case, a bigger breakfast meant huge weight loss. You can read about it in my blog below my ticker called My Journey. My day usually goes something like this:

    Breakfast = 450-550 calories
    Morning snack = 150 calories or less
    Lunch: 350-450 calories
    Afternoon snack = 150 calories or less
    Dinner: 250-350 calories
    Evening snack = 150 calories or less
    Water = 8 cups each day

    Again, what worked for me was to eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper. I try to follow that concept on most days.
  • kitinboots
    kitinboots Posts: 589 Member
    I tend to eat a light breakfast as it means I have all day to spread out my calories on lunch, snacks and dinner depending on what I do.
    Ive been eating just under a cup of muesli topped up with cornflakes, with almond milk and a sprinkle on cinnamon. It's tasty! I'm not a fan of cooking breakfast as I usually get up, eat, then do the previous nights dishes. Keeping the dishes to a minimum makes my life easier.
  • MoonIite
    MoonIite Posts: 341 Member
    That's exactly how I divide my meals. I have a big breakfast, a medium sized lunch, and a light dinner. Any leftover cals I set aside for snacks.
  • courtclerkkris
    courtclerkkris Posts: 173 Member
    I am all fueled up with a 510 calorie breakfast and ready to conquer the day! I'm 43 years old, 5'2", a wife, a mother of 2 young children and currently 123.8 pounds. I've hit my goal weight of 124.0 but just reset it to 122.0 because that is the weight I was in 1989 when I was the same weight. I'm always looking to trying new things and my breakfast has stayed the same for a while except I switch up the fruit every day. Sometimes I will use the same ingredients and make an omelette. Looking for some ideas! What did you have for breakfast? Please post a photo if you have one. :)

    Below is what I had this morning: 2.5 scrambled eggs (yolks included) with chopped spinach, white onion and diced smoked ham. Half and orange, one slice of 12-grain toast with 1 tablespoon of reduced fat peanut butter. The object at the bottom is a multivitamin. Finally, a bottle of water to wash it all down. Yummy!

    Not pictured (I forgot to include it) is a 16 oz coffee mug of mocha cappuccino. I never start my morning without it! That's the one treat I allow myself without guilt. LOL!

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    Does your 510 calories include your cappuccino????
  • alise_lmx
    alise_lmx Posts: 292 Member
    Your breakfast looks really good!

    Lately I have been having a smoothie every day. I'm always in a rush in the morning so it works well for me, I drink it in the car on the way to work. Some low-calorie juice, banana, usually strawberries and whatever other fruit i have (or frozen berries if I don't have anything fresh), and I usually add some protein powder in there as well. Lately I have been putting raw baby spinach in there to get extra vegetables, you can't even taste it!
  • rmartin72
    rmartin72 Posts: 1,085 Member
    I had one large egg
    I piece of toast
    1 cup of coffee
    33.8 oz of water
    1 sausage patty

    My biggest meal is breakfast.

    I want to change what I eat each day and try new foods that are health for me.
  • moriaht
    moriaht Posts: 251 Member
    My new breakfast is a cup of fat free yogurt, a peice of fruit cut into pieces with a 1/4 cup of Kashi go lean all layered in a great big dish. SOO good and keeps me full until lunch.
  • bjohs
    bjohs Posts: 1,225 Member
    Does your 510 calories include your cappuccino????

    Yes. :)

    Edited to add: It is an instant mix that I get from Sam's Club. The mix is 100 calories and then I fill the cup with water. I just keep adding more water throughout the morning to warm it up. But I don't add any additional mix.
  • auntamama
    auntamama Posts: 43 Member
    I had a whole wheat tortilla, 1 scrambled egg, 2 slices of bacon, and 1/4 cup 2% cheese. Usually don't have the bacon, but had a house guest, so splurged a little. And I always have my coffee with white chocolate mocha creamer. Mmmmm.
  • bjohs
    bjohs Posts: 1,225 Member
    I had a whole wheat tortilla, 1 scrambled egg, 2 slices of bacon, and 1/4 cup 2% cheese. Usually don't have the bacon, but had a house guest, so splurged a little. And I always have my coffee with white chocolate mocha creamer. Mmmmm.

    You know, I need to do some breakfast tacos or burritos. This just made me think of it. Thanks!
  • Missjulesdid
    Missjulesdid Posts: 1,444 Member
    I had a banana... Like most fatties, I'm a breakfast skipper so it's really hard for me to even eat the banana. I always have at least SOMETHING though.. I TRY to have a cup of plain low-fat but not fat-free yogurt with berries that way I'm getting carbs, protein and fat, but that doesn't always work out so when I don't have that then it's just a banana.. sometimes I just call my breakfast "pre-breakfast" and then have "breakfast" at like 10:30 which is when I have my largest meal... lunch at 2 and supper at 6 or7 with small snacks in between if I need them.
  • courtclerkkris
    courtclerkkris Posts: 173 Member
    Does your 510 calories include your cappuccino????

    Yes. :)

    Edited to add: It is an instant mix that I get from Sam's Club. The mix is 100 calories and then I fill the cup with water. I just keep adding more water throughout the morning to warm it up. But I don't add any additional mix.

    Thanks....I was just kind of curious without doing the math what the food part of your breakfast added up to. I am not a coffee/cappiccino gal so the rest looked fabulous. Might give it a try in the morning and see how it goes. Thanks again!
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I had a cup of chocolate soy milk, as I do just about every morning. Then I had some toasted seaweed a couple of hours later for a snack.
  • iamz
    iamz Posts: 1
    I had 1 large egg, 1 strip lower sodium bacon, 1 oz shredded cheese, 1 slice whole wheat toast with a multivitamin and 8oz glass of orange juice to wash it down = 400 calories
  • Pea4jjab
    Pea4jjab Posts: 216 Member
    I had oatmeal with raisins, cinnamon, stevia, and just a splash of non-fat milk.
  • bjohs
    bjohs Posts: 1,225 Member
    I had a cup of chocolate soy milk, as I do just about every morning. Then I had some toasted seaweed a couple of hours later for a snack.

    What does toasted seaweed taste like?
  • SwtKittN
    SwtKittN Posts: 176 Member
    Wow your breakfast looks so pretty XD whenever I make eggs they never come out looking that good haha.

    All I had was a slim fast for breakfast, to which I spilled most on my desk moving my hand too fast trying to reply to something earlier lol

    Reading all this makes me think geeze I haven't had a nice breakfast in awhile, think I will plan something tastier for tomorrow :P
  • magicretreat
    magicretreat Posts: 15 Member
    I also tend to eat a bigger breakfast. I find if I don't, I'm much more likely to snack and eat anything in site. :(

    This morning I had:

    1 fried egg (yolk included)
    A plain toasted bagel
    1 slice of american cheese
    Two slices of Jennie-o oven roasted deli turkey.
    A glass of FF milk.
    480 calories in all. YUM! :D

    Oh, and a few sprays of Olivio butter.
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