hello needs some help

I like smoothies in the morning if I am running late. I use 1c skim milk, 1 scoop of strawberry protein powder, ice, yogurt, and some banana. Also, protein bars are good for on the go.

The Yoplait smoothies are good too

I always toast and marmite - the salt in marmite helps keeps the acid in the legs down (I cycle a lot) and keeps me going to a mid morning snack

Gotta disagree with you ... if you have time to drive through McDonald's, you have time to make a breakfast. My typical breakfast is 1/2 cup dry oatmeal, 3/4 FF milk, and some kind of fruit in it (apple, peach, blueberries, etc.) It takes less than 2 minutes to make. 2 minutes. It averages 285 calories.

Not to be snarky, but you're only kidding yourself when you say you don't have time to make breakfast at home.

-boil up some eggs in advance and go ahead and peel and remove yolks put in individual bags grab and go. add a piece of fruit.
-whole wheat mini bagel with low fat cream cheese is quick, pop in the toaster spread and go.
-some mornings i do shakeology, mixes quick and drink in the car on my commute.

Mcdonalds egg mcmuffins (the one with ham egg and cheese) are ok, and also if ya want to eat lighter than that you might go with a smoothie or a fruit and yogurt parfait. Otherwise, 2 poached eggs on one dry toast, or oatmeal, with a fruit, and a glass of skim milk, or low sugar high fiber cereal with skim milk is all fine too. if you are in a real hurry, you could also go for a yogurt and a granola bar. I hope this helps.

I have protein bars stashed all over the place.

I have used McDonalds for breakfast on occasions - certainly here in the UK their porridge is not too bad if you dont add syrup or jam to it.

its 195 calories with nothing added - I have this and add a fruit bag and a bottle of water which = 237 calories

It has got easier in uk mcdonalds as they have signed up to display all the calorie counts for all menu options.

I have also made my own porridge - microwave it whilst I am getting dressed - then put it into a thermos pot to take with me.

its not always the best option but its better than grabbing crossiants or such like.

im a porridge person myself keeps me going until lunch i have it in the bowl ready the night before add the milk and eat it while the kids are brushing there teeth

You say you don't have time: Reminds me of



Seriously though

It helps to plan ahead. Take one day a week and prep for the rest of the week. As mentioned, boil some eggs. Make your own "healthy version" of some breakfast wraps or sandwiches and freeze them. I do a low cal/low carb egg/cheese/turkey sausage wrap and just nuke it while i'm getting ready. And honestly it probably takes less time to scramble an egg than sitting in the drive thru waiting your turn.

Also, think outside of the box. It doesn't have to be traditional breakfast foods either. Takes about two minutes for me to throw together a low carb tuna/spinach/carrot wrap, and out the door I go with it.

As the old saying goes failure to plan is planning for failure.

Best wishes on obtaining your goals.
Fred

I'm horrible about breakfast too. I just skip it most days or drink coffee and go. I know I should eat, but the thought of cooking something...sigh. Anyhow, I've been told to try protein shakes. I might give that a shot this week. I don't know why breakfast is such a struggle for a lot of us! We're in such a hurry in the mornings!

My breakfasts are always on the run; so i enjoy taking dry cereal with me. When I have time in the morning to eat at work, I will put some Silk Light Vanilla in a sealed container and eat my cereal with that. I also highly recommend Dannon Light and Fit yogurt -- all flavors are delicious. I don't like yogurt, but I will eat this every day. Also, you should definitely get some fruit and eat that in the morning.

If you're feeling really adventurous.... I suggest getting a juicer and making your own juice. I usually try to make 4 to 6 oz of pure fruit juice and mix it with filtered water. I know it sounds expensive, and it is, but if you do it at least 3 or 4 times a week, its well worth the expense!

Good luck!!!! :happy:

If you don't have time in the morning, then prepare the items the night before. For me, a planned breakfast is the best way for me to be sure that I eat a healthy breakfast. I take a medication that requires that I wait an hour before eating, so that means I eat at work. I have found that a 80 calorie Light and Fit (6 oz?) yogurt along with a serving of almonds is a good reliable breakfast that I can eat at my desk. I measure out the almonds the night before and then grab that container and a yogurt when I head to work. A good combination is the vanilla coconut yogurt and almonds--almost like a dessert.

For lunches, I prepare a salad the night before and measure out 2 cup of mixed fruit (buy a big bowl of it at Costco every weekend). I vary the protein so I don't get completely bored with the salad day after day. Most days I also throw into my lunch bag a pack of 100 calorie Thin Addictives Cranberry Almond cookies and/or a FiberOne bar. The total for these two meals and snacks is usually around 700 calories, so then I have about 500 left for dinner/evening which is very do-able, and even more if I exercise.

You CAN do it, it's just a matter of figuring out the routine/structure that will work for you.

Or you can just get their coffee and not eat until lunch time.

I know how it can be hard to get breakfast taken care of and try to get out the door to go to work. I am a teacher and when I am in a hurry, I realize I have forgotten to eat breakfast. I usually eat sugar free oatmeal and start it in the microwave while I finish getting ready. Then grab a banana while I am headed out the door. I eat the banana on the way to school or a few hours later when I am hungry again. I will send you a friend request.

I like to eat a BIG chunk of my calories in the morning it keeps me going a lot longer and I'm less likely to eat out of control in the evening. Plus they say that breakfast should be the biggest and then the meals should get progressively smaller. Now that doesn't mean eat like a mouse for dinner but just try to have your lunch calories total less than your breakfast calories, and then your dinner calories total less than your lunch calories.

So how do you eat a big breakfast in the morning.. esp when most people don't even want food in the early morning .. that is the question!

I use to eat one thing. maybe a light english muffin with a little butter, or 1 cup of cereal with 1/2 a cup of milk. But I realized that just isnt enough. Now I try to eat at least 2 things. maybe the cereal plus a protein shake ( they Whey protein powder from costco is really good with fruit blended in) or I get the Light Muscle Milks from costo ( these are the individual shakes already made up and I find that they work well for a breakfast on the go.. the chocolate ones are yummy!). They may take some getting used to though. I'm a vegetarian so I decided they would be a good thing for me because I need the extra protein.

So lately for me its been cereal, and the shake, or the english muffin and the shake. and then before lunch i eat a piece of fresh fruit to hold me over.

Just some idea's. Hope this helps! And good luck! Stay away from mcdonalds ( I use to drink their frappe's all the time... but I have to cut that because they are so bad for you!)