Not eating Breakfast??? Over 50 please.

i had coffee for breakfast...now from the research i have been reading i have seen studies on both sides. I've read that eating breakfast is not essential as our ancestors didnt wake up and eat breakfast as food wasnt readily available etc. Others of course say that eating breakfast is important and that people who more evenly distrubute their caloric intake throughout the day tend to have a lower BMI where as if you skip breakfast you have a higher frequency of fatigue, intense food intake during the rest of the day. Honestly what i do is zigzag my eating habits depending on my cardio for the day. IF you restrict your diet too much, you have a higher frequency of failure. I think breakfast is important but it doesnt have to be heavy with carbs and fat. I try to get my carbs in for breakfast and the rest of the day i stick more with protein. For instance, i tend to have two slices of whole wheat bread with eggwhites for breakfast, the protein is important as it helps make you feel full without the high glycemic values. I dont load an omeltte with cheese etc. I think you should eat breakfast but its more dependant on how you feel and how your weight loss is going. Again I like the zigzag diet where sometimes I go longer into fast and sometimes i go shorter, keep my body guessing when its getting food

You can eat or not eat breakfast, that's your choice. You can also try something different if you choose. But it sounds like you don't want to eat breakfast, so don't. Do something else that's different then.

I am one of those people who absolutely needs breakfast. I can skip dinner if necessary but not breakfast.

You know, you can always eat breakfast food later in the day if you like it then.

My favorite breakfast lately is a homemade egg mcmuffin, with a raspberry smoothie.

I use one light multi-grain English muffin, melt a slice (or 1/2) cheese on one side after I toast the muffin. I poach one egg for the sandwich.

For the smoothie, I blend in a blender, Trop50 apple juice (1/2 c.), along with 1/2 c. of Stonyfield nonfat plain yogurt and 1/2 c. frozen raspberries.

I sometimes eat this later in the day because it is low calorie, but still fills me up. I think it's about 300-350 calories.

If you do not want to eat breakfast do not do it.

There is absolutely no reason to eat breakfast if it does nothing for you, your health or your food choices.
It does boost your metabolism but not enough to cancel out the food you eat. If you're like me you don't want it boosted as it makes me more hungry at lunch and prone to bad food choices.
It does not start your metabolism. If it stopped over night you'd be in serious trouble.

Bottom line is do what works for you. You don't want breakfast and it does nothing for you don't eat it.
If it does, do.

No offense, but I'll be 65 next month, and I've reinvented myself a couple of times since I turned 50 including going back to graduate school to get an MS in clinical psych at the age of 53. If you choose to believe that change is more difficult when you get older, well, that's your choice and it will be your reality, but it's not fate written in the stars or a "life rule" or anything like that. I guess I missed the Old Fogies Manual they hand out when you turn 50. When I was attending a job search group at a local community agency a couple of years ago, the advice given included getting retraining and a number of guys in their 50s said they wouldn't or couldn't do that because of their age. They didn't seem to see that it was their choice to believe this, nothing more.

Regarding breakfast, I try to eat when I'm hungry, eat what I want, enjoy it, and stop when I'm full. I find that for me, not having something in the morning leaves me wanting for energy by midday. Sometimes I'll have oatmeal, sometimes just yoghurt. Sometimes I'll have one of those high-fiber bars. I keep packets of oatmeal and fiber bars at work, and I'll sometimes stop at the Potbelly's across the street on the way in and grab oatmeal. But I've also been known to just have a coffee or tea and "break my fast" at lunchtime. I think hunger's the key: if I'm not feeling the urge, I'll wait until I'm a little hungry ... but I also think it's a mistake waiting until I'm famished.

A wise person once said "if you are hungry, then eat. If you are thirsty, then drink."

So long as your body is healthy, why change now?

good point

I don't eat breakfast and never did. I lost all the weight I wanted. I don't exercise either. Cut calories only. Oh and I'm 55. :drinker:

I rarely eat breakfast because I'm generally just not hungry before 11 or noon and I haven't had any problems losing weight. I agree with the poster who said eat when you are hungry.

I have to eat every 3-4 hours as I'm border line hyperglycemic so breakfast is a very important meal to me since I've been asleep for 8 hours. I try to get up in enough time to sit down and enjoy what I eat but it doesn't always happen. I eat cereal and fruit with coffee most days or I'll make a homemade egg mcmuffin. My husband on the other hand NEVER eats breakfast. He doesn't eat his first meal until 3-4 hours after being up (usually around lunch time). He is very healthy and at a healthy weight. I would say what ever works for you. If you don't want to eat breakfast, don't. The last thing you want to do is dread eating. If you are concerned about calorie intake, trying getting meal replacement shakes. I like these when I don't want to eat but still need to keep my levels up. Chocolate Special K shakes are delicious and seem more like a treat than healthy food!

What ever your choice, good luck on your journey!