breakfast or not to breakfast
jennp1129
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I know breakfast is the most important meal... But I'm bot a huge breakfast fan... I'm also seeing that as I get my hunger under control... I don't wake up starving. Or hungry at all for that matter. So the question is... Does anyone else have this problem? Should I be forcing breakfast anyway? Just don't want to be hurting my weight loss efforts by not eating a meal.
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Often that "Starving" feeling upon waking is due to dehydration and a nice big glass of water will suffice!0
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I do believe that breakfast is an important meal in the day. I usually don't eat breakfast until about 1-2hrs after I wake up. Even if it's just a piece of fruit at least it's something.0
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EAT BREAKFAST.
When I didn't eat breakfast, I was fat. Since eating breakfast, I've lost weight and have eaten less overall during the day.
It's just smart to eat breakfast. Force it down if you have to - oatmeal and eggs, and then add fruit for a snack, coffee, etc.0 -
Is it eating breakfast food or just eating anything that you have a problem with? If it's breakfast food, then eat a lunch or dinner meal at breakfast. There's no rule that says you can't eat a turkey sandwich or bowl of chili for breakfast. If it's not the breakfast food issue, then yes, you really should eat something even if you're not hungry. Otherwise, your energy level will be low and you'll be more likely to eat too much when you do eat something. Try yogurt and fruit, or a small bowl of cereal.0
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I can't really face a large breakfast, but I definitely feel it if I don't eat breakfast at all, so I compromise with a SMALL breakfast-- usually ~140-170 calories--with a good serving of protein. For me, that means either:
* an egg scrambled with a cup of veg (spinach, eggplant, onion, roasted red peppers and/or mushrooms are my "go to's"); or
* hot cereal with fruit (2 tbsp dry oatmeal OR Bob's 10 grain, 2 tbsp flax, 1 cup frozen blueberries in the microwave for 3 minutes with 3/4 cup water).0 -
I eat breakfast every day - for me it's really important to how I function in the morning. My son, however, can't stomach anything until he's been up 1-2 hours. It literally makes him feel ill. So....I think this is one of those cases where you have to listen to your own body - maybe for you just fluids of some kind, or a piece of fruit. Breakfast doesn't have to be a full "meal".0
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I never use to like breakfast, so used to skip it all the time - but for a year now i make sure i have breakfast every morning. Weetabix or porridge is my fav. But i've also heard of people having whatever they fancied fruit, yogurt , even left overs from night b4. I was always told to eat first thing in morning to get your metabolism ( spelling isn't my strong point ) going. Good luck xx0
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Yes it's important to eat at least 30mins as soon as you wake up. Even if it's something small like fruit. Just cuz you wake up not hungry does not mean that your body doesn't need the food. And not eating breakfast will slow down your metabolism which will make it harder and ale it a lot slower to lose the weight you like. So do eat a piece of fruit or something when u wake up. Breaksfast isn't suppose to be a big meal but it's the best meal for your body everyday0
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If you're not a breakfast person, perhaps you could try to have a protein shake instead. This way you are still giving your body the nutrition it needs.0
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Definitely eat breakfast! I have NEVER been a breakfast eater, in fact, I've only been eating breakfast since I started losing weight. I don't feel hungry in the mornings either, but I'll make a smoothie with greek yogurt, almond milk an fresh fruit or a quick bowl of cereal, you do get used to "forcing" yourself to eat it and it helps!0
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Yes, eat breakfast. Even if just a small glass of juice and half english muffin or fruit. the word is breakfast which means to break the fast from your sleep. very important in getting your body/metabolism going for the day. This is the greatest way I know how to explain it....
think of your metabolism as a fire and that you have to keep the fire going for it to survive. If you throw on too many big logs (eat too much too fast), you will put the fire (metabolism) out, However, if you tend to the fire often with smaller sticks and kindling, you will keep the fire going constantly. Feed your body in smaller amounts and more often, even if your not hungry. you need to feed the fire (your metabolism). When you wake up after sleeping, your fire is simply embers and you need to feed it. If you don't you will put your fire out and have to start over. Make sense?0 -
Eat breakfast, even if its something small. Several studies have shown that eating after waking will increase our metabolic rate through the entire day, so it is pretty darn important.0
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You should have a little something, even if it's just a piece of fruit. Eating breakfast is a big factor in weight loss (I know people can lose and not eat bf, but you can Google that).0
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Yes, eat breakfast. Even if just a small glass of juice and half english muffin or fruit. the word is breakfast which means to break the fast from your sleep. very important in getting your body/metabolism going for the day. This is the greatest way I know how to explain it....
think of your metabolism as a fire and that you have to keep the fire going for it to survive. If you throw on too many big logs (eat too much too fast), you will put the fire (metabolism) out, However, if you tend to the fire often with smaller sticks and kindling, you will keep the fire going constantly. Feed your body in smaller amounts and more often, even if your not hungry. you need to feed the fire (your metabolism). When you wake up after sleeping, your fire is simply embers and you need to feed it. If you don't you will put your fire out and have to start over. Make sense?
That's my attitude. I rarely wake up hungry, but I still eat two small meals in the morning. In my opinion it's best to always be comfortably full and never reach the starving stage.0 -
Breakfast is ALWAYS a good idea. It's called "breakfast" because it "breaks" the "fast" you've been doing overnight. You haven't eaten in probably over 9 or 10 hours... so your metabolism needs that early boost to get on the right track for the rest of that day.
If you're not hungry in the morning, try not eating within 3 or 4 hours of bedtime.0 -
I wonder if a cup of coffee with milk or tea with honey is enough for breakfast. I am not often hungy in the am.0
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I know breakfast is the most important meal... But I'm bot a huge breakfast fan... I'm also seeing that as I get my hunger under control... I don't wake up starving. Or hungry at all for that matter. So the question is... Does anyone else have this problem? Should I be forcing breakfast anyway? Just don't want to be hurting my weight loss efforts by not eating a meal.
If you're not hungry, don't eat breakfast. There is no metabolic advantage to increased meal frequency, so it will not hurt your weight loss efforts by skipping breakfast.
I personally haven't eaten within hrs of waking in months0 -
I have been known to eat big breakfasts from time to time. I just wake up so hungry on some days, and no water will not suffice. I wouldn't force myself to eat anything, eat when you are hungry. Your body will let you know
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Eat breakfast, even if its something small. Several studies have shown that eating after waking will increase our metabolic rate through the entire day, so it is pretty darn important.
Can you please provide links to said studies?0 -
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day! Jenene88 is correct... you should fuel your body within 1/2 hour of waking! This will start your metabolism burning. It is so important to eat breakfast.0
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IMHO, eating breakfast is a good practice. Just read this article the other day...
http://www.womenfitness.net/top10_no_skip_breakfast.htm0 -
I know breakfast is the most important meal... But I'm bot a huge breakfast fan... I'm also seeing that as I get my hunger under control... I don't wake up starving. Or hungry at all for that matter. So the question is... Does anyone else have this problem? Should I be forcing breakfast anyway? Just don't want to be hurting my weight loss efforts by not eating a meal.
If you're not hungry, don't eat breakfast. There is no metabolic advantage to increased meal frequency, so it will not hurt your weight loss efforts by skipping breakfast.
I personally haven't eaten within hrs of waking in months
The evidence does not support your claim. Breakfast intake has been shown to improve not only overall nutrition intake, but lower overall caloric intake through the day, decrease blood sugar spiking, and improve cognitive function.
A) Breakfast has shown to lower blood sugar levels throughout the day, avoiding sugar spikes/insulin releases http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/016882279290017L
Breakfast has shown fairly consistently to correlate with healthy body types, as well as increased mental function (meta study)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002822305001513
C) Children who eat breakfast at home have shown to eat less througout the day - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/000282239391527W
D) Another study showing that obese children tend to have bad/no breakfasts - http://ukpmc.ac.uk/abstract/MED/9565828/reload=0;jsessionid=VT5NxCT991u1JUbnCRqZ.94
E) Not consuming breakfast leads to significant deficiencies in assential nutrients - http://www.jacn.org/content/5/6/551.short
F) Another study suggesting a link between school/cognitive performance and eating breakfast
http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/143/10/1234
There's just too much evidence out there to not eat it. Anecdotal experience aside. Many more studies are available, just check google scholar (scholar.google.com).0 -
If you don't have an appetite, then have a small bowl of Cheerios. I used to never have an appetite when I woke up but I forced down the Cheerios and it wasn't too bad because they don't have a lot of taste. You can also grab a banana or a granola bar for a couple hours after you wake up.0
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Good golly miss Molly!!! This WILL turn into a ****show! I have seen it happen all too often on this subject! lol. If you feel hungary eat, if you don't, then don't. If your decently (probably not a word) healthy your body should be pretty good at letting you know when to fuel it! 0
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I wonder if a cup of coffee with milk or tea with honey is enough for breakfast. I am not often hungy in the am.
Eat more. Add a piece of fruit and a yogurt -- that's really light, has protein and one serving of produce out of the wat. I saw a tip somewhere (I'll dig it up later) that says if you aren't hungry when you wake up, drink a glass of water to cure the dehydration and it should also wake up your appetite.
You can also split up your breakfast. Maybe have half within an hour of waking up, and the rest as a mid-morning snack.
I have always eaten breakfast. I am very cranky without it, but these days I am on medication that I need to take first thing in the AM where I need to wait 30-60 minutes before eating. Some days it is very hard, my stomach is growling incessantly.0 -
I am so not a breakfast person either. My mornings are crazy to begin with i have no time, i wake up about 5-5:30 work out for 30 min then it is getting my 3 girls ready for school, I don't feel hungry until 11- 11:30. I usually eat some thing small, yogurt, or toast, then it helps with not over eating at lunch which is usually like 1, so I am curious as well does it really affect your weight loss?0
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Just don't want to be hurting my weight loss efforts by not eating a meal.
The only way that the above would be true is if the skipping of a meal causes you to overeat for the day.
Meal frequency will not have any physiological impact on weight loss and you can skip breakfast at your leisure provided that it doesn't cause behavioral issues. This is one area where personal preference should make this decision for you.
I tend to not eat until anywhere between noon and 6pm and I will eat most of my calories right before bed. I certainly am not suggesting you need to do the same, but dieting is difficult enough as it is, it's best to focus on the things that matter and disregard the stuff that doesn't.
What matters is that your end of day totals are reasonable (moderate calorie deficit, adequate micro/macronutrient intake).0 -
I know breakfast is the most important meal... But I'm bot a huge breakfast fan... I'm also seeing that as I get my hunger under control... I don't wake up starving. Or hungry at all for that matter. So the question is... Does anyone else have this problem? Should I be forcing breakfast anyway? Just don't want to be hurting my weight loss efforts by not eating a meal.
If you're not hungry, don't eat breakfast. There is no metabolic advantage to increased meal frequency, so it will not hurt your weight loss efforts by skipping breakfast.
I personally haven't eaten within hrs of waking in months
The evidence does not support your claim. Breakfast intake has been shown to improve not only overall nutrition intake, but lower overall caloric intake through the day, decrease blood sugar spiking, and improve cognitive function.
A) Breakfast has shown to lower blood sugar levels throughout the day, avoiding sugar spikes/insulin releases http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/016882279290017L Breakfast has shown fairly consistently to correlate with healthy body types, as well as increased mental function (meta study)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002822305001513
C) Children who eat breakfast at home have shown to eat less througout the day - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/000282239391527W
D) Another study showing that obese children tend to have bad/no breakfasts - http://ukpmc.ac.uk/abstract/MED/9565828/reload=0;jsessionid=VT5NxCT991u1JUbnCRqZ.94
E) Not consuming breakfast leads to significant deficiencies in assential nutrients - http://www.jacn.org/content/5/6/551.short
F) Another study suggesting a link between school/cognitive performance and eating breakfast
http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/143/10/1234
There's just too much evidence out there to not eat it. Anecdotal experience aside. Many more studies are available, just check google scholar (scholar.google.com).
A) Breakfast has shown to lower blood sugar levels throughout the day, avoiding sugar spikes/insulin releases http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/016882279290017L
In diabetes patients Breakfast has shown fairly consistently to correlate with healthy body types, as well as increased mental function (meta study)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002822305001513
Meta review of epidemiological studies, correlation =/= causation
C) Children who eat breakfast at home have shown to eat less througout the day - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/000282239391527W
Epidemiological study, correlation =/= causation
D) Another study showing that obese children tend to have bad/no breakfasts - http://ukpmc.ac.uk/abstract/MED/9565828/reload=0;jsessionid=VT5NxCT991u1JUbnCRqZ.94
Correlation =/= causation, also relies on self reported data
See a pattern here?
Provide studies that actually show eating breakfast has a metabolic advantage over not eating it0 -
Everyone is different... some, like my GF, need to eat in the morning.
Me on the other had, I practice intermittent fasting everyday and don't eat my first meal until 1pm and I feel great from doing so.
Eating in the morning makes me feel sluggish and slow.
Everybody is different... meal timing and frequency is a tired old myth.
Experiment and see what works for YOU.0 -
I found this article I thought might help. As for me, I sometime have a protein drink to at least put in my system the nutrients it needs. Just saying!
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/food-and-nutrition/AN011190
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