Why does eating breakfast make me hungry before lunch?

I was going to say hard boiled egg, handful of almonds or light string cheese, seems to help me.

Breakfast gets your metabolism going, so that's why you get hungry. I like having eggs in the morning, it keeps me full longer. This morning I had shredded wheat and I'm hungry already & it's only been 2 hours, lol.

Bulk up your oatmeal. Add some nuts and make it with milk. Also add some chopped fruit for more fiber. Instant oatmeal has less fiber than other forms of oatmeal. Add some raisins, apples, berries, dried cranberries or some banana.

Also you could try making a shake for breakfast. mine is 1 banana, 2 cups of milk, 2 tbs of peanut butter, and maybe some protein powder if you want. Gets me right through lunch.

I have to have protein. I tried granola and milk and I was starving within a few hours. I use egg substitue and not just egg whites. I'm new (read: weigh more) at this and can still use the calories from the whole egg. Cheese sticks or greek yogurt are also great snacks midmorning.

I never have breakfast, I was never a fan as a kid & used to throw a tantrum if I had to eat anything other than toast.
Eating in the mornings makes me feel really ill, so I have my lunch at 10:45am everyday (normally a sandwich & veggies) then have a huge dinner later. I don't find myself feeling hungry throughout the day, but most breakfasts actually do make you more hungry.

I work at a desk job in a cubicle and eat my breakfast here every weekday. Sounds like you need more food, and something less processed. As a previous person noted, instant oatmeal is usually loaded with sugar.

My breakfast is quick & easy & no problem to eat at my desk: 1/2 c. All Bran buds (great fibre), 3/4 c. plain, FF Greek yogurt (18 grams of protein) and a serving of fruit (berries, raisins, etc.). That keeps me full until my 10 a.m. snack, which I need to keep my blood sugar up at the gym (11 am 'til Noon).

Good luck!!

Hi. I just started MFP last week, but started my "healthy eating life style change" on Jan 3. I have ALWAYS had the same problem with eating breakfast - no matter what I eat, if I eat breakfast then I seem to be hungry all day. In the past two weeks, though, I've found that having 1/2 weight watchers bagel with four egg whites fills me up - I bring it to work and eat around 6 am. I've been drinking at least half 40 oz of water before lunch so that I'm NOT feeling the urge to eat. If I just can't help it, then I munch on a few of the peanuts I keep at my desk as my daily snack. It's working!!! The other thing that works for me is I wait until 8ish a.m. and I'll eat whatever vegetable I brough for my lunch - usually broccoli or cauliflower and/or an orange. I hope you find something that works for you ::happy:

Agree that instant oatmeal may be the culprit…try "quick" oats instead, esp. the steel cut or even a multi-grain blend. It tends to be a little heartier. Still microwavable…mine are ready in 2-3 minutes. Also bulk up the oatmeal by additions as suggested…I use frozen blueberries and nuke them along with the oatmeal so then their juicy goodness has exploded and melted in with the oatmeal. Agree also that the addition of good fats/protein may add to your satiety: nuts, eggs, lean meat (leftover chicken/turkey, turkey bacon), yogurt.

Also, if you are eating really early (like before 8am), I would expect you would be hungry at least 3-4 hours later…and appropriately so. So if you are eating at 7 am, you should plan for a 10 am snack…like 1 serving of any of the following: nuts, popcorn, string cheese, drinkable yogurt, fresh fruit, fiber/protein bar along with a huge glass of water. The nuts, popcorn, fiber/protein bars are "desk friendly" since they don't require refrigeration and can be consumed quickly and discreetly.

I usually have a couple of poached eggs on wholemeal toast :drinker: That usually sees me through to lunch time

I find a bowl of Porridge, (oatmeal), keeps me fed until lunch time.

Mix it with seeds / dried fruit to make it interesting, or a trickle of Honey.

I am exactly the same as you, and it doesn't seem to matter what I eat, even if it's protein. I'm not hungry in the morning unless I eat breakfast. So after trying and testing different breakfasts, I decided to listen to my body and only eat when I'm hungry. Which usually means I don't eat until 12. I've lost a lot of weight like this, and I'm just thinking of it at being mindful eating instead of eating at prescribed times.
Good luck!

If you are not hungry, do not eat. (Unless there is an eating disorder involved)

Sleeping raises certain hormones in the body that will naturally make you not feel hungry. Upon awaking, these hormones slowly go down to normal level (designed to ensure you sleep through the nigh and not wake up in the middle of sleep for food, doesn't always work he he). When you eat, these hormones more quickly return to normal levels.

So, eating then results in hunger later on, as the hormones were lowered quickly at the beginning of the day.

For me, I wake up at 5am, and if I eat at 6am, I am hungry by 9am. If I do not eat, I am hungry around 11am. Not eating meant these hormones were still slightly elevated at 9am, preventing me from being hungry.

This is one of the various ways hormones can play on your behavior.

I can totally relate. If I eat breakfat I am so freakin hungry by lunch time that sometimes I'm jittery & get light headed. I found I'm much less hungry period when I eat one big meal for dinner with no breakfast, lunch or snacks.