To eat breakfast or not... that is the question?!

i agree with the above poster.

some simply cant handle food first thing in the morning..and contrary to pop belief..its not need to 'kick start' your metabolism..its always going regardless of food intake.

this myth comes from a few studies that have shown folks who do eat breakfast lose more weight or weight less..simply because it can cause you to be very hungry later and binge..hence intake more calories than you would have if you ate breakfast.

sure we can get into the whole, need glucose to power your body etc blah blah..but the principle still stand..calories in calories out.

Given you've reported being on MFP for three weeks, and in that time you've tried to be good with breakfast as well, is it possible that you're actually more hungry now because you're creating a consistent calorie deficit, rather than because you're eating breakfast?

Easy check. Go back to your old breakfast for a couple of days. See how you feel. You may find yourself just as hungry, or even more hungry, than now. Or, you may find you're right—that you feel more hungry having eaten breakfast. Then you've got more data to make an informed decision on.

do what is right for your body, period...

I definitely can't handle breakfast either (the suggested 300-600cal meal), it typically makes me groggy and hungrier earlier as well.

Although, I found that I like having a healthy breakfast bar in the morning with my coffee. A little sugar pick-me-up to fuel me right for the morning.

Like you I never ate breakfast and after I got my lapband it wasn't as big of a deal to begin with but since I have lost 113lbs and joined MFP to loose the last 40, I have now learned to train my body different. I eat (drink) a good but heavy breakfast and then I eat less carbs throughout the day and I sleep better at night. It took me awhile to find the right combination because solid food is not my thing in the am. I have a cream of wheat protein shake so to speak. Make one serving of cream of wheat with unsweetened almond milk put in blender after heated, add one banana, 1 scoop cytosport 100% whey protein vanilla, and about 1/2 cup more almond milk and blend. I have that then one cup of coffee with two tablespoons of sugar free hazelnut cream and I am good to go. 497 calories about half is from the banana, 77 carbs (51 from the banana), 4 grams of fat, and 29 grams of protein. So good.

However, like I said, I had to work on getting the right mix for me. I feel full all day and my lapband is completely unfilled and I am losing weight. It is awesome. Best of luck and if you would like to friend me and see my diary I welcome it.
Crystal

... but then I was second guessing it cuz everyone always says breakfast kick starts your metabolism.

I have no opinion on whether this is true or not, but if it is true that eating breakfast "kick starts your metabolism", what you'd expect to find is that you'd feel hungrier if you consumed breakfast as part of the same number of total calories for the day, as opposed to consuming those calories primarily in later meals.

So you could argue that your experience supports the idea that your metabolism is being kicked up a notch. Whether you want that is up to you. If it is true, then a week of eating the same calories including breakfast would result in more weight loss than a week consuming those calories but without having some of them at breakfast.

Personally, my reading of what evidence there is suggests that there is no evidence that eating more times in the day matters at all, even though many people believe it does. (There are other resaons you may need to do this, if you are trying to *gain* weight, like putting on muscle bulk, where you may just not be able to eat enough in only three meals... different issue.)

I too have had problems eating in the morning. Before I had my children I never had breakfast and frequently did not have much or anything to eat before 2 pm. I nursed and followed the guidelines for all meals which included eating breakfast. I started with just half a slice of toast and can now eat a serving of cereal. Most days breakfast does make me hungry throughout the day and if I skip breakfast I can still go till 2 before I eat. One big difference, I eat smaller meals and fewer calories throughout the day if I eat breakfast, if not I tend to binge when I do finally get around to eating. I would suggest looking at the total calories from both a breakfast days and no breakfast days if you are eating fewer calories all around then skip breakfast.

I am a chronic breakfast eater. In fact, if I don't have breakfast within about 90 minutes of waking up I get cranky and have nausea. Unfortunately I take a medicine in the AM that requires waiting 30-60 minutes before consuming anything, and I wake up hungry most mornings, no matter what I eat the day before.

The rest of my family (mom, dad, sister) only eat breakfast occasionally, typically when it is an occasion. Different results for everyone: some people are smaller and have no trouble maintaining and other people are overweight

I'd say experiment, not all breakfasts are created equally for everyone. I find the best success with:
light breakfast: greek yogurt, fruit, and a little granola or cereal, energy bar like a Lara Bar, coffee and yogurt, oatmeal, smoothie

heavy breakfast: pancakes and eggs, waffles and a latte

What doesn't work for me: protein filled. I can eat 2 eggs, bacon and I will be hungry in an hour. This week I had a breakfast of 2 eggs, bacon and 2 pieces of fruit. I was hungry within 90 minutes.

I seem to have beter success with carbs or carbs + fat and a little protein.

Breakfast is a MUST, it's not a question at all. Eating breakfast gets your metabolism working and fuels you for the day, making you more likely to have the energy to work out. It's ideal to work out at night because then your metabolism works while you sleep through the night burning fat. Then when you eat a healthy breakfast the next morning, it makes your metabolism kick back in and it gives you the energy to go through your day and work out again.

Skipping breakfast and not eating multiple small meals a day is part of the reason women have a hard time losing weight.