Is breakfast the hardest meal for you too?

Try some bacon and eggs maybe? Lots of protein to keep you full, and not as high in calories as you might think.

I had this this morning and it only came to around 350, and that's with fried tomatoes and some melon afterwards.

I mix it up but 3 pieces of toast with PBJ and a coffee (with 3 spoons of pure cane sugar) and a glass of milk has about the same calories as one of my bowls of cereal (2 cups of Kashi Go Lean crunch, 1 cup of Crave Double chocolate cereal, and 1 cup of Milk and the coffee) also do the Egg, Swiss Cheese, muffin, and jimmy dean turkey sausage with coffee and a glass of milk these are all very comparable in calorie count... Now of course I don't do donuts... lol Just mix it up and that should keep you from getting bored with what you are eating.....

I started making a bfast smoothie. I was sooo sick of eggs, bacon etc.

1 banana
1 pear
strawberries,blueberries/blackberreies or frozen berries
1/2 cup of plain yogurt
2 tbls ground flaxseed
splash of oj
ice cubes

It usually makes 2 servings. It is filling, and refreshing. Yogurt and flaxseed keep me full. I like that I don't start my day with high sodium, plus it hydrates your body after a night.

Now I rotate eggs and turkey bacon; cottage cheese and fruit, energy bar and this smoothie.

Try oats - there's so much you can do with them!

Juicing gives me sustained energy all day! I look forward to the mornings and blending away! Carrot juice is my breakfast staple! I
like to add pink Grapefruit, pineapple, ginger...lots of lean greens...ooh la la!

Hi. I am not much of a breakfast eater but since I have started this journey it has become one of my favorite meals. If you are up to trying different things....
Special K Cereal with Low fat Soy Milk
A smoothie with frozen banana's, peanut butter, and Low fat soy milk. (Smoothies are fun because you can change them up and put pretty much anything you want into them.)
My favorite so far has been a whole wheat bagel toasted, I make an omelet with one egg, one egg white, mushrooms, spinach, and feta cheese I put that on the dry bagel and add a tablespoon of salsa. It has approx. 250 calories and will fill you up for the rest of your morning.
Looking for and creating low calorie options are part of the fun :-) Good luck and if you have sweets make sure you stay in moderation. Sometimes those yummy donuts can be hard to pass up :-) Good luck.

Since I'm vegetarian, I often eat leftover vegetables from the previous night's dinner, incorporated with a grain (quinoa or barley) or sprouted grain bread. I also LOVE oatmeal and could easily get into an oatmeal rut so I use the leftovers to help keep me from falling into that particular routine.

Gosh, I love breakfast!!! I find it so easy to eat for breakfast.

Some options are Oatmeal, Kashi Go Lean (use natural sugars), bran flakes, fresh berries, yogurt, granola, Grapefruit w/ whole wheat toast and almond butter, protein shakes, etc.

Sometimes I just grab an apple, cut up a few cubes of cheese, and have some walnuts on the side. It is an easy no fuss breakfast...

Or, take a slice of crusty bread, spread it with 3 tablespoons of low-fat ricotta, and add tomatoes. Finish with a drizzle of olive oil (about 1 teaspoon) and a little salt and pepper. It is like having pizza for breakfast...yummy!


And eggs...you can do 101 things with eggs...omelettes (loaded with all your fave veggies), frittata, hard boiled, fried, etc etc etc.... You can go wild with eggs.

Try some bacon and eggs maybe? Lots of protein to keep you full, and not as high in calories as you might think.

I had this this morning and it only came to around 350, and that's with fried tomatoes and some melon afterwards.

This is what I have had for breakfast almost daily for a month. The good thing for me is I haven't bored of it yet! I eat four pieces of Butterball Turkey Bacon @ 25 cals a piece. Then two eggs @ 70 calories a piece. Some days I might eat an orange or toast or cinnamon raisin bagel with it. The cinnamon raisin thin bagel is good and sweet and low cal! You could even get some of the sweeter versions of Laughing Cow at 35-40 calories to go with it.

Breakfast got a lot easier when I stopped eating it. Intermittent Fasting via Leangains was a watershed for me.

There is one breakfast I never tire of, and when I run out of the ingredients (which is rare), I get kind of sad.

Egg Drop Soup!

Seriously, it's fast, easy, cheap, nutritious, infinitely adaptable, and delicious. I make chicken stock once a week or so with bones I've saved up from dinner and veggie scraps (in a plastic bag in the freezer, I save onion and carrot peelings, kale and parsley stems, herbs that may go bad soon, mushroom stems, soft celery, and whatever else seems good, and then I add that to my stockpot), so I don't have to buy it from the store. Depending on the season and how I'm feeling, I change it up, but these are the ingredients I always include (and they're really all you need):
1 1/2 cup chicken stock
sea salt and pepper to taste
two eggs
You bring the stock to a simmer, add your seasonings - lately I've been partial to curry powder and kale, which I add here too - beat the eggs in a measuring cup, then stir them into the simmering broth. You're done in five minutes or less, and it's phenomenal. Want some extra protein? Add some shredded chicken if you have some. Got some mushrooms? Put those bad boys in there! Need some more healthy fat? Add a tablespoon of coconut oil! Want it spicy? Try some crushed red peppers.

I swear, I will eat this soup every morning of my life as long as I have stock and eggs. And since my mother keeps chickens, that's going to be a long time. I even eat it during the summer; I just get up earlier to make it so I'm not sweating. Let me know if you try it! I'd also be happy to share other soup recipes; I'm kind of a soup fiend. Friend me if you'd like, and good luck breakfast hunting!

I agree, breakfast is hard-but I've been getting better with it over the past 4 months. I hypothesize one difference between breakfast eaters and non-eaters is the fact that some people wake up starving and other wake up NOT hungry at all. I find that when I eat a very light dinner, then I wake up starving and can't wait to eat. When I eat a heavier dinner, then the next morning I don't really want breakfast for a few hours-this is especially true on the weekends.

Anyhoo-I try to mix it up because I am not a big fan of breakfast foods. I will bake a biscuit and add 2 pieces bacon and one slice reduced fat cheese. That is yummy. Sometimes I just drink a tall glass of chocolate milk (made with skim milk and reduced sugar nestle quick). Sometimes, the easiest for the sweet tooth is a granola bar like the Kashi one with the coconut and dark chocolate-YUM! Other days-an apple or banana will do with a reduced fat cheese stick. During the summer, I make a lot of fruit smoothies.

Breakfast foods I am not big on: eggs, any way what so ever. Every now and again-I'll get a wild hair up my you know what and make 2 eggs, then half way through I remember why I should have only made one. I do not like yogurt very much. Oatmeal is disgusting. I eat cereal-but only like sugary kinds and eat them as desserts instead of breakfast.

Breakfast I love: biscuits and gravy. Can't eat this too often-but it is SO good! I also LOVE cinnamon rolls. OMG the are the best-I never get them any more unless I have company and know that I will only eat 2 (instead of the whole can). The same goes for donuts and cheese danishes. Blueberry muffins are the BEST. Again-I only eat these in social settings where I can eat ONE.

Okay-hope that gives some ideas for you!

Breakfast got a lot easier when I stopped eating it. Intermittent Fasting via Leangains was a watershed for me.

This. Saves me a lot of time in the morning.

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My breakfasts are usually pretty high calorie. Eggs and oatmeal, Kix with milk and a PBJ sandwich, pancakes and bacon. I can't skip breakfast or my entire day will be a wreck. I just eat what I like and make sure it fits in my calorie goal because when I stuck to the same thing every day I had the box of donuts breakdown for a few days.

I was never much of a breakfast eater but find I'm more successful by eating breakfast. Although some folks thrive like ninerbuff with no breakfast. You might give his advice a try if breakfast just doesn't cut it for you.

However, I really don't understand why you're not eating the egg yolks. That's the best part. There is good nourishment in the yolk and it will help keep you satiated for longer. I eat three scrambled eggs virtually every morning for breakfast and my cholesterol levels and triglycerides are excellent.

And, once in awhile, especially if we're traveling, I'll splurge with waffles, pancakes, a cinnamon roll, whatever. No big deal. I just know I can't do it every day. But a little fun and variety in our meals once in awhile is totally fine.