Wheatabix ...doesnt fill me up!

I'm always hungry mid-morning so I eat mid-morning. Simple!

I find I am the same with cereal sometimes. Well I used to have Coco Pops, but I tried Ready Brek today for the first time with Sweetener and a banana sliced. The banana was quite high in sugar and I had to start using the Semi-Skimmed Milk until it's gone then I can go back to Skimmed Milk. Overall it was 315 calories, 61g carbs, 28g sugar, 5g fiber, 14g protein, and 9g of fat.

I actually don't feel too hungry, I felt a little empty about half an hour ago, but I had some water just in case. Will probably have a few snack a jacks to tide me over till lunch.

Anyway, when I did have Coco Pops for breakfast, I would usually have a Banana and even that didn't fill me up at all. I was craving anything pretty bad.

If I have an Omelette with Baked Beans (Reduced Sugar and Salt) I feel fuller for a lot longer and don't usually go mad on snacks in between breakfast and lunch. Will usually grab a homemade banana oatmeal cookie.

I've been trying to find a few ways to reduce my carb and sugar intake lately and I had a look at my breakfast this morning and I am going to get rid of the banana and replace it with some berries (raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, etc). I had a look at them and they are way lower in carbs and sugar. After I have used the Semi Skimmed Milk I will go back to Skimmed Milk and that will help reduce my sugar intake.


I think the best thing to have I would say is have eggs if you are having an early breakfast, I would consider 7:30am quite early for breakfast, especially if you are going to wait till 12pm or 1pm for lunch. That's almost 5 hours till lunch. So try an omelette or something that looks like it will fill you up because when you look at cereal it really doesn't look like it will fill you up for the amount that's in the bowl. My omelette's usually fill half of the plate then I have a quarter of the tin of baked beans so my plate is pretty much full and it's really low in calories, carbs and sugar, but high in protein and fiber.

For later breakfasts, like say around 9am to 10am have some cereal, some fruit with natural fat free yoghurt. I've never tried the natural yoghurts before, but you could stick some low sugar and low carb fruits in there to mix up the taste I guess. Then a few hours later you have your lunch instead of waiting like 5 hours for it lol.

I eat my breakfast around 7.30am and by 10:30am my stomach is just rumbling so much, why is this?? I end up having to eat a banana or some almonds or just something! Shouldn't my meal last me till atleast lunch time? Am i burning it off that quickly? someone kindly explain!

3 hours later i would definately be hungry regardless of what i had for breakfast - Having a banana is great.

I have a mixture of oats, fruits, nuts and soya yogurt then a snack 2- 3 hours later - it's all good as long as it's healthy :happy:

Porridge - its the only way!!

I love my weet bix (not sure if there is a difference to wheatabix). Every morning I have 2 with 1/4 cup of musli on top and half a banana (saving the other half for a snack inbetween meals). The musli is low GI, so it helps a lot. I do need to eat again at 10am, but this is only natural. Your body functions better with more smaller meals throughout the day. I find a cup of grapes at 10 gets me through until I have lunch at 12:30. I also make sure I have drunk 1L of water by midday. If I am still hungry, because I have been a little more active, I always have some nuts on the side to nibble on.

Hope this helps.

I find that after I pile on about 250g of sugar, as required to make Weetabix taste like real food, then I'm so hyper I forget about being hungry.

I used to have the same issue with weetabix so no longer eat them anymore. I now have 2 finn crips rye breads, 1 banana and a fruit tea which comes to about 140-145kcals. The other thing I do is to eat my breakfast slightly later than normal, say around 9:30-10; I'm lucky enough to be able to do that in my office without a problem.

It's trying to find that balance isn't it!? Eating bacon, mushrooms, eggs, that sort of thing is great but actually fill me up too much in the morning and I end up skipping lunch.

Try adding All-Bran, works for me

No matter what I have for breakfast I'm hungry 3 hours later... Even if I have 600 calories of oats, fruit, eggs and meat. So I eat 3 hours later!

Put the savage breakfast in the microwave, during 3 minutes, oatmeals will be hot, it's even more delicious mmmmmmmm
The glycemic index increases when oatmeals are hotter, meaning you could have an bigger insulin response (You would slightly feel it after 2,5 - 3 hours), but it's no biggie at all

I agree Weetabix isnt filling despite its claims.

I always have porridge, made with Soy milk and a tablespoon of Linseed (Flaxseed).
Filling, slow release energy, low cal, and the linseed is full of omega 3 and helps digestion.

Add some berries or banana to mix it up.

Also, I defenitely agree with previous poster- you should eat if you are starving...I usually have breakfast about 7am and then have a piece of fruit or a few nuts at 10.30am ish. Most successful slim people who maintain their weight (rather than yo yo) state that they do it by managing their hunger. They eat small meals every 3-4 hours so they never get so hungry that they over eat- they keep their energy levels stable.

Also....drink lots. If you think the hunger is emotional not physical then when youre hungry wait ten minutes (distract yourself with a chore) and if you still feel hungry then have your snack....just keep it healthy.

I agree Weetabix isnt filling despite its claims.

I always have porridge, made with Soy milk and a tablespoon of Linseed (Flaxseed).
Filling, slow release energy, low cal, and the linseed is full of omega 3 and helps digestion.

Add some berries or banana to mix it up.

Also, I defenitely agree with previous poster- you should eat if you are starving...I usually have breakfast about 7am and then have a piece of fruit or a few nuts at 10.30am ish. Most successful slim people who maintain their weight (rather than yo yo) state that they do it by managing their hunger. They eat small meals every 3-4 hours so they never get so hungry that they over eat- they keep their energy levels stable.

Also....drink lots. If you think the hunger is emotional not physical then when youre hungry wait ten minutes (distract yourself with a chore) and if you still feel hungry then have your snack....just keep it healthy.

Wrong :-)
It's the so-called "metabolic fire" that doesn't exist. I tried the whole 6 meals. Now I've two meals, works better, and you don't end up bringing 45 tupperwares at work.
In fact there is also a psycological sphere in that : Eating more meals means smaller ones (eg : Kitten plates), there is a high chance that the proportions leave you with the feeling of having eating nothing (trust me I've been there ahaha), and I was always waiting for the next tiny meal to come --> unavoidable binges
Rather, 2 or 3 meals, or just one, but hell-sized 1- physically fills you 2- brings the satiety

Guys I use to do Whetabix - useless fly's weight food
Now I eat quaker oats

Trust me 50-100 grams with everything <--- no more hunger

I agree! I use steel cut oats and cook it with frozen fruits and nuts... its got stick to yer ribs goodness!!!

English Muffin with peanutbutter....keeps me nice and full!