Big breakfast VS small breakfast...

Lyra89
Lyra89 Posts: 674 Member
in Food and Nutrition
...which is better for fat loss, and why? :smile:
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  • uspotiki
    uspotiki Posts: 3
    Eat a good breakfast with proteins and you will stay fuller longer. It will also help you with your cravings throughout the day. Been there, done that. :smile:
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    Which ever you prefer :] Doesn't make a difference at all!

    If you are liek me and hate breakfast, small. (i just skip it)
    If you find yourself functioning better after a big breakfast then do it!

    I like to eat my calories during the evening :]
  • kaetra
    kaetra Posts: 442 Member
    I'm in the "it doesn't matter, whatever works best for you" crowd. If I eat a big breakfast I'm starving the rest of the day. But that's just me.
  • coopersmom2006
    coopersmom2006 Posts: 839
    Eat a good breakfast with proteins and you will stay fuller longer. It will also help you with your cravings throughout the day. Been there, done that. :smile:

    Ditto that. If I workout hard before breakfast I eat a bigger otherwise I'll be chewing my own arm off by 9am!!! If I go smaller workout/calorie burn I go smaller breakfast.
  • BigDaddyBRC
    BigDaddyBRC Posts: 2,395 Member
    Potato versus Potahto
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    I like a big breakfast but that's because I usually exercise early in the morning. Form a weight loss point of view it makes no difference but a good breakfast, including a protein source, may keep you away from mind-morning snacking (even that's not bad if you're making healthy choices)
  • lunchgirlie
    lunchgirlie Posts: 101 Member
    I've never liked breakfast so I don't force myself to eat it now. I still lose weight.
  • beth40n2
    beth40n2 Posts: 233 Member
    When I was heavy, I never ate breakfast and made up for it with late night eating!

    Eat a good breakfast within an hour of waking up, it will kickstart your metabolism. Eggs are my favorite, they keep me full all day. Today I added onions, bell pepers, and turkey bacon to my scrambled egges.
  • laurabini
    laurabini Posts: 257 Member
    I always have a small breakfast as I'm not very hungry in the morning and I prefer to snack later :)
    You have to find what it's better for you :)
  • LucyvdPelt
    LucyvdPelt Posts: 34 Member
    i am really no breakfaster - strange thing is i am more hungry if i have breakfast for the rest of the day than without
  • Candida1983
    Candida1983 Posts: 188
    i am really no breakfaster - strange thing is i am more hungry if i have breakfast for the rest of the day than without


    My hubby is the same way. :smile:
  • hornedone
    hornedone Posts: 57 Member
    doesn't really matter...in the end it's all about calories in < calories out.
    Personally i like a good hearty breakfast. My M-F breakfast is the same everyday. Peanut butter (2 tblsp) & jelly sandwhich on good thick bread with a protein shake. Good quality fats, carbs and protein there.
  • Lyra89
    Lyra89 Posts: 674 Member
    Thanks everyone! It seems a lot of people skip breakfast...I'd be a moody ***** if I didn't get my morning munch on! :smile:

    I always try not to eat for 3 or 4 hours before bed, as I've read and heard that your body burns fat more efficiently if it doesn't have to spend the entire night digesting food. Therefore I'm starving when I wake up and all I can think about is food!

    Today I had two large scrambled eggs & a bowl of overnight oats with chia seeds (oats soaked in yoghurt & put in the fridge overnight...tastes like cheesecake!)

    So, say on a Saturday or Sunday if I wanted to keep calories for wine/chocolate etc at night time...if I skipped breakfast, I'd still lose weight!?
  • JohnMolesworth
    JohnMolesworth Posts: 2 Member
    Breakfast is such an important meal, do not skip it! Unless I'm going to be doing some sort of high-intensity workout
    (i.e, weightlifting or cardio interval training) I don't take on any carbs until late morning/midday. A high protein breakfast - which for me is some kind of egg white omelette will start your body dipping into your fat reserves.

    If you skip breakfast entirely you are very likely to feel sluggish and tired as you haven't really woken your body up.

    Good luck!
  • kokopelli206
    kokopelli206 Posts: 2
    that's because with breakfast your body starts to burn - without a breakfast it's harder to loose weight, because your body "is not turned on" ...so either breakfast or doing sports in the morning will give your body a sign to burn calories ...there have been times in my life I'd went for th sport in the morning...nosw I rather go for the breakfast
  • pixiechick8321
    pixiechick8321 Posts: 284 Member
    First - breakfast is literally "breaking your fast" from the night - in other words, WHATEVER food you eat first for the day is "breakfast".

    That said, it is better to spread food out for the day so your body doesn't get cranky from not having a consistent source of fuel (just like your car, it's happy when there's gas in there and it will stop if there's not). So I recommend always having SOMETHING when you first get up, even if it's just a glass of milk! A small breakfast would be (for me) a bowl of cereal and milk with fruit cut in. A larger breakfast would be a homemade egg mcmuffin type thing or a big bowl of oatmeal with chocolate, strawberries, etc put in it. In other words, small = <200 calories and large = 200-400 calories.

    If you know you'll be using calories later (ie for a glass of wine), then have a smaller breakfast, but don't skip it.
  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,300 Member
    To be blunt... you don't have to eat breakfast and you don't have to or not to eat at any specific time.

    Your metabolism is going day in and day out. You will not stop losing weight if you don't eat breakfast or if you eat right before bed. These are myths that just will not die.
  • freckledrats
    freckledrats Posts: 251 Member
    For whatever reason, I prefer eating a small breakfast or skipping it. Whenever I eat anything over 200-300 calories, I find I just want to eat all day. Who knows what's going on there, but I do a lot better if I wait a couple of hours after waking up, have a small amount of fruit, wait a couple hours, and eat something like oatmeal and have a later lunch. If I start with the oatmeal and eat the fruit with it right when I wake up? All bets are off for the day, better cart in the pizza.
  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
    Whichever method makes it easiest for you to hit your end of day totals for calories and macronutrients, thus giving you the best adherence.

    It is entirely personal preference assuming your total daily intake is appropriate in both cases.
  • SheilaAT
    SheilaAT Posts: 1
    Ive never liked eating at breakfast but now i'm on a diet I have 40g porridge with a sliced banana and now I love this and it keeps my full for hours.
  • rmhand
    rmhand Posts: 1,067 Member
    When I wake up, I am hungry. I like bigger breakfasts around 300-350 calories. If I'm going to hit the gym in the morning I have a glass of milk before I go so I have something to start on then have a bigger breakfast later.

    I know that eating something in the morning is necessary to start your body burning.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    ...which is better for fat loss, and why? :smile:

    There is no "one size fits all" answer. Whichever helps you stick to your daily goals is better for you.
  • fitnotfluffy
    fitnotfluffy Posts: 213 Member
    I usually eat a pretty big breakfast anywhere from 300-600 calories (especially if I'm doing a serious calorie burning workout that day!) because it's hard for me to eat all of my calories/exercise calories throughout the rest of the day. I always feel better when I eat a bigger breakfast rather than when I just have a small bowl of cereal or something like that. I just don't feel like I have the same energy throughout the day!
  • FitSuga
    FitSuga Posts: 259 Member
    I like to eat good size breakfast. I used to not eat it at all but then I would snack ( bad kind) till lunch or over eat at lunch. I also workout in the morning. I think it really it gives me energy.
  • zenchild
    zenchild Posts: 680 Member
    I'm not hungry at all when I wake up. It takes me a little while to get moving so I tend to graze over the course of the morning. I start my coffee about an hour and a half after I wake up (it's when I get to work). After I finish my coffee I'll have a Greek yogurt or some oatmeal. I may eat some fruit before lunch. I really hate feeling hungry but I don't like feeling full in the morning, especially at work. It just makes me want to go back to sleep. Grazing just works for me.
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    It doesn't matter when you eat breakfast or any thing else. And it doesn't matter what you eat either, as long as you're hitting your calorie and macro needs at the end of the day.

    If you want wine, count the calories for it like you do everything else.

    Maintain a caloric deficit and maybe get a little exercise.


    Viola! Life is easier than everyone makes it.
  • Picola1984
    Picola1984 Posts: 1,133
    I love breakfast so much, more so when I'm off when I make pancakes
  • DMZ_1
    DMZ_1 Posts: 2,889 Member
    I prefer a bigger breakfast that has protein to keep me fuller.
  • AmandaLAcosta
    AmandaLAcosta Posts: 87
    A healthy breakfast is best! One that is balanced in protein, carbs and fats!
  • momof8munchkins
    momof8munchkins Posts: 1,167 Member
    I am not sure it matters big or small but I think it does make a difference whether you eat breakfast or not.. at least for me.. I tend not to eat breakfast because I am not hungry in the mornings but I loose more weight when i make myself eat something with in an hour of waking .

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