Breakfast - a waste of calories?

I do not believe any of the stuff saying it gets your metabolism going. I find when I eat breakfast, it's just extra calories, even if I eat protein. Therefore, I don't eat breakfast during the summer (I'm a teacher so I don't work then).

However, during the school year, I will make myself eat something, since I don't have the chance to overeat while I'm teaching haha SO....I will either make myself drink a slimfast or eat a Chobani greek yogurt. I eat a smaller lunch, and I eat my leftover calories at dinner, which is my biggest meal and I enjoy doing it that way

Whatever works for you is my mantra. I do not find that eating breakfast revs my metabolism more. There really is no difference for me.

I don't function properly without something in the morning. I also love breakfast foods. I'm pretty sure I could live on breakfast foods especially yogurt. Now I can't wait for my breakfast in the morning mmm

This right here! I could eat breakfast foods all day, everyday! I will say though, I do find it difficult to eat as soon as I wake up. I normally don't have breakfast until I get to work... in which I make myself a bowl of oatmeal.

I feel the same way about breakfast, I just don't want to eat at that time. I'm also one of those types that likes to stay up late instead of getting up early. So, I do know that your metabolism will be better if you eat breakfast, but I don't like eating anything because my tummy just doesn't want food after waking! So, what I recommend, to keep your metabolism going is to have a protein shake. I highly recommend Myofusion Probiotic series, made with water (1 scoop) and then if you want some extra nutrients, shake in some fat free greek yogurt. It's a nice little drink, but not too much and then you wont have to worry about it being a waste of calories. Just something in your tummy when you wake up is good.

BTW That supplement can be bought on bodybuilding.com for about $25.

Good luck!

im not a big breakfast fan either. But i eat every morning and have done so since i started this journey. Have lost 71 pounds, i believe eating breakfast was a big reason why. I think it jump starts ur metabolism, my dietician says if u cant eat anything at least have a cup of milk. Get some protein in ur system. I usually eat 1 egg, 1 piece of turkey sausage and 1 cup of milk. Oh and i take my multi-vitamin.

I really don't like any breakfast foods, except toast loaded with butter and bacon-but then, I can eat those anytime! So, breakfast was a hard one for me, too. I really just wasn't hungry. But I started eating the same old routine breakfast every day--I know-boring for most, but so easy to grab and no choices to struggle with. I save the choices for later in the day. I just have a piece of toast with pbutter, and an apple, and I eat them fairly late-about 10-but am totally ready for lunch at noon! My body got used to eating earlier, and now, if I miss it, I am starving!

If you aren't hungry then don't eat. Google Intermittent Fasting.

Breakfast does not "kickstart" your metabolism. You will not "binge" later in the day if you don't eat breakfast.

Hunger is a signal that your body needs nutrients. If you don't feel the hunger then you don't need to eat.

Dinner is my biggest meal (Our primitive ancestors didn't eat as soon as they woke up - no refrigeration). They did their "hunting and gathering" during the day. The biggest meal (if it was a good hunt) would've been in the evening.

I've also eaten big dinners an hour or so before bed.

It's sad that people have to eat as soon as waking due to being all day sugar burners (you need to "fuel up" every couple of hours because sugar is just immediate fuel - the body has become adapted to burning sugar and has "forgotten" how to use fat as fuel. So going overnight with no sugar will screw your morning up because you have to make sure you get some sugar in you. And "complex" carbs must be broken down into "simple" carbs for the body to take care of them. So even "complex" carbs are eventually "simple" carbs (i.e. sugar). You eat sugar all day long then your body gets used to using sugar as fuel. You remove the sugar and eat fat all day long and your body will get used to using fat as fuel.

The entire digestive process takes about 5-6 hours to complete. If you are eating every 2-3 hours then your body is spending the entire day digesting food and using the food you just ate. No wonder people get so drowsy during the day. If you have no food in your system then guess what? The body has to use what's there (i.e. your fat tissue).

Breakfast is the MOST important and my favorite.:flowerforyou: It is the only meal I care to eat. Lunch and dinner are meh! That is just me. One thing I have heard that some people do is eat non-breakfast foods for breakfast. You need to get your body going. Maybe even just eating breakfast a little later. Good luck!

-Laura

I have never been a big fan of breakfast foods (eggs, sausage, toast, etc.), though I do like fruit. I try and have a small piece of fruit and a cup of coffee or a protein drink just to jump start my metabolism. I remember reading somewhere that your metabolism doesn't really get started for the day until you eat something and have water (something to that effect).

My breakfast calories (including my vitamins) don't normally take up more than 200 calories.

jump start my metabolism. I remember reading somewhere that your metabolism doesn't really get started for the day until you eat something and have water (something to that effect).

That does not make any kind of sense. What does "jump start" even mean? Jump starting is what you do when your car battery is dead. If your metabolism is not working, you are dead.

I don't need a huge breakfast, but I need SOMEthing otherwise I'm crankyyyyyyyyyy. :mad:

Favorite breakfast is 2 scrambled eggs with some kind of veggie in there and coffee. Protein is filling and caffeine helps me wake up. Have you tried just having a smoothie or something?