Help with breakfast calories?

I'd plan to have a snack and make a good choice.
I personally find it doesn't matter what I have for breakfast, I'm hungry 2 or 3 hours later. So i plan ahead and have decent choices laying around. (doesn't mean I don't find them cookies though!)

Healthy snacks.
Better to take in small amounts of calories 6 or 7 times during the day than feeling hungry.
When I have a huge breakfast, I still get hungry by 10:30-11 so I'm better off having a small breakfast and snack before lunch (nuts, protein shake, banana...) and eating my lunch a little later.
Try different things and see what works for you.

Eating smaller meals, more often generally works for most people.

I hear ya!! That is one reason I used to not eat breakfast. Now I have cereal, about 335 cals, at 8:30am and have lunch at 11am. I'm usually hungry by then. I have a bigger meal for lunch which usually holds me over until I'm done with work at 5pm. I might have a small snack around 1:30pm, but I find mints, like breathsavers, help with the want to snack. Good luck to you!!

instant oatmeal. I make chocolate chip, cinnamon bun, or maple just add 1 tsp of brown sugar and 2oz of milk.....So good. and only 165 cals. If I'm hungry at mid morning i have 1/2 cup of coffee....takes my hunger away.

greek yogurt, fruit (blueberries and strawberries), flax, wheat germ, chia seeds, bran cereal. sub out oatmeal for the yogurt every other day. 300 cals each. Never hungry til lunch time.

i love adding bananas, grapes, and or raisins to my cereal! SO yummy and filling!

You need to add protein. I usually eat a 100 calorie bagel with either weight watcher cream cheese and a hard boiled egg or with a scrambled egg and a slice of cheese as a sandwich. Then I have a snack before lunch such as a banana or greek yogurt.

IMHO... A calorie is a calorie as far as long term weight loss/gain. This is without regard to when you eat it. That being said, WHEN you eat has everything to do with the energy to make it through the day. It is not how I do it... My schedule sort of dictates how I distribute my calories but I think more earlier in the day and taper as the day wanes is the best route to go... If you eat heavy at bed time what are you fueling for ... although eating near bedtime may make you sleep better... More prior to your day's activities allows you more energy to make it through the day. That being said, if you are still hungry... snacks are not evil.. Just make sure it is a low calorie nutritious choice.

Banana is quite good over weetbix! Quick oats are a great idea too seeing as we are coming into Winter in Australia.

I always have a snack at 10:30am and it's usually Greek yoghurt and a banana, this keeps me going till lunch at 1:30pm.

Becca, have you ever tried weetbix dry with vegemite? it's like a crunchy thick crispbread!

So I was looking for advice as to whether people find that having a larger breakfast means they don't get hungry as earlier, I am looking for food at 11:30 am, and does this help them loose weight or am I better off just sticking to my small breakfast and staying hungry till lunch or having a snack between breakfast and lunch.

Would love to hear from other people regarding their experience or personal prefrence. As some say having a larger breakfast actually makes you loose more weight, and others don't. So very confused.

Thank you

For me the foods I eat for breakfast do make a difference. But for me prior to being on MFP required alot of food sensitivities/allergy testing.

I make sure my breakfast is PACKED with protein, vegetables and fat. This morning I made a two-egg omelet with 1/4 C sharp cheddar cheese, sauteed mushrooms, onions, peppers, tomatoes and spinach and three strips of extra-thick cut maple-cured bacon (I make my own bacon btw).

I ate this around 6:15am this morning.

This meal will 'keep' me until about 11:30am (just like it did yesterday) - Then I make sure I have water to hold me until 12:00pm when its lunch time.

I cannot have breads/potatoes/rice/pasta/corn/most flours because of some serious health issues so, for me, a big meal would be about 500 calories for breakfast(6am), about 500-600 calories for lunch(12:00pm), but around 400 for dinner (6pm-ish) - sometimes less.

I do think a variety of foods is important. Where you are having cereal, adding more from the bread-grain group wouldnt give you the variety you should be targeting. Consider other ways - perhaps adding fresh berries to your cereal, snacking on vegetables (I love the crunch-factor of fresh vegetables - nice and loud! LOL) Find a balance in your meals...