why you should eat sweet things in the morning

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  • littlepinkhearts
    littlepinkhearts Posts: 1,055 Member
    Eating refined sugary things seems to be a downward slope for me. If I were to have a piece of say, cake in the morning? By the end of the day the cake would be gone. Refined sweets seems to trigger a certain mindset for me. So I just need to stay completely away from them. Definately better off without them too so it's a win win.
  • Sapporo
    Sapporo Posts: 693 Member
    megatron: sure, keep the calories within limits. i'm not saying that you should wake up in the morning and consume GINORMOUS cheesecakes. anyway, oatmeal's great since it's high in fiber, the milk you put in adds protein, and it reduces your risk of colon cancer. :]

    Cheesecake for breakfast sounds awesome, but then it would be chicken and salads the rest of the day. :)
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Meal timing and composition influence ghrelin levels, appetite scores and weight loss maintenance in overweight and obese adults

    http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0039128X11003515

    1-s2.0-S0039128X11003515-gr2.sml

    Don't have a link to the full study but wonder if they held protein constant in the breakfasts
    In this study 193 obese (BMI 32.2±1.0kg/m(2)), sedentary non diabetic adult men and women (47±7years) were randomized to a low carbohydrate breakfast (LCb) or an isocaloric diet with high carbohydrate and protein breakfast (HCPb). Anthropometric measures were assessed every 4weeks
  • littlepinkhearts
    littlepinkhearts Posts: 1,055 Member
    Meal timing and composition influence ghrelin levels, appetite scores and weight loss maintenance in overweight and obese adults

    http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0039128X11003515

    1-s2.0-S0039128X11003515-gr2.sml

    Can you explain what this chart is trying to indicate...sorry lol
  • aekaya
    aekaya Posts: 163 Member
    If you get a link to the study I'd love to read it.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal Trainer/Group Fitness Instructor
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    Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

    Googled:
    http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/a-sweet-dessert-for-breakfast-may-facilitate-weight-loss-israeli-researchers-find-1.413545

    http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/delicious-new-weight-loss-trick

    Yep, this is what I was taking about.

    It's definitely been working for me too! I get to indulge and make almond joy oatmeal, aka add chocolate chips + coconut flakes onto my oatmeal (for a healthy & <300 cal breakfast, too!). I find that before, I'd go to the kitchen at around 8 PM looking for something sweet to eat. Now I don't do that since my sweet cravings are satisfied at the very start of the day.

    Maybe it is more of a mental thing, but hey, if it works it works. Don't think about it too much ;)
  • IronSmasher
    IronSmasher Posts: 3,908 Member
    Meal timing and composition influence ghrelin levels, appetite scores and weight loss maintenance in overweight and obese adults

    http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0039128X11003515

    1-s2.0-S0039128X11003515-gr2.sml

    Can you explain what this chart is trying to indicate...sorry lol

    In this study 193 obese (BMI 32.2 ± 1.0 kg/m2), sedentary non diabetic adult men and women (47 ± 7 years) were randomized to a low carbohydrate breakfast (LCb) or an isocaloric diet with high carbohydrate and protein breakfast (HCPb). Anthropometric measures were assessed every 4 weeks. Fasting glucose, insulin, ghrelin, lipids, craving scores and breakfast meal challenge assessing hunger, satiety, insulin and ghrelin responses, were performed at baseline, after a Diet Intervention Period (Week 16) and after a Follow-up Period (Week 32).
  • Miamor582
    Miamor582 Posts: 8 Member
    I was always taught to always eat a carb and a protein together. I have eatten oatmeal with a teaspoon of raw honey for the past year and it works well for me.
  • suziecue66
    suziecue66 Posts: 1,312 Member
    Meal timing and composition influence ghrelin levels, appetite scores and weight loss maintenance in overweight and obese adults

    http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0039128X11003515

    1-s2.0-S0039128X11003515-gr2.sml

    Can you explain what this chart is trying to indicate...sorry lol

    The high carb and low carb group lost weight during the 16 weeks. At follow up after 16 weeks the low carb group gained weight while the high carb morning dessert eaters kept losing weight.
  • Elif84
    Elif84 Posts: 287 Member
    I heard that information as well. I usually have a protein shake with mixed berries and I don't crave anything for the rest of the day! (which is a great feeling!)
  • littlepinkhearts
    littlepinkhearts Posts: 1,055 Member
    Meal timing and composition influence ghrelin levels, appetite scores and weight loss maintenance in overweight and obese adults

    http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0039128X11003515

    1-s2.0-S0039128X11003515-gr2.sml

    Don't have a link to the full study but wonder if they held protein constant in the breakfasts
    In this study 193 obese (BMI 32.2±1.0kg/m(2)), sedentary non diabetic adult men and women (47±7years) were randomized to a low carbohydrate breakfast (LCb) or an isocaloric diet with high carbohydrate and protein breakfast (HCPb). Anthropometric measures were assessed every 4weeks

    ok, that helps :)
  • suziecue66
    suziecue66 Posts: 1,312 Member
    I was always taught to always eat a carb and a protein together. I have eatten oatmeal with a teaspoon of raw honey for the past year and it works well for me.

    The morning meal was 600 calories and included protein with some dessert thrown in (small portion of sweets). My second link talks about it.

    "It’s crucial to keep in mind that dessert was just part of a 600-calorie breakfast, so we’re talking about small portions of sweets, not gobbling up handfuls of M&Ms or a huge slice of red velvet cake piled with frosting. Also, the participants ate a low-calorie, low-carb diet the rest of the day, so after the 600-calorie breakfast, men were limited to an additional 1,000 calories for the rest of the day, and women to 800.

    While some nutritionists who reviewed the study say that eating sugary foods in the morning leads to blood sugar swings that might increase craving for sweets later—and point out that refined carbs are unhealthy--Dr. Jakubovicz contends that over the long term, if you have a sweet tooth, depriving yourself of foods you enjoy will sabotage weight loss."
    http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/delicious-new-weight-loss-trick
  • theartichoke
    theartichoke Posts: 816 Member
    I was always taught to always eat a carb and a protein together. I have eatten oatmeal with a teaspoon of raw honey for the past year and it works well for me.

    The morning meal was 600 calories and included protein with some dessert thrown in (small portion of sweets). My second link talks about it.

    I can't copy and paste from my phone. Does the study define how much protein was eaten? I could be completely wrong but a bowl of oatmeal doesn't qualify as a high protein breakfast to me.
  • lkblazek
    lkblazek Posts: 36
    I'm a protein girl and if i eat sweets in the morning, I want them all day. NEJM hopefully will publish another article for people like me. But, trying out new stuff and finding what works best for you is what this is all about. Good luck and enjoy the sweets for me!

    Same Here, but your breakfast sounds yummy.
  • suziecue66
    suziecue66 Posts: 1,312 Member
    I was always taught to always eat a carb and a protein together. I have eatten oatmeal with a teaspoon of raw honey for the past year and it works well for me.

    The morning meal was 600 calories and included protein with some dessert thrown in (small portion of sweets). My second link talks about it.

    I can't copy and paste from my phone. Does the study define how much protein was eaten? I could be completely wrong but a bowl of oatmeal doesn't qualify as a high protein breakfast to me.

    It must have been a good amount of protein see edited comment.
  • IronSmasher
    IronSmasher Posts: 3,908 Member
    The study reveals that eating twice as much increases satiety, and eating a daily calorie deficit reduces weight.

    Amazing.
  • wild_wild_life
    wild_wild_life Posts: 1,334 Member
    Not sure what kind of conclusions can be drawn from that study. Sugar consumption isn't the only difference between the 2 groups -- there is also a difference in total calories consumed at breakfast, and the non-sugar eating group was on a low carb diet. Of course they are going to experience more carb and sugar cravings than the other group. I don't think it's quite as simple as "have a cookie at breakfast and you won't want sweets the rest of the day".
  • Rocbola
    Rocbola Posts: 1,998 Member
    It's totally true. I eat fruit for breakfast every morning, and since i've been doing it, i don't eat a lot at night anymore, and i don't need coffee or tea to give me energy.
  • elfo
    elfo Posts: 353 Member
    I don't have much of a sweet tooth, and started adding fruit smoothies in for breakfast, and I feel like it causes me to eat more sweet things than I normally would but it might just be a summer thing.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    There should have been a 3rd group, same macros as the high carb/protein group but no sweets
  • suziecue66
    suziecue66 Posts: 1,312 Member
    One of the authors of study written a book called Big Breakfast Diet
    http://www.everydiet.org/diet/big-breakfast-diet

    This book is based on the study. The protein was kept similar in the two groups.
  • wild_wild_life
    wild_wild_life Posts: 1,334 Member
    There should have been a 3rd group, same macros as the high carb/protein group but no sweets

    People can do this experiment themselves. Keep breakfast constant for a week or two with both protein and complex carbs. For the next couple of weeks, substitute simple sugars for some of the carbs, keeping calories the same. Try to be objective. Voila, a study. It's hard to me to imagine the second diet would be better, except maybe psychologically.
  • sa11yjane
    sa11yjane Posts: 491 Member
    I guess it depends on one's willpower! I save any sweet treats for as long as possible in any day as I find that once I get a taste for it I crave more and more! Better eaten in the evening as then I'm off to bed and can't have any more!
  • IronSmasher
    IronSmasher Posts: 3,908 Member
    There should have been a 3rd group, same macros as the high carb/protein group but no sweets

    It depends what they were trying to focus on, if it's the breakfast angle, perhaps a group that ate the same daily food but in reverse order?
  • Lift_hard_eat_big
    Lift_hard_eat_big Posts: 2,278 Member
    I must be doing something right then since I usually drink a soda or eat a candy bar first thing in the morning :-)
  • frosty73
    frosty73 Posts: 424 Member
    The key seems to be, Don't let yourself feel deprived! And that has always been my new lifestyle motto.

    I am one of those that craves sweets and I was positively THRILLED to discover that I can curb my sugar cravings by eating more protein. Otherwise I couldn't have lost the weight I have. Thank God for science!
  • SPNLuver83
    SPNLuver83 Posts: 2,050 Member
    i saw them do a report on that on my local news before. I find it true and it really does work!
  • HarlCarl
    HarlCarl Posts: 266 Member
    http://todayhealth.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/12/10389613-cake-for-breakfast-study-says-go-for-it?lite

    It might work for some, it might not work for others. I like a good apple fritter for breakfast once in a while, just not every day.
  • cardbucfan
    cardbucfan Posts: 10,571 Member
    I'm a protein girl and if i eat sweets in the morning, I want them all day. NEJM hopefully will publish another article for people like me. But, trying out new stuff and finding what works best for you is what this is all about. Good luck and enjoy the sweets for me!

    This is totally me!
  • vjrose
    vjrose Posts: 809 Member
    I'm a craver also if I have sweets, my breakfast is filled with protein and veggies,lol. Keeps me going then I have an apple mid morning, satisfies the sweets and keeps me going to lunch.
  • luv_lea
    luv_lea Posts: 1,094 Member
    IDK. But your breakfast sound yummy!!

    I eat oatmeal every morning and have always put peanut butter in it. I've been considering other options; going to have to try the banana's and choc. chips.

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