Skipping Breakfast?

Skipping breakfast is absolutely fine. The only "evidence" to suggest eating breakfast is that studies done have shown those that skipped breakfast tend to eat more throughout the day than those that do eat breakfast. Basically, those skipping breakfast usually had more calories built up over the 24 hour period.

There is absolutely NO scientific basis to suggest that the mere act of skipping breakfast leads to weight gain. Correlation IS NOT causation.

So long as you count your calories and meet your nutrition needs while remaining in a calorie deficit, you will be fine.

When you are hungry, drink a glass of water and wait a little bit (like 15min), if still hungry, go ahead and go eat.

I personally eat breakfast because if i dont i will eat like crazy for the rest of the day, but i agree with others do what works for you and just eat when you are hungry, i also eat every couple of hours if i dont i can tell then i start craving all really bad stuff, i guess i have my body on a somewhat schedule when it comes to eating, but again if what you doing works for you and from the pounds lossed it looks like it is keep going with it!!!

Until I began this journey, I rarely ate breakfast. But, I was a snacker and ate way too much after dinner and late at night. I have found that eating breakfast now eases my late night snacking cravings. I don't eat a lot for breakfast, usually ~250-300 calories.

Everyone is different and obviously you are seeing progress so I wouldn't change your routine. However, if you plateau and struggle, I'd re-evaluate skipping breakfast.

Good luck!

Personally speaking, I eat breakfast everyday. It is a good way to start your metabolism and I feel like I get more from the meal as a result. That being said, if you feel like your current routine is working then stick with it unless you are looking to change things up.

i skip breakfast because i'd rather save my calories for later in the day. if i eat breakfast i'm hungry an hour later no matter what i eat. i have found for myself that if i eat something large in the morning i just want to eat allll day long! if i eat something small or skip breakfast entirely i control myself a lot better. i still eat my entire calories just much later in the day. i'm also a late night snacker so i like to be sure to have enough calories for something later.

As it relates to weight loss, I’m not sure of the correct answer. I’m a chronic “non-breakfast” eater, and I honestly think it’s been detrimental. I have found that whenever I do try to lose weight, it comes off much faster if I do eat breakfast regularly. It also means I’m hungry all day long, whereas if I don’t eat breakfast, I can go most of the day without eating. This seems to corroborate the notion that eating early turns on the metabolism for the rest of the day, at least in my case.

But there’s another reason to eat breakfast not related to weight management. It has to do with blood sugar levels. I was recently doing some research on how to lower blood sugar levels because I have been steadily creeping toward “pre-diabetic” levels over the last several years. Without getting too technical, adult onset diabetes is usually related to the body developing an insulin resistance. Insulin is needed to break down the glucose derived from what we eat. The more insulin the pancreas has to secrete over time to handle the blood glucose, the less effective that insulin becomes. Then it has to secrete more to keep up with glucose levels. Over time, it can’t keep up, and blood sugar rises along with the insulin resistance. Since insulin is secreted in direct response to how much glucose there is to handle, eating smaller meals more often will help level out the amount needed. With each small meal, only a small amount of insulin is needed. And if these meals are spread out throughout the day, it allows for a steady state blood glucose level, rather than peaks and valleys.

If you ate only one meal a day, but that meal was 1,400 calories, you still might lose weight. But you’d create a situation where the pancreas has to secrete a huge amount of insulin to handle that much food. And it’s the large amount of insulin that can cause the body to become resistant to its effects.

So it stands to reason that breakfast is important, not only because there might be metabolism benefits, but it also helps to smooth out the blood glucose curves and allows for as little insulin use as possible. That’s a clear benefit that makes sense to me. Hence, I eat a small breakfast (since I’m not really hungry), then I snack on healthy things all day long (since I’m hungry the rest of the day). I just have to make sure that lunch and supper are not gigantic meals. I’m able to stay within my calorie range, and I’m helping my body by allowing it to not have to use much insulin.

For what it’s worth…

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As it relates to weight loss, I’m not sure of the correct answer. I’m a chronic “non-breakfast” eater, and I honestly think it’s been detrimental. I have found that whenever I do try to lose weight, it comes off much faster if I do eat breakfast regularly. It also means I’m hungry all day long, whereas if I don’t eat breakfast, I can go most of the day without eating. This seems to corroborate the notion that eating early turns on the metabolism for the rest of the day, at least in my case.

But there’s another reason to eat breakfast not related to weight management. It has to do with blood sugar levels. I was recently doing some research on how to lower blood sugar levels because I have been steadily creeping toward “pre-diabetic” levels over the last several years. Without getting too technical, adult onset diabetes is usually related to the body developing an insulin resistance. Insulin is needed to break down the glucose derived from what we eat. The more insulin the pancreas has to secrete over time to handle the blood glucose, the less effective that insulin becomes. Then it has to secrete more to keep up with glucose levels. Over time, it can’t keep up, and blood sugar rises along with the insulin resistance. Since insulin is secreted in direct response to how much glucose there is to handle, eating smaller meals more often will help level out the amount needed. With each small meal, only a small amount of insulin is needed. And if these meals are spread out throughout the day, it allows for a steady state blood glucose level, rather than peaks and valleys.

If you ate only one meal a day, but that meal was 1,400 calories, you still might lose weight. But you’d create a situation where the pancreas has to secrete a huge amount of insulin to handle that much food. And it’s the large amount of insulin that can cause the body to become resistant to its effects.

So it stands to reason that breakfast is important, not only because there might be metabolism benefits, but it also helps to smooth out the blood glucose curves and allows for as little insulin use as possible. That’s a clear benefit that makes sense to me. Hence, I eat a small breakfast (since I’m not really hungry), then I snack on healthy things all day long (since I’m hungry the rest of the day). I just have to make sure that lunch and supper are not gigantic meals. I’m able to stay within my calorie range, and I’m helping my body by allowing it to not have to use much insulin.

For what it’s worth…

I never eat breakfast. Here are some reasons why: http://stronglifts.com/7-reasons-why-you-should-not-eat-breakfast/

I have not been a breakfast eater myself, mostly because I am not hungry when I first get up and don't feel like eating, However, I recently had a consultation with an outstanding nutritionist who said that it is very important to eat breakfast and suggested a nonfat yogurt with fruit and perhaps a few Grapenuts on top, or a smoothie. Now that sounded do-able to me as it is not very filing or heavy. Perhaps that type of item for breakfast might be helpful for you by being so light or being a beverage so it doesn't set off other eating?

YES, YOU ARE DOING MORE HARM THAN GOOD.

We have all heard the line "breakfast is the most important meal of the day." Why is this? Well, your body is literally fasting overnight. You must break that fast in order to JUMPSTART your METABOLISM. While we sleep, our metabolism slows down to a crawl...if you do not jumpstart it with food within 30 minutes of rising, it will continue to crawl. It's very counter intuitive to want to lose weight but accept a sluggish metabolism.

There are also the factors of providing your body and brain with fuel. Remember how we are told to always eat in the morning before an exam in school when we were younger...it's not a cliche. It's real ****.

Eating later in the day also opens you up to the risk of gorging on foods later.

If you are hungry - you may want to consider changing what you are eating and how often you are eating. Start with lots of protein, at each meal. Protein is your #1 priority. Veggies are #2. Fruit is dessert or #3. If eaten as a snack, make sure you eat some protein first (nuts, protein shakes, meat, whatever.)

Meet with a nutritionist and go over your options. You CAN do this. It's a lifestyle change. For anyone who tells you to "go with what you know" or "do what feels right" they want you to succeed, but they are NOT providing you with the correct information.