With that being said I know that it is recommended to eat breakfast but to me it seems like if I can go without using points on breakfast that leaves me with even more points for the rest of the day. I guess what I am wondering is ..is it hurting my weight loss? Sometimes I have coffee, won't that get my metabolism going, the same as eating? Can drinking something (like milk or creamer) make up for not eating breakfast?
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Breakfast? Is it really necessary?
I'll admit it, I don't really eat breakfast. I am a get out of bed and be out the door in 45minutes kind of girl. I could make time by getting up earlier but it takes me about 2 hours before I can feel like eating in the morning. There is nothing that is appealing to me in the morning.
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I use to never eat breakfast until I met Liam. I slowly started eating something in the morning and honestly I feel better throughout the day now. I believe that Breakfast is the most important part of the day ... if you eat the right things you can go a long time without eating, you feel better and your metabolism gets kicked into start right away. Caffeine I would think isn't that good to be drinking in the morning and counting that as your breakfast ...
Maybe start small??
I think that breakfast serves the function of jump-starting your metabolism, and getting your blood glucose levels stabilized which are at that point in the morning pretty low. I have two philosophies:
1. I do not think we should eat unless we're hungry. And that applies to almost any time of day.
but I do know that
2. We need to jump start our metabolism and regulate our glucose levels to make sure we don't binge later.
I would experiment with this and eat breakfast, and see how I eat throughout the day for maybe a week. If you feel better, and are eating less/healthier then do it. If it hasn't changed anything and you just feel like it hasn't impacted anything, then i say, stick to what you're used to.
Sorry this ended up being so long. Hope that helps.
I'd grab just a piece of fruit. An apple or pear is GREAT on the run. Plus you get a fruit in. :)
I used to never be a breakfast eater either...my perfunctory cup of coffee was my get-me-up. Once I really set about trying to lose weight, however, I read so much about eating breakfast that I decided to give it a try. That was over a year ago, and now breakfast is my favorite meal of the day! Like Roni said, even if you just grab a piece of fruit or a meal bar or some instant oatmeal, something is better than nothing!
For years I didn't eat breakfast because I was the same way -- wake up and get out the door ASAP. Eff breakfast. I started because everyone said it would make a difference with my weight loss and it did. I can tell a big difference when I eat breakfast. It helps me wake up faster and doesn't leave me STARVING by lunch time, which helps me make better choices during my lunch break. That said, I still don't eat much -- a bowl of instant oatmeal and a piece of fruit and I'm good to go. Sometimes I try to get by with a latte as breakfast but it's never quite the same.
OK you guys got me! I will make it my weekly goal to eat something for breakfast everyday! I do find that if I eat something for breakfast I am starving by 10, I guess thats my metabolism kicking in.
Anyways Thanks for the advice, tomorrow BREAKFAST!
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