[krazyone]

I have read the book and I want to fully commit to this diet.. sounds like something I can finally do! But Im not a breakfast person. I was wondering How it would be if i skipped it?? Would it be so bad??? If it would be can any one suggest something I can grab quick that wont make me sick to my stomach if i eat it?? I really cant eat breakfast and I dont have the time most mornings to get up early and make something... Would a cheese stick and / or some nuts be enuff to get me thru till lunch.. I get a break about 2 hrs after i get to work where i would grab some nuts or something then lunch I would eat a salad or something..any help would be appericated thanks!

[susanje]

I'm not a breakfast person either but it's important to eat in the morning. I usually have a no carb protein drink. Then I have about 4 slices of Turkey bacon or sausage mid morning. I'm sure you could have something like that or a stick of mozzarella cheese. It's helpful to eat every few hours to keep the insulin level. That promotes fat burning/weight loss.

[susie]

I would be careful - I don't see any problem with nuts and cheese for your first meal but I wouldn't repeat that for your mid-morning snack. Maybe try some cold cuts, cottage cheese or low-fat keilbasa and a hard boiled egg for your break? Too many nuts were a problem for me in the first part of phase one. They may be good fats they are still a lot of fat.

That said I have to add that this diet has broken 17 years of my husband telling me just can't eat breakfast. But of course he can't walk by a pork product any time of day

Good luck - I am through Phase 1 and can't believe how good I feel. Hope the same happens for you.

[krazyone]

I actually got up a little earlier today and ate some egg beaters with the peppers and oninons in it...... took me a little bit to get it down , but i did.. i might be able to get used to it.... the veggie beaters makes it easier cause its all in there.. so who knows.. thanks for the advice.. i really want to do this ... so im gonna give it a go ....

[Suzanne 3FC]

I've never seen veggie beaters, I'll look for that!

Here's something I found in the news that would be of interest to us..

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Skip Breakfast, Get Fat

But more meals, if smaller, could make you thinner, study finds

By Randy Dotinga
HealthDay Reporter


FRIDAY, July 11 (HealthDayNews) -- It's a prime piece of conventional wisdom: Eat right before you go to bed and you'll get fat.

But new research suggests that late eaters are no more likely to be overweight than anyone else. It's what you consume the rest of the day -- especially in the morning -- that counts.

Americans who regularly skip breakfast are 4.5 times more likely to be fat, researchers found. But, in good news for the nibblers among us, those who eat four or more meals a day are actually on the thinner side.

"We tend to eat because of external cues instead of internal cues -- we eat until the plate's clean. If the plate has a lot less food on it, perhaps you'll be eating less," says Ruth Kava, director of nutrition with the American Council on Science and Health.

Researchers launched their study because experts don't fully understand how eating habits -- such as the timing and frequency of meals -- are tied to obesity, says study co-author Yunsheng Ma, an assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

The researchers examined a national cholesterol study that took place from 1994 to 1998. A total of 499 people reported five times a year on what they ate over 24 hours.

The findings of the study appear in the current issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology.

Ma and his colleagues found people who ate more than three times a day were about half as likely to be fat as those who ate three or fewer times a day. Ma suspects the difference may have something to do with fewer spikes in blood sugar levels among the frequent eaters.

Insulin levels go up when blood sugar rises, contributing to hunger and the buildup of fat, Ma says. Similar factors may be at work among those who frequently eat breakfast or dinner away from home, he says. The study found they were 4.5 times more likely to be fat.

Someone who eats breakfast at home might settle for a small, convenient meal, Kava says. "But if you go out, there's all kinds of tempting things like bacon and eggs and hash browns. Maybe you tend to indulge a little bit more. You don't have to do the work or clean up."

And what about the link between skipping breakfast and tipping the scales?

"You have not broken the fast soon enough to only need a moderate amount of calories," says Gail Frank, a professor of nutrition at California State University at Long Beach and a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association. "You are starving. How does the normal person respond? They eat, and they keep eating to compensate."

As for the study's rebuttal of the time-honored belief in the fattening properties of late-night meals, Ma says more research is needed to confirm that finding.

But it makes sense, Frank says, and counteracts the "myth" about the hazards of midnight munching.

The body continues digesting through the night, she says, even when people are asleep and not active. "The body doesn't know when the lights go off," she says.

More information

The American Dietetic Association offers plenty of resources about healthy eating. Or try the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.



SOURCES: Yunsheng Ma, Ph.D., assistant professor, epidemiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester; Ruth Kava, Ph.D, R.D. director, nutrition, American Council on Science and Health, New York City; Gail Frank, DrPH, R.D., professor, nutrition, California State University at Long Beach, and spokeswoman, American Dietetic Association; July 1, 2003, American Journal of Epidemiology