I always have had breakfast but not good choices. lol Now I usually have a cerel bar and a yogurt. Sometimes I throw in some fruits. I like weekends though when I have time to have eggs!!
I usually have a bowl of bran flakes, or other high fiber cereal with a banana cut up on top, 2% milk (on the cereal), and an apple with some peanut butter. Plus my coffee with 2% milk, or rarely half and half cream. If I miss out on the apple and peanut butter I notice it for sure.
Since I started monitoring my blood glucose, I've found out that almost any carbs for breakfast will spike me (and make me very hungry very soon). Even a cereal like Kashi Go Lean, which has protein and fiber, will spike me.
So I don't do many, if any carbs with breakfast anymore. I reserve them for the later meals, when I'm not as sensitive.
Yes breakfast makes a huge difference! I have to have protein in it somewhere...my breakfast this morning was 1/2c eggbeaters & 1/2c spinach omelet then I had some yogurt too.
Protein is actually the most satiating nutrient so that makes sense... but I never really linked the two. That's a good tip actually! Cos now that I think back, if I had oatmeal for breakfast I was freaking ravenous after like 2 hours. I'm going to try that
Last edited by oodlesofnoodles; 05-05-2010 at 02:18 PM.
For me if I have on eof my Jimmy Dean D-light breakfast sandwiched (turkey sausage, egg white and low cal cheese of an english muffin) I feel great all day (I still eat every 3 hours or so to keep my metabolism working properly). I ate Oatmeal yesterday, I all day long I was starving... that had to be the difference since everything else was the same.
Breakfast is very important, I have cream of wheat with a cup of frozen blueberries/blackberries/raspberries and 1/4 cup of oatmeal mixed in.
It's a good thing to eat 3 hours later, a healthy snack will keep your metabolism in high gear.
If you wait too long between meals your body can double-cross you by storing your food as fat instead of fuel.
I used to skip breakfast all the time, now a day without it is rare, indeed. I find as long as it is high fiber the protein is slightly less important, but no simple carb-only meals first thing, or it does nasty things to my blood sugar and hunger cues!
Last edited by Arctic Mama; 05-06-2010 at 03:42 AM.
before i started my weightloss journey, i never ate breakfast--even as a child. never woke up hungry, and could go until 2-3pm before i put something in my mouth.
When i started my proper nutrition plan, i began trying to forcefeed me breakfast, which seemed ridiculous at the time. Now, i wake up hungry, and i love breakfast! the fact that i wake up hungry makes me happy too, shows me my body is waking up for action and it knows there's gonna be a day ahead for which energy is needed!
Breakfast is a must for me also. I usually mix it up with carbs, protein and fiber......I have noticed that when I have a good breakfast, it really helps keep me on plan when those little temptations present themselves.
Well.. yesterday was definately not a fluke. I got up today and made pretty much the same omelet.. and here I am again 2 1/2 hours out from breakfast and I'm not hungry
I thought about trying to add a slice of whole wheat toast to it, but was too afraid..lol.
I need my breakfast otherwise I turn into a real crank.
I remember throughout middle & high school, I'd use my lunch money and buy candy for breakfast. oy vey Never worked out well for me, because I'd crash by 10.
I tend to eat a substantial breakfast, high in protein and/or fiber. It helps me survive to lunch time (which I can eat a light meal and not feel deprived).
I also need my coffee in the morning, but that's an entirely different story!
Never worked out well for me, because I'd crash by 10.
