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  • I'm like lumifan...I love cereal (and fruit), but it never satisfies me for very long, therefore I can not eat it for breakfast unless I'm eating breakfast at 11:00am an hour before lunch...lol Matter of fact fruit of any kind at breakfast does the same thing.

    My best "no hunger" days are when I start the day with eggs & veggies. I'll slice about 1/4 red bell pepper, 1/4 green bell pepper, 4 or 5 button mushrooms and onion and garlic (around 1 or so cups total of raw veggies) and sauteed them with a small spray of Pam until they are tender, sometimes I have to add a little water while it's cooking so they don't stick and burn. After they cook down to the tenderness I like them, I crack 2 eggs on top and break the yolks. Cover and cook to desired egg done-ness. I then split a slice of regular American cheese and put half over each egg. I spoon each veggie/egg/cheese over 2 slices of whole grain 45 calorie toast. It makes a HUGE breakfast for about 310 calories and I am stuffed. I don't even think about food until way beyond noon. Try it, you'll like it! Oh, and if I know I'm having busy mornings, I'm make up a double or triple batch of the veggies beforehand and store in the fridge. It just takes minutes to prepare if the veggies are already to go.
  • I make smoothies in the morning with whey protein powder, yogurt, milk, oj, banana and frozen fruit. They come in around 400-440 calories with 35-40 grams of protein depending on what I put in, type of yogurt, etc. Keeps me full until 11:30-noonish, when I I have a small snack until lunch at 1:00. Some days I don't want the snack, even.
  • I'm the same way, if i eat breakfast i find i am WAY hungrier during the day, guess that shows that your body is actually burning this food and not storing it??

    I love having eggs in the morning, scrambled with onions garlic and peppers, best breakfast ever lol
  • I will keep experimenting to find what does the trick, I know when I had the mini quiche I was less hungry than the other days, so maybe the higher protein lower carbs is what I need. Thanks all for the suggestions.
  • I'm always hungry after breakfast. I was eating whole wheat toast with peanut butter and sometimes some fruit. I feel like I use all the energy from the food to keep myself awake and ready for the day. I end up snacking 1 or 2 hours later...
  • I eat breakfast at 11, today I had a fiber one muffin (5 grams of fiber), two slices of bacon and a banana and I was good until 3 when I had lunch.

    Sometimes I have a deli turkey sandwhich on multi grain lite english muffin with a slice of cheese

    Or oatmeal pancakes and two slices of bacon

    Or yogurt and oatmeal.

    I think the protein is good. I also eat a bigger breakfast than any other meal (that quote is exactly how I eat, though I had never heard that before it is just what works for me) I eat a big breakfast, a smaller lunch, two snacks one at 7 and one at 9 and then around midnight/1 o clock I have a VERY late small dinner. (Bf works very late so we eat late.)

    But it seems to be working!
  • I've found that splitting my breakfast into two meals works well for me. For example:

    7:30 am: oatmeal. Breakfast of champions. With cinnamon, splenda, or even a bit of fruit. Sometimes an egg white omelet.

    10:30 am: Yogurt with fruit. Or fruit and a bit of peanut butter. Sometimes a banana. If I start my day with an omelet, then I go for a carb like oatmeal.

    If you can afford it (I can't for every day), then try 0% Fage or Oykos (sp?) yogurt. It's extra thick, has less calories than most every yogurt, and it has tons of protein. If you like 1% cottage cheese, then that's also a good substitute.