The thought of eggs for breakfast makes me ill-?

annab · 04-25-2012, 08:29 PM

I started induction today- for breakfast I made scrambled eggs with a handful of sharp cheddar cheese and diced up ham. I added a little mustard in while they were cooking to give them a little zip, but I got half way through and couldn't even look at them any more

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I have little to no appetite in the morning anyway, would a couple of slices of crispy bacon cut it? I know we are supposed to eat meals- but I will end up hurling if I have to face eggs every day, and probably eventually quit the diet due to the icky things.
I tried making one of those chocolate mock danishes tonight to see how that was but it tasted like a chocolate omelet-no thanks *shudders* I have pored over numerous 'induction breakfast menus' but haven't found anything appealing other than the side of crispy bacon.

Any ideas or thoughts would be appreciated!

metqa · 04-25-2012, 08:58 PM

you can eat whatever you want for breakfast. it doesn't have to be bacon and eggs. Once I had ribeye steak, with butter fried squash, mushroom and cherry tomatoes on the side. A bowl of LC chili if you prefer. Some crispy bacon, Fried cheese, Whatever suits you. I don't like breakfast food for breakfast. I'd rather have fried eggs for lunch or dinner than for breakfast.

Sometimes RTD shakes do the trick for me if I can find one that's not icky tasting to me early in the morning. Sometimes watery veggies are what I like; celery, snow peas, cherry tomatoes, cucumber are a great treat for breakfast.

breakfast just means to break the fast, eat what you like. Don't force yourself to eat food you won't enjoy.

annab · 04-25-2012, 09:06 PM

Well thank you! I have a hard time wrapping my head around that I don't have to stick to the traditional breakfast foods.

I will have to use my imagination and do some trial and error. I appreciate the response! Glad I found this board!

limetwist · 05-06-2012, 10:19 AM

You don't even have to eat breakfast. Eating early in the morning would often make me sick. I do intermittent fasting--basically eat all your day's meals in a "feeding window" period. Mine is between 12-8 pm. Google it!

sya_unit · 05-06-2012, 04:39 PM

Oh, I just discovered chia seeds. I have mixed some with some coconut milk (the kind with 45 calories in 1 cup) and let it sit for a while - 1/2 hour or and hour. I put some cinnamon and some toriani syrup on it and it is very filling (for me). I also have broccoli for breakfast with some cheese on it and lots of salt and pepper. OMG, good. Or I have a wrap with some lunch meat, fresh spinach, cucumbers, cheese, pickles, lettuce, etc. I generally will cut it into pinwheels and eat a couple for breakfast and a couple for lunch. Also, I always try and get at least 3 or 4 carbs of the veggie variety in a breakfast. I seem to lose better if I spread it out over the day instead of a giant salad for dinner. Oh, today I had some chicken that I cooked in the crock pot and put some cole slaw that I had made on top. Sounds icky, but it was tastey and low carb. Also, there is a thread about crack slaw, look it up. I eat that for breakfast too. I do the 5 or 6 small meals instead of 3 big ones...and it works for me. Good luck, you know you can do this if I am doing it!

camel? · 05-07-2012, 05:11 PM

Also, you may want to try eggs after a week or two. You may find your tastes will change.
I thought I would puke eating eggs in the morning at first. Now I just love them, can't imagine anything better for breakfast! 2 eggs, 2 bacon every morning, my favorite breakfast in the world now!!

southbel · 05-09-2012, 10:51 PM

I'm allergic to eggs so they are never a part of my diet. Shoot, I eat roasted chicken thighs for breakfast. I make mine in a huge batch every week and have them in the fridge ready to go. I usually just make them with olive oil slathered on them, add whatever season I feel like that week, and into the fridge they go. Nothing says that you have to eat eggs just because it's breakfast!

GypsyLizze · 05-10-2012, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by limetwist

You don't even have to eat breakfast. Eating early in the morning would often make me sick. I do intermittent fasting--basically eat all your day's meals in a "feeding window" period. Mine is between 12-8 pm. Google it!

I have never been a breakfast person either and my biggest "snack time" is usually later in the evening when everything calms down. I did a google search for intermittent fasting and came back with a million sites with various information. I'm too tired to slough through them right now (just waiting for the washer to be done so I can throw another load in before I go to bed) but I would love a brief run down of intermittent fasting and also, if you could, how does that affect your metabolism? Mine I think works in reverse anymore. LOL Would this not put you into "starvation mode" where your body starts hoarding fat and nutrients? That's always my biggest concern when I do skip meals is that I've somehow broken my eating cycle. But sometimes I just don't want to eat! Is this something you do every day or only for certain periods of time? TIA!

southbel · 05-11-2012, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by GypsyLizze

I have never been a breakfast person either and my biggest "snack time" is usually later in the evening when everything calms down. I did a google search for intermittent fasting and came back with a million sites with various information. I'm too tired to slough through them right now (just waiting for the washer to be done so I can throw another load in before I go to bed) but I would love a brief run down of intermittent fasting and also, if you could, how does that affect your metabolism? Mine I think works in reverse anymore. LOL Would this not put you into "starvation mode" where your body starts hoarding fat and nutrients? That's always my biggest concern when I do skip meals is that I've somehow broken my eating cycle. But sometimes I just don't want to eat! Is this something you do every day or only for certain periods of time? TIA!

I don't think I've technically followed something like IF, but I just don't eat when I'm not hungry. Shoot, that's how most of my weight was lost! I find some days that I am really hungry and will eat when I am; just keep it low carb and high fat. The days that I am not hungry, I don't eat much. Seems to have worked for me but as with everything, YMMV. I am sure there are some people with better experience of IF on here that can chime in.

Big Stevie · 10-09-2012, 04:52 PM

I am really struggling with breakfast as well. I simply do not like eggs. I have been eating a lot of bacon, tomato sandwiches with lettuce instead of bread. But I am becoming tired of those. I sometimes eat the 1 minute muffins. I need something different. I also need to eat some carbs in the morning. When I don't eat any carbs for breakfast, I don't feel good after by mid morning.

deedee · 10-09-2012, 05:03 PM

I don't love eggs either. Sometimes I can handle them with ketchup on the side. My breakfast almost every morning is a flax seed pancake.

LoriWants2Lose · 10-11-2012, 09:26 PM

Sometimes I will just a small slice of cheese for bfast. I hate eating a lot early as well.

04-25-2012, 08:29 PM	#1
annab Junior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 3 Gallery: annab Stats: 173/171/125 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 04/25/12	The thought of eggs for breakfast makes me ill-? I started induction today- for breakfast I made scrambled eggs with a handful of sharp cheddar cheese and diced up ham. I added a little mustard in while they were cooking to give them a little zip, but I got half way through and couldn't even look at them any more . I have little to no appetite in the morning anyway, would a couple of slices of crispy bacon cut it? I know we are supposed to eat meals- but I will end up hurling if I have to face eggs every day, and probably eventually quit the diet due to the icky things. I tried making one of those chocolate mock danishes tonight to see how that was but it tasted like a chocolate omelet-no thanks shudders I have pored over numerous 'induction breakfast menus' but haven't found anything appealing other than the side of crispy bacon. Any ideas or thoughts would be appreciated!

04-25-2012, 08:58 PM	#2
metqa Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 11,566 Gallery: metqa Stats: 145/139/135 WOE: restarting EFGT then a summer HCG round... Start Date: November 2003	you can eat whatever you want for breakfast. it doesn't have to be bacon and eggs. Once I had ribeye steak, with butter fried squash, mushroom and cherry tomatoes on the side. A bowl of LC chili if you prefer. Some crispy bacon, Fried cheese, Whatever suits you. I don't like breakfast food for breakfast. I'd rather have fried eggs for lunch or dinner than for breakfast. Sometimes RTD shakes do the trick for me if I can find one that's not icky tasting to me early in the morning. Sometimes watery veggies are what I like; celery, snow peas, cherry tomatoes, cucumber are a great treat for breakfast. breakfast just means to break the fast, eat what you like. Don't force yourself to eat food you won't enjoy. __________________ "You have to understand zat ven a vampire forgoes . . .the b-vord, zere is a process zat ve call transference? Zey force Zemselves to desire somesing else? . . .But your friend chose . . . coffee. And now he has none." "You can find him some coffee, or . . .you can keep a vooden stake and a big knife ready. You vould be doink him a favor, believe me." Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett IBKKF 898 Metqa's P4 JUDDD Journal

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04-25-2012, 09:06 PM	#3
annab Junior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 3 Gallery: annab Stats: 173/171/125 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 04/25/12	Well thank you! I have a hard time wrapping my head around that I don't have to stick to the traditional breakfast foods. I will have to use my imagination and do some trial and error. I appreciate the response! Glad I found this board!

05-06-2012, 10:19 AM	#4
limetwist Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 826 Gallery: limetwist Stats: [5'8"] - 220/136.4 WOE: Low carb - Intermittent fasting 16/8 Start Date: Seriously committed in January 2011 [at 200 lbs.]	You don't even have to eat breakfast. Eating early in the morning would often make me sick. I do intermittent fasting--basically eat all your day's meals in a "feeding window" period. Mine is between 12-8 pm. Google it!

05-06-2012, 04:39 PM	#5
sya_unit Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Valley of the Sun Posts: 754 Gallery: sya_unit Stats: 254/184/140 WOE: Atkinsish Start Date: Jan 3, 2012	Oh, I just discovered chia seeds. I have mixed some with some coconut milk (the kind with 45 calories in 1 cup) and let it sit for a while - 1/2 hour or and hour. I put some cinnamon and some toriani syrup on it and it is very filling (for me). I also have broccoli for breakfast with some cheese on it and lots of salt and pepper. OMG, good. Or I have a wrap with some lunch meat, fresh spinach, cucumbers, cheese, pickles, lettuce, etc. I generally will cut it into pinwheels and eat a couple for breakfast and a couple for lunch. Also, I always try and get at least 3 or 4 carbs of the veggie variety in a breakfast. I seem to lose better if I spread it out over the day instead of a giant salad for dinner. Oh, today I had some chicken that I cooked in the crock pot and put some cole slaw that I had made on top. Sounds icky, but it was tastey and low carb. Also, there is a thread about crack slaw, look it up. I eat that for breakfast too. I do the 5 or 6 small meals instead of 3 big ones...and it works for me. Good luck, you know you can do this if I am doing it!

05-07-2012, 05:11 PM	#6
camel? Senior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 515 Gallery: camel? Stats: 194/165/159 WOE: Atkins Start Date: November 2009	Also, you may want to try eggs after a week or two. You may find your tastes will change. I thought I would puke eating eggs in the morning at first. Now I just love them, can't imagine anything better for breakfast! 2 eggs, 2 bacon every morning, my favorite breakfast in the world now!!

05-09-2012, 10:51 PM	#7
southbel Junior LCF Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 21 Gallery: southbel Stats: 244/131/120 - 5'4" WOE: Atkins	I'm allergic to eggs so they are never a part of my diet. Shoot, I eat roasted chicken thighs for breakfast. I make mine in a huge batch every week and have them in the fridge ready to go. I usually just make them with olive oil slathered on them, add whatever season I feel like that week, and into the fridge they go. Nothing says that you have to eat eggs just because it's breakfast!

10-09-2012, 04:52 PM	#10
Big Stevie Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: So Cal Posts: 574 Gallery: Big Stevie Stats: 295 Start/218now/195 goal WOE: Atkins Start Date: 7-22-12	I am really struggling with breakfast as well. I simply do not like eggs. I have been eating a lot of bacon, tomato sandwiches with lettuce instead of bread. But I am becoming tired of those. I sometimes eat the 1 minute muffins. I need something different. I also need to eat some carbs in the morning. When I don't eat any carbs for breakfast, I don't feel good after by mid morning.

10-09-2012, 05:03 PM	#11
deedee Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NYC Posts: 1,033 Gallery: deedee Stats: 254/176/150 WOE: moderate carb + JUDDD Start Date: vlc 1/25/12 at 254 lbs; JUDDD 11/26/12 at 202 lb	I don't love eggs either. Sometimes I can handle them with ketchup on the side. My breakfast almost every morning is a flax seed pancake.

10-11-2012, 09:26 PM	#12
LoriWants2Lose Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Anywhere my imagination takes me Posts: 2,425 Gallery: LoriWants2Lose Stats: 228.6/192/155 WOE: Atkins Start Date: October 12, 2012	Sometimes I will just a small slice of cheese for bfast. I hate eating a lot early as well.