Ways to make yourself eat breakfast?

someonelikeyou · 01-17-2013, 01:23 PM

I am a notorious breakfast skipper... I have never liked it. I remember my dad always trying to get me to "eat a good breakfast" in high school. Now my husband says the same...

I've noticed, however, that when I am eating L-C, skipping breakfast can be a problem. I will eat mid-afternoon, and that just starts a domino of eating and eating some more as my kids come home, after-school snacks, prepare dinner, serve dinner, after-dinner snacks... I'm eating all L-C stuff, but, I think, eating too much.

I'd like to get to the point of 3 meals/2 snacks as outlined in the new Atkins book. I just can't seem to get there...

Any help for starting with breakfast and keeping to that plan??? Thanks!!!

Britt1975 · 01-17-2013, 01:29 PM

Not that this is any help - but I almost always skip "breakfast" when I'm on low carb. I have a mug of green tea with HWC, CO and splenda and I find that I really don't think about food until around lunch time.

My eat, eat, eat mode kicks in around 3pm. I just keep plenty of LC snacks on hand to combat that. Lately I've found that eating half an avocado really helps kick the eaty monster to the curb.

Jannybunny · 01-17-2013, 01:37 PM

I rarely eat anything in the morning. I'm just not hungry. I feel there is no need to force myself to eat. I listen to what my body tells me. If I'm hungry I'll eat, if not then I wait

JMacB · 01-17-2013, 01:40 PM

If it's breakfast food you don't care for, remember that breakfast can be whatever you want it to be. I don't think you should eat just for the sake of eating, but maybe the better plan would be to have something that satisfies you without starting a binge.

clackley · 01-17-2013, 02:16 PM

How about a nice big coffee with h.wc. and coconut oil?

floridagirl6 · 01-17-2013, 02:22 PM

I don't "eat" for breakfast - I drink a cup of coffee w/ HWC.

Patkid · 01-17-2013, 02:30 PM

I don't know why, but on LC I am rarely hungry in the AM.
I am like you, though. Once I eat it seems to be hard to stop.
I am restarting so am not sure if this pattern will hold but in my past I was very successful on LC by making myself wait 4 hours between meal/snacks.
I just tried to get busy.
I found that making sure I had adequate fat really helped.
Maybe your body doesn't want breakfast?

svenskamae · 01-17-2013, 02:45 PM

When I was making myself eat breakfast on lowcarb (now I just do coffee with cream), I found it easier to face cold food than hot food. My staples were
1) deviled eggs (prepared the night before)
2) Plain Greek yogurt with some berries and slivered nuts
3) Cottage cheese eaten over sliced tomato and drizzled with olive oil

They are easy and quick and sustaining.

limetwist · 01-17-2013, 02:45 PM

Don't force yourself to eat if you don't want to.

I've been skipping breakfast for over a year now. Lost my last 15 pounds and have been at my goal weight ever since. Haven't keeled over, either.

Trigger828 · 01-17-2013, 03:10 PM

I am rarely hungry in the morning but most days I do try to make myself eat.

bacon! I can always eat bacon

some days an egg but most days no.
or piece of sausage

I do this cause if I don't eat, I noticed come mid morning when hungry I need to eat quantity of food to fill up. overeating just like you mentioned.

While I am not a fan of early morning eating, for me I found it is best to have something. even if small, then a few hrs later a little something else.

then when I do eat for real I am not ravenous.

think small.
poached egg
scrambled egg

fry enough bacon to reheat
same with sausage
hard boiled eggs (make at least 6 to have in fridge)

it doesn't have to be much.

Rainypep · 01-17-2013, 07:40 PM

If you eat a lot in the afternoon or evening, you may not be hungry in the morning. You could try to reset yourself by fasting for one dinner or some such so you would be hungry in the AM, it might work if you are trying to change your pattern.

That Girl · 01-17-2013, 09:24 PM

I have an Atkins Day Break chocolate protein drink...I don't like breakfast very much either and I take meds that have to be taken with food. I kinda feel like the drink helps me with the meds yet doesn't make me feel like crap.

tiva · 01-17-2013, 11:43 PM

For me, I do a lot better when I do skip breakfast (it's part of intermittent fasting--I do fast-5, but there are lots of ways to IF).

I have a little heavy cream in my coffee and then I eat lunch at 11 am and dinner at 4 pm, and that's it for the day. If I get hungry in the evening, I have coconut oil.

Darkginger · 01-18-2013, 01:27 AM

I don't exactly skip breakfast, I just eat it late - usually between 11 and 1 pm. At breakfast time, I tend to just have a couple of large black coffees, then eggs and bacon later. That keeps me going until my evening meal, between 4 and 7 pm, depending on how hungry I am - and then that's it for the day.

If you don't eat breakfast at breakfast time, that's fine - just go with what feels right for you!

SugarFreeSheila · 01-18-2013, 06:10 AM

I'm not hungry the second I roll out of bed, but know I need to eat something fairly soon upon rising. That's one of the reasons I work out first thing in the morning - by the time I'm done, I've worked up an appetite. I agree with the sentiment that breakfast food can be absolutely anything you want it to be - i.e., not necessarily scrambled eggs all the time. Anything low-carb and filling that sounds good works!

Meli-Mel · 01-18-2013, 06:14 AM

I'm not hungry in the morning either, but if I don't eat a little something, I find myself eating all afternoon/evening.

And like a previous poster said, don't limit yourself to traditional breakfast foods. Yesterday I had chicken fajitas (w/o tortilla) for breakfast. I like eggs, but I like to change it up now and then.

LCdave · 01-18-2013, 06:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by someonelikeyou

I am a notorious breakfast skipper... I have never liked it. I remember my dad always trying to get me to "eat a good breakfast" in high school. Now my husband says the same...

I've noticed, however, that when I am eating L-C, skipping breakfast can be a problem. I will eat mid-afternoon, and that just starts a domino of eating and eating some more as my kids come home, after-school snacks, prepare dinner, serve dinner, after-dinner snacks... I'm eating all L-C stuff, but, I think, eating too much.

I'd like to get to the point of 3 meals/2 snacks as outlined in the new Atkins book. I just can't seem to get there...

Any help for starting with breakfast and keeping to that plan??? Thanks!!!

my idea is to eat a small dinner, mostly protein and you will be starving also dont eat late

LadyN · 01-18-2013, 07:22 AM

Don't force yourself to eat when you are not hungry! I don't eat breakfast either. I have coffee with CO, and I eat my first meal between 1-2pm. I just let my body tell me when to eat. I have found I am so much more at peace with not having to think about what to eat all of the time.

evas · 01-18-2013, 01:50 PM

Let me start by saying that the recommendation to always eat a good breakfast to "get your metabolism going" is not proven scientific fact and there are actually quite a lot of studies that have been done that suggest it may be the WRONG way to go about weight loss and better health for some people. I spent a long time making myself have breakfast every morning because that's what I thought was "right."

But the bottom line is that everyone is different, so what's right for some is not going to be right for others. I've found that not eating breakfast is better for me. I have so much more energy in the morning and I am alert and thinking clearly. I also eat less throughout the day. It seems like when I have breakfast it just starts the ball rolling down hill and I can't stop and I end up grazing all day or having 4 or more actual meals.

If eating breakfast helps curb your appetite through the rest of the day then by all means, do it. But if you try it out and it doesn't help with that then don't force yourself to eat when you don't want to.

If you DO decide to start having breakfast, don't get hung up on eating "breakfast foods." You can eat whatever the heck you want, when you want! I had been known to eat buffalo chicken wings, steak and veggies or salads for breakfast! I really love bacon and eggs, but now I eat it for dinner

creseis · 01-18-2013, 03:12 PM

I use breakfast as a way to procrastinate going to work early.

DiamondDeb · 01-18-2013, 07:14 PM

I made it a priority & changed the order I do things.

Breakfast now comes before putting makeup on, getting ready for work or for the day.

sya_unit · 01-18-2013, 07:29 PM

IDK about forcing breakfast. I have been just eating coffee with hwc for breakfast. So then I have lunch AT 11. I am hungry by then. But I usually have a small something (like two slices of ham with some cream cheese or coconut oil on it, or two eggs and 1 slice of bacon) and then I eat every two hours something small. Plan my "snacks" with my sons eating habits. So when I pick him up at 5:30 we eat dinner...a snack for me a meal for him. We sit AT the table and eat. Not watch TV, etc. I also always sit and just eat and concentrate on each bite. I don't multi task when eating is involved. No mindless eating. And then another "snack" right before bed. (I go to bed around 8.) You need to work with what you currently do and tweak it. I found I like to eat with my son, so I just plan my snacks for late in the day and work with it. DH understand and doesn't think I am starving myself.

Avy · 01-18-2013, 07:33 PM

The bulletproof coffee is a good idea, I use 1 tbsp butter, 1 tbsp coconut oil and 2 tbsp of heavy cream in my travel mug, wizz it up with my latte frother... it`s yummy. Also, I like to make a bunch of sausages on the weekend then I can grab and go during the week. You can also use a muffin tin, put in random veggies, cheese, meats, pour beaten eggs and cream over, and bake for fast easy egg muffins you can grab on the way out the door. Sometimes I just nuke 2 eggs with cream while I`m blow drying my hair. All fast and easy things.

DiamondDeb · 01-18-2013, 08:16 PM

I did notice that I function better all day when I eat breakfast. It really made a noticeable difference.

at_last · 01-19-2013, 06:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by creseis

I use breakfast as a way to procrastinate going to work early.

nolcjunk · 01-19-2013, 07:26 AM

I can't eat breakfast and I've been this way all my life- the smell of food is just off putting early in the day. And, I do really well with just a coffee in the morning and lots of water- keeps me alert and not hungry for hours.

What about cooking some bacon when you want to eat breakfast? It sounds silly but whenever my friend is at my house and I start cooking bacon and eggs (usually around noon) he says that he isn't hungry about half the time but once I start making it he says the smell makes him hungry so now he just says I'm not hungry but once you start cooking I know I will be so make me some.

Becky · 01-19-2013, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jannybunny

I rarely eat anything in the morning. I'm just not hungry. I feel there is no need to force myself to eat. I listen to what my body tells me. If I'm hungry I'll eat, if not then I wait

I totally agree with this, I'm NEVER hungry before about 11:00 in the morning so why would I force myself to eat, makes no sence to me

. I actually eat more during the day when I DO eat breakfast, it's like eating makes me hungry. I have my morning coffee and am fine until lunch.

teri f · 01-20-2013, 08:41 AM

I never force myself to eat. That is what contributed to my weight problem to begin with. I really do pay attention to what my body wants. I go through times when I'm hungry when I wake up and so I eat. Other times I don't get hungry until way late in the afternoon. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to the pattern. I've just learned to eat when I'm hungry and stop when I'm full. I try to not over think it too much.

01-17-2013, 01:23 PM	#1
someonelikeyou Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 640 Gallery: someonelikeyou Stats: 210/205/144 WOE: Low Carb Start Date: Re-Start January 3, 2013	Ways to make yourself eat breakfast? I am a notorious breakfast skipper... I have never liked it. I remember my dad always trying to get me to "eat a good breakfast" in high school. Now my husband says the same... I've noticed, however, that when I am eating L-C, skipping breakfast can be a problem. I will eat mid-afternoon, and that just starts a domino of eating and eating some more as my kids come home, after-school snacks, prepare dinner, serve dinner, after-dinner snacks... I'm eating all L-C stuff, but, I think, eating too much. I'd like to get to the point of 3 meals/2 snacks as outlined in the new Atkins book. I just can't seem to get there... Any help for starting with breakfast and keeping to that plan??? Thanks!!! __________________ Restart January 3, 2013 at 210.2 lbs. Goal 1: 199 (under 200 lbs.) Goal 2: 177 (half-way to goal weight) Goal 3: 174 (BMI no longer "obese") Goal 4: 144 (loss of 66 lbs.)

01-17-2013, 03:10 PM	#10
Trigger828 Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 1,296 Gallery: Trigger828 Stats: 230 / 198.5 / 165 WOE: low carb my way! Start Date: Oct. 7, 2012	I am rarely hungry in the morning but most days I do try to make myself eat. bacon! I can always eat bacon some days an egg but most days no. or piece of sausage I do this cause if I don't eat, I noticed come mid morning when hungry I need to eat quantity of food to fill up. overeating just like you mentioned. While I am not a fan of early morning eating, for me I found it is best to have something. even if small, then a few hrs later a little something else. then when I do eat for real I am not ravenous. think small. poached egg scrambled egg fry enough bacon to reheat same with sausage hard boiled eggs (make at least 6 to have in fridge) it doesn't have to be much. __________________ I now follow MY OWN LOW CARB plan.

01-18-2013, 07:33 PM	#23
Avy Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Nanaimo BC Posts: 611 Gallery: Avy Stats: 232/178.6/150 WOE: Low carb lifestyle Start Date: June 1, 2012	The bulletproof coffee is a good idea, I use 1 tbsp butter, 1 tbsp coconut oil and 2 tbsp of heavy cream in my travel mug, wizz it up with my latte frother... it`s yummy. Also, I like to make a bunch of sausages on the weekend then I can grab and go during the week. You can also use a muffin tin, put in random veggies, cheese, meats, pour beaten eggs and cream over, and bake for fast easy egg muffins you can grab on the way out the door. Sometimes I just nuke 2 eggs with cream while I`m blow drying my hair. All fast and easy things. __________________ Officially down 50 lbs! Another 30 or so to my first goal, then I'll re-evaluate. Couldn't do it without all the amazing support and motivation from this forum and all the wonderful people here.

01-19-2013, 07:26 AM	#26
nolcjunk Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 2,446 Gallery: nolcjunk Stats: Whole foods lc, 110, 5'6 WOE: Atkins - it's a diet	I can't eat breakfast and I've been this way all my life- the smell of food is just off putting early in the day. And, I do really well with just a coffee in the morning and lots of water- keeps me alert and not hungry for hours. What about cooking some bacon when you want to eat breakfast? It sounds silly but whenever my friend is at my house and I start cooking bacon and eggs (usually around noon) he says that he isn't hungry about half the time but once I start making it he says the smell makes him hungry so now he just says I'm not hungry but once you start cooking I know I will be so make me some. __________________ More die in the United States of too much food than of too little. John Kenneth Galbraith, The Affluent Society

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01-17-2013, 01:29 PM	#2
Britt1975 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 448 Gallery: Britt1975 Stats: 331/293/150 WOE: Low carb whole foods Start Date: 1/14/2013	Not that this is any help - but I almost always skip "breakfast" when I'm on low carb. I have a mug of green tea with HWC, CO and splenda and I find that I really don't think about food until around lunch time. My eat, eat, eat mode kicks in around 3pm. I just keep plenty of LC snacks on hand to combat that. Lately I've found that eating half an avocado really helps kick the eaty monster to the curb.

01-17-2013, 01:37 PM	#3
Jannybunny Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sunny Sequim :) Posts: 32,630 Gallery: Jannybunny Stats: 175/110/115 restart 170/132/125 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 1/4/2008 restarted for the last time 1/3/2013	I rarely eat anything in the morning. I'm just not hungry. I feel there is no need to force myself to eat. I listen to what my body tells me. If I'm hungry I'll eat, if not then I wait

01-17-2013, 01:40 PM	#4
JMacB Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Alabama Posts: 558 Gallery: JMacB Stats: 275/210/160 WOE: Modified Atkins/general low carb Start Date: Feb 2012	If it's breakfast food you don't care for, remember that breakfast can be whatever you want it to be. I don't think you should eat just for the sake of eating, but maybe the better plan would be to have something that satisfies you without starting a binge.

01-17-2013, 02:16 PM	#5
clackley Chatty Cathy Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 13,003 Gallery: clackley Stats: 228.5/168/125 WOE: N.K.=vlc/hf/moderate protein & organic/pastured Start Date: Restart Oct 18 2009	How about a nice big coffee with h.wc. and coconut oil?

01-17-2013, 02:22 PM	#6
floridagirl6 Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Treasure Coast, FL Posts: 1,031 Gallery: floridagirl6 Stats: 200/145.6/130 WOE: ME/Scarsdale/Low Carb Low Cal	I don't "eat" for breakfast - I drink a cup of coffee w/ HWC.

01-17-2013, 02:30 PM	#7
Patkid Senior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Rockford IL Posts: 528 Gallery: Patkid Stats: 199/191.6/165 WOE: The only thing that works with me: ATKINS72 Start Date: Jan 16, 2013	I don't know why, but on LC I am rarely hungry in the AM. I am like you, though. Once I eat it seems to be hard to stop. I am restarting so am not sure if this pattern will hold but in my past I was very successful on LC by making myself wait 4 hours between meal/snacks. I just tried to get busy. I found that making sure I had adequate fat really helped. Maybe your body doesn't want breakfast?

01-17-2013, 02:45 PM	#8
svenskamae Major LCF Poster! Join Date: May 2012 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 2,927 Gallery: svenskamae Stats: 235/178/135 5'3" WOE: Nutritional Ketosis/Primal/JUDDD Start Date: January 15, 2012	When I was making myself eat breakfast on lowcarb (now I just do coffee with cream), I found it easier to face cold food than hot food. My staples were 1) deviled eggs (prepared the night before) 2) Plain Greek yogurt with some berries and slivered nuts 3) Cottage cheese eaten over sliced tomato and drizzled with olive oil They are easy and quick and sustaining.

01-17-2013, 02:45 PM	#9
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.]	Don't force yourself to eat if you don't want to. I've been skipping breakfast for over a year now. Lost my last 15 pounds and have been at my goal weight ever since. Haven't keeled over, either.

01-17-2013, 07:40 PM	#11
Rainypep Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 291 Gallery: Rainypep Stats: 228(242-highest)/154/still breastfeeding179.9/125 WOE: my plan Start Date: 3/9/06	If you eat a lot in the afternoon or evening, you may not be hungry in the morning. You could try to reset yourself by fasting for one dinner or some such so you would be hungry in the AM, it might work if you are trying to change your pattern.

01-17-2013, 09:24 PM	#12
That Girl Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,381 Gallery: That Girl	I have an Atkins Day Break chocolate protein drink...I don't like breakfast very much either and I take meds that have to be taken with food. I kinda feel like the drink helps me with the meds yet doesn't make me feel like crap.

01-17-2013, 11:43 PM	#13
tiva Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Sweden for the year Posts: 2,909 Gallery: tiva Stats: 5"6", 157/136/135, 51 yo WOE: LCHF Primal Start Date: 12/02	For me, I do a lot better when I do skip breakfast (it's part of intermittent fasting--I do fast-5, but there are lots of ways to IF). I have a little heavy cream in my coffee and then I eat lunch at 11 am and dinner at 4 pm, and that's it for the day. If I get hungry in the evening, I have coconut oil.

01-18-2013, 01:27 AM	#14
Darkginger Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Co. Mayo, Ireland Posts: 2,521 Gallery: Darkginger Stats: 197/147/147 WOE: Atkins Start Date: August 2004 (properly)	I don't exactly skip breakfast, I just eat it late - usually between 11 and 1 pm. At breakfast time, I tend to just have a couple of large black coffees, then eggs and bacon later. That keeps me going until my evening meal, between 4 and 7 pm, depending on how hungry I am - and then that's it for the day. If you don't eat breakfast at breakfast time, that's fine - just go with what feels right for you!

01-18-2013, 06:10 AM	#15
SugarFreeSheila I'm here to help! Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 5,818 Gallery: SugarFreeSheila Stats: 141 to 110 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 2001	I'm not hungry the second I roll out of bed, but know I need to eat something fairly soon upon rising. That's one of the reasons I work out first thing in the morning - by the time I'm done, I've worked up an appetite. I agree with the sentiment that breakfast food can be absolutely anything you want it to be - i.e., not necessarily scrambled eggs all the time. Anything low-carb and filling that sounds good works!

01-18-2013, 06:14 AM	#16
Meli-Mel Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 1,004 Gallery: Meli-Mel Stats: 190/165.8/150 Start Date: September 24, 2012	I'm not hungry in the morning either, but if I don't eat a little something, I find myself eating all afternoon/evening. And like a previous poster said, don't limit yourself to traditional breakfast foods. Yesterday I had chicken fajitas (w/o tortilla) for breakfast. I like eggs, but I like to change it up now and then.

01-18-2013, 07:22 AM	#18
LadyN Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 1,220 Gallery: LadyN Stats: 299/248/130 WOE: Atkins/IF/dairy free Start Date: 08/20/2012 Restart	Don't force yourself to eat when you are not hungry! I don't eat breakfast either. I have coffee with CO, and I eat my first meal between 1-2pm. I just let my body tell me when to eat. I have found I am so much more at peace with not having to think about what to eat all of the time.

01-18-2013, 01:50 PM	#19
evas Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 269 Gallery: evas WOE: Kinda Paleo/Whole Food	Let me start by saying that the recommendation to always eat a good breakfast to "get your metabolism going" is not proven scientific fact and there are actually quite a lot of studies that have been done that suggest it may be the WRONG way to go about weight loss and better health for some people. I spent a long time making myself have breakfast every morning because that's what I thought was "right." But the bottom line is that everyone is different, so what's right for some is not going to be right for others. I've found that not eating breakfast is better for me. I have so much more energy in the morning and I am alert and thinking clearly. I also eat less throughout the day. It seems like when I have breakfast it just starts the ball rolling down hill and I can't stop and I end up grazing all day or having 4 or more actual meals. If eating breakfast helps curb your appetite through the rest of the day then by all means, do it. But if you try it out and it doesn't help with that then don't force yourself to eat when you don't want to. If you DO decide to start having breakfast, don't get hung up on eating "breakfast foods." You can eat whatever the heck you want, when you want! I had been known to eat buffalo chicken wings, steak and veggies or salads for breakfast! I really love bacon and eggs, but now I eat it for dinner

01-18-2013, 03:12 PM	#20
creseis Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Troy, NY Posts: 897 Gallery: creseis Stats: 163/152/135 WOE: Atkins/Eades's/Volek and Phinney/Attia.. Ketogenic Start Date: Jan 10.2013	I use breakfast as a way to procrastinate going to work early.

01-18-2013, 07:14 PM	#21
DiamondDeb Fat Burning Machine Extraordinaire! Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 69,695 Gallery: DiamondDeb	I made it a priority & changed the order I do things. Breakfast now comes before putting makeup on, getting ready for work or for the day.

01-18-2013, 07:29 PM	#22
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	IDK about forcing breakfast. I have been just eating coffee with hwc for breakfast. So then I have lunch AT 11. I am hungry by then. But I usually have a small something (like two slices of ham with some cream cheese or coconut oil on it, or two eggs and 1 slice of bacon) and then I eat every two hours something small. Plan my "snacks" with my sons eating habits. So when I pick him up at 5:30 we eat dinner...a snack for me a meal for him. We sit AT the table and eat. Not watch TV, etc. I also always sit and just eat and concentrate on each bite. I don't multi task when eating is involved. No mindless eating. And then another "snack" right before bed. (I go to bed around 8.) You need to work with what you currently do and tweak it. I found I like to eat with my son, so I just plan my snacks for late in the day and work with it. DH understand and doesn't think I am starving myself.

01-18-2013, 08:16 PM	#24
DiamondDeb Fat Burning Machine Extraordinaire! Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 69,695 Gallery: DiamondDeb	I did notice that I function better all day when I eat breakfast. It really made a noticeable difference.

01-20-2013, 08:41 AM	#28
teri f Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Marion, Ohio Posts: 5,092 Gallery: teri f Stats: 203/127/125 WOE: High fat VLC Start Date: Original start: January 3, 2001. Restart 6/18/2007	I never force myself to eat. That is what contributed to my weight problem to begin with. I really do pay attention to what my body wants. I go through times when I'm hungry when I wake up and so I eat. Other times I don't get hungry until way late in the afternoon. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to the pattern. I've just learned to eat when I'm hungry and stop when I'm full. I try to not over think it too much.