More About Losing Weight By Eating Breakfast
My previous post about the benefits of eating breakfast basically convinced me I should live with the discomfort my stomach feels after eating early in the morning. The benefits outweight the discomfort. If that wasn’t enough, I found another article at WebMD:
“Eating breakfast is a daily habit for the “successful losers” who belong to The National Weight Control Registry. These people have maintained a 30-pound (or more) weight loss for at least a year, and some as long as six years.” [via WebMD]
Right there, that is what I want. I want to lose weight and maintain the weight loss.
“…breakfast eaters are usually those who have lost a significant amount of weight. They also exercise. “They say that before having breakfast regularly, they would eat most of their calories after 5 p.m.,” Politi tells WebMD. “Now, they try to distribute calories throughout the day. It makes sense that the body wants to be fueled.” [via WebMD]
This statement makes sense to me as well. A lot of times, I wouldn’t eat anything until 2:00 p.m. after being up since 7:30 a.m. That led to a lot of night time eating.
All of this information settles it. My first step is to eat breakfast. Smaller changes will lead to the bigger ones 
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There are many benefits to eating breakfast as you now realize. First being that it jump starts your metabolism, kicking it on for the start of the day to burn calories for your body to operate and create energy. Second being that it will give you the energy you need in the morning that your body needs. Also you said you don’t eat til 2 PM somedays!?!? Basically, you’ll have to shift your eating times back -6 hours. Eat early, like 8 AM, then again a small snack at 10 or 11, a smaller lunch around noon, then again at 2 or 3, and then finally at 5ish. If you’re still hungry, add a tablespoon of water-soluable fiber (ie. Metamucil), or, eat again around 8 or 9, but make sure the glycemic content (sugar)is low (ie. peanuts, veggies etc) - this will make sure your body doesn’t produce more insulin, which aids in the storage of fat. You don’t need this when going to bed. Stick to this and your always feel full throughout the day (reducing your chances to binge on food, esp. bad food) and will give you the constant energy your body needs to burn calories, keep your metabolism running high gear, repair your cells, and give you energy. If you have any questions, let me know.
ADB_BWG - Thanks for the receipe! I’ve had prepackaged oatmeal before, but I never really liked it. Maybe I should give your receipe a whirl.
Tyler - Thank you for the suggestion to eat many times a day. I’ve been leaning towards trying that and fitting it into my schedule. I don’t know much about glycemic content. I’ll have to look more into that.
Great! So can I come over to your house for breakfast?
The best diet I ever tried, actually wasn’t a diet to lose weight but it was when I felt the best in my life. I was 6 months’ pregnant and a gestational diabetic. My new diet consisted of a lot of protein in the morning (cottage cheese), 2.5 hours later small glass of milk and something carby, 2.5 hours later about 1/2 the size of a regular lunch, 2.5 hours later the rest of that lunch, and so on… the main thing was more protein and not cutting out carbs but lessening them.
Now I’m pregnant again and the only thing I want for breakfast is a hamburger… great.
Another plug for an oatmeal breakfast:
You can purchase rolled oats in bulk at health food stores for about 75 cents a pound — WAY cheaper than cold cereal. Also, oatmeal is a whole grain, so you are getting lots of fiber and protein, and no sugar or refined carbs (unless you buy instant, but then you lose the price savings). If you are too busy to stir it on the stove for 5 minutes (which is really all it takes), you can drop 1/2 cup oats in 1 cup boiling water, cover the pot, turn off the stove and come back in 10 minutes. Or you can mix 1/2 cup oatmeal with 1 cup milk and microwave it. I don’t eat sugar, but I find that some sea salt gives my oatmeal a wonderful flavor with no added calories.
Hi Tricia! I’m sneaking over here from Blogging Away Debt, and I’m just here to encourage you. I, too, am on a weight loss journey. Eating often (as Tyler said) is really working for me. I actually eat at least six times a day. Breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, snack. And I extend the snacks out so I’m eating it gradually, not all at once..and the clincher is, I’m never overly hungry. It’s great! I’ve lost about 10 lbs in 6 weeks, and I feel really wonderful.
Another important component is finding other ways to conquer stress. I pray and also have a constant conversation going in my head, and with God. Like, “I’m feeling really great because I’m taking care of myself. I can honor God better if I’m actively caring for the ‘temple’ He gave me.” Etc., etc. I don’t want to stress eat when I think of it that way!
You won’t regret taking care of yourself. I had the same kind of wake-up calls (minus the smoking issue), and I believe it’s time to listen.
I think that breakfast is probably the most important meal for obtaining and maintaining not just a healthy weight but a healthy lifestyle.
I’ve got a draft of an article on the subject that I’ll try to finish this week; I will shoot you a link when it is done.
I, too, have trouble eating when I first wake up. So, I bring breakfast with me and get to work a little early to eat it there.
Here’s a quick, easy, tasty, and filling breakfast. I make a batch on Sunday and have enough for all week. It can also be frozen and thawed. I have it with enriched vanilla Soy Dream milk.
Crockpot oatmeal
1 quart skim milk
2 cups steel cut oats
2-3 handfuls chopped walnuts
2-3 handfuls dried cranberries
Brown sugar to taste (you’ll need to experiment
Lightly oil crockpot. Add ingredients in order shown; stir gently. Cook on low for 2-4 hours, until oatmeal reaches desired consistency. (I like it chunky).
You get protein, fruit, and complex carbs.