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Re: How Breakfast Became a Thing

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Post by manopeace »

TACIXAT wrote: post #28
aznpwnzor wrote: post #18

I was just bringing this up as a possible thing the other day at work. It was always weird to me how marketed breakfast was. The irrational vitriol I received only further convinced me how much breakfast (specifically grains heavy) is due to marketing.

Caffeine too. People are proud of how addicted they are. I used to get headaches from it, I think a lot of people do, and there was just this wtf moment of "why do I abuse this stuff"? Great PR.

I say we ban caffine and tobacco.

The war on drugs would be over in a week.

Re: How Breakfast Became a Thing

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Post by paulddraper »

rhinoceraptor wrote: post #7
matthewrhoden1 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Since the article stated that 50% of adults account for cinnamon toast crunch I'm thinking it's because we're realizing that even if we do eat it, we're still hungry within an hour. After building the habit of eating a solid breakfast, I noticed others followed the same pattern I did; eat two big meals and feel too nauseated in the morning to eat. edit: the eating two meals part was during my cereal phase.

It's really freeing to realize you won't die if you skip a meal.

Your mental and physical stamina will be reduced though.

Re: How Breakfast Became a Thing

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Post by themodelplumber »

sridca wrote: post #27
Aelinsaar wrote: post #11

Dropping breakfast from my diet as a regular thing, something as simple as just getting started later in the day on eating, has been incredibly helpful in losing (and maintaining lower) weight. It's not the only thing of course; generally eating smaller portions, and moving my butt more are the other two keys. Obsessing over exactly what I'm eating and how much has never helped, but just eating less... it sounds simp…

I'm on the same boat, except I had to drop both breakfast and dinner (2-course lunch, with fish and oranges in the evening) to maintain body weight without gaining fat! I do this despite doing compound lifts (pull ups, dips, squats) while successfully gaining muscle strength. Also, "Caloric Restriction: A Fountain of Youth for Aging Muscles?" http://www.the-aps.org/mm/hp/Audiences/Public-Press/2015-15....

Thanks for sharing. I like your idea and noticed that big lunches help me through the evening. Can I ask: What percentage of your weight are you losing per week? I'm doing diet and exercise at the same time and was reading some ideas on percentages to expect/aim for.

Re: How Breakfast Became a Thing

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Post by hasenj »

Misleading title. Many cultures have a concept of a morning breakfast meal.

Title should be: How cereal became a thing in America.

Where I grew up, breakfast was just eggs, bread, and tea (or milk-tea).

Re: How Breakfast Became a Thing

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Post by danharaj »

aznpwnzor wrote: post #18

I was just bringing this up as a possible thing the other day at work. It was always weird to me how marketed breakfast was. The irrational vitriol I received only further convinced me how much breakfast (specifically grains heavy) is due to marketing.

There's this idea that markets just discover and serve peoples' wants and preferences. It has to be tempered with the fact that our perceptions and even our identities are shaped by the information we are served with from birth. In this era, culture serves capital as much as capital serves culture.

Re: How Breakfast Became a Thing

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Post by biswaroop »

This may be an argument against breakfast for the sedentary, but athletes on extended training programs usually need to eat in the morning. You're much more likely to hit the wall on an empty stomach, a few hours into your training.

Re: How Breakfast Became a Thing

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Post by mrfusion »

HorizonXP wrote: post #19
kilroy123 wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also losing weight. I just cut my breakfast way down, to a breakfast bar, and coffee.

I've done the opposite actually. My breakfast is my single largest meal, with every other meal throughout the day being small. For me, my body prefers to have energy throughout the day, and doesn't like having food in my stomach when I sleep. Sometimes I go to bed "hungry" but at least I don't get indigestion or heartburn.

What kind of things do you eat? And how do you find the time? Breakfast seems like the meal there's the least time for and hard to find by portions.

Re: How Breakfast Became a Thing

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Post by themodelplumber »

hyperpallium wrote: post #15

When I was multiday camping and bicycle touring over mountainous terrain, I tried skipping breakfast once (it takes extra time), and it left me strikingly weak. Very different energy demands from office work.

I had a similar experience when I was a bicycle-riding missionary in Japan. I unwittingly reduced my calorie count drastically one day by switching up my breakfast menu and had to return and refuel early. At the time we were riding about 60-80km a day.

Re: How Breakfast Became a Thing

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Post by sridca »

themodelplumber wrote: post #33
sridca wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm on the same boat, except I had to drop both breakfast and dinner (2-course lunch, with fish and oranges in the evening) to maintain body weight without gaining fat! I do this despite doing compound lifts (pull ups, dips, squats) while successfully gaining muscle strength. Also, "Caloric Restriction: A Fountain of Youth for Aging Muscles?" http://www.the-aps.org/mm/hp/Audiences/Public-Press/2015-15....

Thanks for sharing. I like your idea and noticed that big lunches help me through the evening. Can I ask: What percentage of your weight are you losing per week? I'm doing diet and exercise at the same time and was reading some ideas on percentages to expect/aim for.

My plan so far has been to lose fat in moderate amounts. I found that aiming to maintain the body weight while doing resistance training easily achieves that.

So every week I gain equal amount (in weight) of muscle to the fat lost. The difference is also visually noticeable (increased upper body muscle tone; decreased belly and lower back fat).

In regards to "doing diet and exercise at the same time" (academically referred to as: resistance training under calorie restriction) you may find this article useful: http://cristivlad.com/resistance-training-under-caloric-rest...

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