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Re: How Breakfast Became a Thing

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Post by DougWebb »

mrfusion wrote: post #38
HorizonXP wrote: post #19

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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.

For me it's scrambled eggs, a bit of cheese, and coffee. Takes less than 15 minutes to make and clean up after.

Re: How Breakfast Became a Thing

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Post by noahbradley »

jmarinez wrote: post #45

I've dropped breakfast for about a month now and I feel so much better. I'm eating a heavy lunch and then dinner. Lost weight and it wasn't on purpose. As a result I've been questioning a lot of our norms. Not only when we eat, but what we eat and why. Loved the article.

3x meals a day feels absolutely preposterous for any sedentary profession. There's just no need to eat that much (or that often) unless you have an actually physically demanding job.

Re: How Breakfast Became a Thing

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Post by hyperchase »

I need to eat around 3000 calories per day to support my powerlifting training, and if I don't eat something first thing in the morning with a shitload of carbs -- usually something like rolled oats, berries, and a few bananas -- then I'm usually gassed and feeling like crap by 10.

A few friends of mine fast intermittently and train in the morning before eating but it's beyond me how that is not just pure torture.

Re: How Breakfast Became a Thing

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Post by wslh »

I find more insight and less conspiracy in "History of breakfast" from Wikipedia[1]. The Wikipedia article talks about different perspectives before 1800 since it is not clear why the article is talking about the American breakfast instead of focusing on different cultural perspectives (e.g. "Before cereal, in the mid 1800s, the American breakfast was not all that different from other meals").

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_breakfast

Re: How Breakfast Became a Thing

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Post by manigandham »

hyperchase wrote: post #53

I need to eat around 3000 calories per day to support my powerlifting training, and if I don't eat something first thing in the morning with a shitload of carbs -- usually something like rolled oats, berries, and a few bananas -- then I'm usually gassed and feeling like crap by 10. A few friends of mine fast intermittently and train in the morning before eating but it's beyond me how that is not just pure torture.

> A few friends of mine fast intermittently and train in the morning before eating but it's beyond me how that is not just pure torture.

Practice. If you've never done it before, it takes a few days/weeks to get used to. Also willpower.

Re: How Breakfast Became a Thing

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Post by usaphp »

steadicat wrote: post #43
usaphp wrote: post #22

I dont know why but if I skip breakfast I will 100% get a headache later during the day. Not sure why it's happening...

Do you eat a lot of sugar? I used to have pastries or cereal and sugar with my coffee at breakfast and sometimes throughout the day. Like for you, a skipped meal or snack meant headaches. I've since weaned off sugar and I can easily go many hours without eating or snacking. I no longer eat breakfast. I suspect that the blood sugar spikes were addictive, i.e. my body desensitized and needed me to frequently consume su…

Interesting thought thanks, however I mostly eat cottage cheese or greek yogurt with granola in the morning, I almost never eat sweats in the morning.

Re: How Breakfast Became a Thing

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Post by thomasjudge »

How did priceonomics become a thing.. this seems like a clickbait site for the more intellectual crowd, less trashy than say buzzfeed, but ultimately not really delivering much in the way of genuine insight. It probably doesn't hurt that the name recalls "freakonomics", another brand which, while occasionally interesting, is far past its pull date as well..

Re: How Breakfast Became a Thing

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Post by Guildpact »

I eat cereal and milk as a dessert at night in place of something like ice cream, because that is what it is. People who eat cereal for breakfast are no better than people eating donuts or other sweets, it is just an awful way to start your day because of the blood sugar spike and then drop which creates hunger pangs.

You can combat it by having a proper breakfast focusing on protein and low glycemic index carbs, eggs, steel-cut oats, omelettes, etc. A favorite of mine is proatmeal, make some oats and then mix in BSN Syntha-6 vanilla ice cream protein powder, absolutely delicious. The other way to combat it as suggested by people in this thread is to drop breakfast all together besides maybe having coffee and a granola bar.

Re: How Breakfast Became a Thing

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Post by themodelplumber »

sridca wrote: post #40
themodelplumber wrote: post #33

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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 re…

Thanks! I'll check out the link.

Re: How Breakfast Became a Thing

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Post by mrfusion »

DougWebb wrote: post #51
mrfusion wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

For me it's scrambled eggs, a bit of cheese, and coffee. Takes less than 15 minutes to make and clean up after.

But that's not your largest meal right. I think one egg is something like 90 calories. You'd have to eat ten eggs to have a large meal, no?
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