skipping breakfast - a quick rant

[squigglepink]

[QUOTE=Throwaway_panther;853525]How big were you (or anyone else's) lunches and dinners? I feel like I need to eat half a sandwich at lunch to feel hungry enough to snack.

Half a sandwich I want your life! Lol...

But if you had a sandwich at lunch usually, would that be you done until dinner?
Every time you make a cup of tea just have it with your fav biscuits!

[atomic sagebrush]

How big were you (or anyone else's) lunches and dinners? I feel like I need to eat half a sandwich at lunch to feel hungry enough to snack.

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not eating can be suppressive of appetite as your metabolism shifts and your stomach shrinks. That's why the blue swayers have such a time with the HE Diet when for many of us all-boy moms, it's about what we eat normally anyway.

[atomic sagebrush]

[QUOTE=squigglepink;853579]

How big were you (or anyone else's) lunches and dinners? I feel like I need to eat half a sandwich at lunch to feel hungry enough to snack.

Half a sandwich I want your life! Lol...

But if you had a sandwich at lunch usually, would that be you done until dinner?
Every time you make a cup of tea just have it with your fav biscuits!

A lot of the blue swayers do not eat breakfast or lunch, and then have only dinner. This is a regular thing for them.

My mom never ate breakfast except occasionally on the weekend. Then she'd have a small, child-size hot lunch at her school (she was a grade school teacher) and then dinner. That was it. I never saw her snack after work, and while she did occasionally have a snack after dinner, it was something very small like a piece of bread or a couple teaspoons peanut butter with (fake) maple syrup in it. Drank black coffee all day.

[Kittybear]

My mum (who only had me) never ate breakfast, had a hot lunch (meat/ potatoes/ veggies/ gravy) then maybe an apple/ piece of toast or something else teeny tiny for 'dinner'. She was a UK 10 (and this is going back 30 odd years so probably similar to a UK 8 now I'd say) X

[Throwaway_panther]

[QUOTE=atomic sagebrush;853585]

A lot of the blue swayers do not eat breakfast or lunch, and then have only dinner. This is a regular thing for them.

My mom never ate breakfast except occasionally on the weekend. Then she'd have a small, child-size hot lunch at her school (she was a grade school teacher) and then dinner. That was it. I never saw her snack after work, and while she did occasionally have a snack after dinner, it was something very small like a piece of bread or a couple teaspoons peanut butter with (fake) maple syrup in it. Drank black coffee all day.

Yup, so me. IF I ate, it'd only be dinner.

I'm definitely at at least 3 meals a day and my only caffeine is tea, just need to practice snacking -- I had gotten SO good at it when pregnant.

And sorry everyone for accidentally taking over this thread! 😅

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[atomic sagebrush]

No, I am liking how it's shaping up! Very informative. I like a lot of posts in as few threads as I can manage because it's less reading for everyone.

[XXforhubby]

[QUOTE=Throwaway_panther;853679]

Yup, so me. IF I ate, it'd only be dinner.

I'm definitely at at least 3 meals a day and my only caffeine is tea, just need to practice snacking -- I had gotten SO good at it when pregnant.

And sorry everyone for accidentally taking over this thread! [emoji28]

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It's so funny- my biggest meal is dinner. I would call my first meal barely anything at all, like 200-300 calories at most. My second meal, if I have one, is like 400 calories. My last meal is decent at around 700-800 calories. No snacking! I'm still breastfeeding so I'm aiming for 1500-1700 calories a day.

With my boys I always had 3 smallish meals and at least 2-3 snacks somewhere in the day. I never ate a whole lot in one sitting, I just kept my blood sugar stable. I loved my tea! Green and black teas were/are my favorite! I miss them [emoji20]!

You're doing great TP!!




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[trifecta]

Wait a minute, Throwaway Panther---you had your baby!?! I didn't realize she was due in June! Congratulations! How is motherhood treating you?

[ABC.2606]

Hmmm... ok so if the skipping breakfast thing is maybe not such a big deal, can I not feel guilty about adding creamer to my coffee in the morning? I'm not "officially" swaying quite yet but have started skipping/delaying breakfast. It's not so bad, but I do I find I really need my coffee still - both for the caffeine and to have something in my stomach. BUT I drink it with a good amount of creamer in it (I also add Stevia)... Right now I use Coffee Mate "Natural Bliss" which has nonfat milk, heavy cream and sugar but could switch to another kind (and can also switch sweetners if needed). I feel like having the creamer though is undoing my not eating breakfast. Thoughts?

Also Atomic - does your thinking that skipping breakfast is not a critical element in the sway also apply to the PCO-tendency swayers with possible IR issues, or is it more important for our type to skip breakfast?

[familymatters]

Hmmm... ok so if the skipping breakfast thing is maybe not such a big deal, can I not feel guilty about adding creamer to my coffee in the morning? I'm not "officially" swaying quite yet but have started skipping/delaying breakfast. It's not so bad, but I do I find I really need my coffee still - both for the caffeine and to have something in my stomach. BUT I drink it with a good amount of creamer in it (I also add Stevia)... Right now I use Coffee Mate "Natural Bliss" which has nonfat milk, heavy cream and sugar but could switch to another kind (and can also switch sweetners if needed). I feel like having the creamer though is undoing my not eating breakfast. Thoughts?

Also Atomic - does your thinking that skipping breakfast is not a critical element in the sway also apply to the PCO-tendency swayers with possible IR issues, or is it more important for our type to skip breakfast?

I use coffee mate and a dash of full cream milk too. I couldn't survive until lunchtime without that. It's such a big change from what I used to do (big bowl of cereal or two piece of buttery toast) that I figure it has to help my sway in some way.

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