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Just started doing this (again) two weeks ago and am down 4 lbs already. All I do is skip breakfast, and be a little aware not to gorge when lunch/dinner comes

Just started doing this (again) two weeks ago and am down 4 lbs already. All I do is skip breakfast, and be a little aware not to gorge when lunch/dinner comes around, and then stop snacks (other than maybe a pickle or something) after dinner. It really depends on the person, for my wife, she just calorie counts and can shed the pounds with little problem. I can't stand being constantly hungry and not eating until I'm full, and dealing with hunger in the morning until lunch is only a mild annoyance. For her, she needs regular food or she gets really hangry. Different strokes. Funnily, I never ate breakfast until I met my wife, and because she's a breakfast nazi ("Most important meal of the day!!!"), I started eating breakfast, and struggled with weight over the years since then. I never had weight issues before that. So I'm dropping breakfast (except on the weekends, as it's a group thing for us to have a big breakfast, but then I skip lunch) and we'll see how it goes :) The first week or so was rough, but yesterday I ate oatmeal for lunch (with walnuts and blueberries and slice banana) and then had a Factor meal (very tasty, not a shill!) that had lower calories than my usual dinner, and I was totally satisfied. That was like 1/2 the calories of a normal day previously and I had no hunger - so weird and awesome!

thoughtpeddler 5y ago
It's remarkable (or maybe not?) how much of a similar experience I've had with my own diet, in relation to my wife. It's the exact same narrative between us -- she needs breakfast every morning, whereas for me I'm used to just skipping it. When I join my wife on a daily breakfast schedule, I feel like I'm just needlessly eating food when I know I don't have to. But for her, her mood palpably worsens within an hour or so of not having a bite in the morning. On weekend mornings and vacations, I'll indulge in nice hearty breakfasts, but for my average workweek, no need!
- jrs235 5y ago
  I'm with you and OP! But as I mention in a comment elsewhere here, if I indulge in a breakfast I will get hunger pangs the next morning (or two). Which leads me onto "needing breakfast". If I push through and just do my coffee and cream, I can get back to not feeling hungry in the morning (no hunger pangs) and back to [my] "normal". My philosophy is: I eat if/when I'm hungry, not because "someone" tells me I should. "Someone" might be society. Also "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day" is marketing BS started by Kelloggs(?I think?) to sell cereal.
- telchior 5y ago
  I'm on the opposite side of this with my wife. She can go 5-6 hours after waking up without food. I can... but it feels miserable and like my brain doesn't really start working until I eat. On the flipside, I can eat my last meal of the day and go 7-8 hours without food until I sleep. She can't, though; she'll get severe hunger pangs or be light-headed. So it seems like I should have breakfast + lunch, while she should have lunch + dinner. But being out of sync like that is unbelievably annoying in a relationship where you share / eat the same foods.
ballenf 5y ago
Does black coffee break the fast? No sweetener, not a flavored coffee.
- gilbetron 5y ago
  I'm no expert, but everything I've read says coffee/tea is ok. I drink tea (love coffee, don't love what it does to me!) these days, and I put a bit of cream in it which is technically cheating, but seems fine so far.
- jellevdv 5y ago
  it doesn't break it
- jrs235 5y ago
  No. I'm very similar to the OP. I rarely eat breakfast. If I do, I can expect my body to have hunger pangs the next morning at breakfast time. However, black coffee doesn't affect me (I even add creamer so I get some morning fat sugar fuel, but not much). I also stopped drinking alcohol but a few times a year. If I drink alcohol after about 6 pm, I will get hunger pangs the next morning. I've never been overweight in my life and I stopped eating breakfast after high school.
stjohnswarts 5y ago
I skip breakfast as well but I have to admit I put a little extra half and half in my coffee, but half and half is pretty low on glycemic load anyway.

thoughtpeddler 5y ago

It's remarkable (or maybe not?) how much of a similar experience I've had with my own diet, in relation to my wife. It's the exact same narrative between us -- she needs breakfast every morning, whereas for me I'm used to just skipping it. When I join my wife on a daily breakfast schedule, I feel like I'm just needlessly eating food when I know I don't have to. But for her, her mood palpably worsens within an hour or so of not having a bite in the morning. On weekend mornings and vacations, I'll indulge in nice hearty breakfasts, but for my average workweek, no need!

jrs235 5y ago
I'm with you and OP! But as I mention in a comment elsewhere here, if I indulge in a breakfast I will get hunger pangs the next morning (or two). Which leads me onto "needing breakfast". If I push through and just do my coffee and cream, I can get back to not feeling hungry in the morning (no hunger pangs) and back to [my] "normal". My philosophy is: I eat if/when I'm hungry, not because "someone" tells me I should. "Someone" might be society. Also "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day" is marketing BS started by Kelloggs(?I think?) to sell cereal.
telchior 5y ago
I'm on the opposite side of this with my wife. She can go 5-6 hours after waking up without food. I can... but it feels miserable and like my brain doesn't really start working until I eat. On the flipside, I can eat my last meal of the day and go 7-8 hours without food until I sleep. She can't, though; she'll get severe hunger pangs or be light-headed. So it seems like I should have breakfast + lunch, while she should have lunch + dinner. But being out of sync like that is unbelievably annoying in a relationship where you share / eat the same foods.

ballenf 5y ago

Does black coffee break the fast? No sweetener, not a flavored coffee.

gilbetron 5y ago
I'm no expert, but everything I've read says coffee/tea is ok. I drink tea (love coffee, don't love what it does to me!) these days, and I put a bit of cream in it which is technically cheating, but seems fine so far.
jellevdv 5y ago
it doesn't break it
jrs235 5y ago
No. I'm very similar to the OP. I rarely eat breakfast. If I do, I can expect my body to have hunger pangs the next morning at breakfast time. However, black coffee doesn't affect me (I even add creamer so I get some morning fat sugar fuel, but not much). I also stopped drinking alcohol but a few times a year. If I drink alcohol after about 6 pm, I will get hunger pangs the next morning. I've never been overweight in my life and I stopped eating breakfast after high school.

stjohnswarts 5y ago

I skip breakfast as well but I have to admit I put a little extra half and half in my coffee, but half and half is pretty low on glycemic load anyway.