Hi everyone

I'm trying to come up with ideas for low carb breakfast, besides only eggs. Breakfast just seems to be filled with carbs like cereals. Any ideas would be great.

Thanks

Munchie11,

Although I usually eat eggs for breakfast (about 50 different ways), I no longer think in terms of "breakfast foods" for breakfast. I now eat just about ANYTHING that I usually eat throughout the day like: chicken, turkey/cheese rollups, chicken salad, turkey burgers, turkey meatballs, etc.

At work, I used to get A LOT of strange looks, nose crinkling, or remarks like "HOW can you eat THAT for breakfast!!???" Then I'd look at what they're eating ( bagels, bowls of cereal, LOTS of toast, doughnuts and pastries ) and think the exact same thing about them!!!:eek:

I'm definitely the "oddest eater" at work, but I'm also the thinnest, which must have caught peoples' attention because now they say "That's why she's so thin, she doesn't eat a lot of carbs" and although they still sometimes gawk at me with horror and disbelief when I eat a taco salad for breakfast, they certainly no longer say "Low carb doesn't work!" now they say "Hey, maybe I should try that!" and ask me a lot of questions.

I know I'd run out of steam fast if I had to go to gym on a low carb breakfast? Why make an enemy of carbs. Providing you eat the right ones they are good for you

Viccles,

I now have more energy and motivation than I ever had in my life! I can't remember the last time I took a nap. If you're an athlete who burns more calories then you eat, then eating a lot of good carbs would be healthy, BUT if you only get moderate or no exercise, those excess carbs will be stored as fat.

When I used to start the day with a "healthy" bowl of cereal, I'd have a blood sugar low about 2 hours later, feel weak, feel lightheaded, and have to eat something immediately!...even if I was on the treadmill, I'd HAVE to jump off and eat.

munchie,
I did Atkins for 18 months and for each and every day of those 18 months my choices looked like:

Eggs over light and Spam...and coffee
Scrambled eggs and Sausage...and coffee,
Poached eggs on Spam...and coffee,
Eggs Benedict without the muffin...and coffee,
Hard Boiled Eggs with mayo/mustard on the cut halves...and coffee,
Bacon and Eggs...and coffee,
Cheese Omelette...and COFFEE.

It was eggs, no toast or jam, EVERY DAY for 18 months...it finally got to be nauseating. A couple of my Atkins' boards friends would eat 6 or more eggs a DAY! <sends shivers up my spine to think about it now.>
There are really NO practical alternatives to the eggs.

As the diet progressed most of us managed to sneak in the occasional piece of lowISH carb bread...some are like 7 grams carbs per slice...and slather it with butter or jam made with Splenda.

you can have a low carb bar or a low carb shake. who says you have to eat breakfast food because its breakfast? for breakfast i had a salad and a few cheese sticks. i just eat what i want

Some might view a "candy bar" even if the sugar is replaced by sorbitol, xylitol or maltitol (which actually ARE carbs but the manufactures tell a BIG white lie) as a rather nauseating choice for breakfast.

Of course one COULD eat salami or steak for breakast too or a big plate of steaming broccoli covered in cheese sauce...:dizzy: IF one had an iron stomach.;) Even a big bowl of whipped cream made with Splenda...yumm <yecch>

But practically speaking it's EGGS, EGGS, EGGS...been there, done that!
If you don't like eggs, you'll hate Atkins.

thats not true about the eggs. i am on atkins and for a while there i never ate eggs because they made me sick to my stomach. atkins isnt an egg diet, so many other choices!

Bacon, ham, sausage, turkey sausage, cottage cheese, protein shakes, "mock danish" made with cream cheese, egg, & sweetener (splenda, stevia, etc) vanilla. Yum! Hot Flax meal cereal, tastes a bit like oatmeal. Those are just a very few. There are loads of recipes on the web, on low-carb sites.

And yes, eggs are a staple in low carb eating, true. But you do get sick of eggs. But you just have to get creative.

To help clarify, I wasn't advocating doing moderate to no exercise (although moderate is still better than nothing) and just dieting to lose weight. I made that statement because I actually know some obese people who literally can't do much exercising simply because of they are limited (knee problems, breathing problems, etc). I felt as though that was a realistic statement because I know a few people who don't exercise, but have lost weight from dieting, and then felt better and more motivated to begin some type of exercise routine.

I totally agree with you that no one should solely rely on dieting to lose weight, but for some people it seems to be the first step towards the recommended "diet and exercise" regimen. I'll admit that I am an sporatic exerciser for various reasons (neck problems, PMS, and laziness). Yes, diet AND exercise is the key to long-term weight loss, but I am also aware that there are many people that don't stick to an exercise program consistently or have a disability. I see a lot more people like myself (sporatic, all or nothing, unable to stick with it for too long for whatever reason, wondering how to get that motivation back) then I do long term, consistent and dedicated exercisers. To say that there are some people who get moderate to no exercise, I think, is a realistic statement...sometimes I'm one of those people and I prefer to just eat less to lose weight. I go through phases. I don't encourage it and no, it's not optimal for weight loss...but I still do it sometimes and it does work.

In addition, I really don't feel as if I'm depriving myself of anything...I choose not to eat simple carbs and have absolutely lost my craving for sweets. I do not live on just protein and fat, I eat a lot of veggies (good carbs). I sincerely don't believe that my diet is anything abnormal or extreme...I have simply just stopped eating useless, calorie-laden, blood-sugar spiking foods, which has resulted in my being a lot less hungry than I used to be, therefore I have lost weight, no longer need high blood pressure meds, and have lowered my cholesterol (175 to 167).

Yes, Dr. Atkin's book says eat all you want and still lose weight. What that means is that you will be a lot less hungry eating this way so you end up eating less and you feel satisfied in doing so, and that's the beauty of it... "You CAN eat all you want, but you simply won't WANT to", and he knew this would be the result. So yes, at the end of the day I have in fact consumed less calories, but I have never felt denied in doing so, and I no longer feel as if I'm on a diet...I LOVE my food choices and my body seems to be thanking me for it. I feel like I have never eaten healthier in my entire life. I was definitely a carb addict, and I have simply found a way to break my addiction...eliminate the "bad" carbs. In a nutshell, that is all I have done. Isn't that what most of you are doing?

I used to hate being overweight, depressed and embarrassed about it, being hungry ALL the time, and counting and obsessing about calories...and now I no longer have to deal with those issues simply by eating low carb.

If starting a diet leads one to start an execise program, it may not be all bad. But, as you yourself have admitted, you diet and you are still avoiding exercise for any number of excuses. I do not call them "reasons" because they are not. They are simply excuses and you know it as well. Only in a very small minority of cases are there actual reasons not to exercise.
Losing weight by simply cutting calories along with some food groups while indulging in great amounts protein in order to feel full is not very healthy in the long run. Yes, you do initially lose weight but it's not because you eat protein rich foods but because you simply eat fewer calories. That rule always applies. If you eat less than what you expend you will lose weight. But you will also find that just cutting calories without adding physical activity will do a number on your metabolism. What that means is that eventually you will have to eat fewer and fewer calories in order to not gain weight. Your body is very good at this game. You eat less, you don't move enough, your body understands this as "hey, I don't need so many calories, I will just store what I don't need for later use (as fat) but for now, all I need is____ and no more. You give it more, you gain weight, even if this "more" is what you always used to be able to eat without gaining weight. You really can't fool Mother Nature.
And another thing. You mention that you eat vegies as your source of carbs.
Do you eat fruit, whole grain breads, brown rice, oatmeal, dark chocolate? All these are super healthy foods but yes, they are carbs. And do you mean to say that you never plan on eating a piece of cake, cookie, fresh French baguette, sourdough bread, ice cream or candy? Yes, these are all simple "bad" carbs but even if we can, should we deny our longings for these foods? I know I cannot and I eat all of these, in moderation. I am not overweight at all ( 5'3" and 107 lbs) and having cake or french baguette with my coffee (with real sugar) has not effected my weight in the least. In fact, I eat quite a few of the "bad" foods and I love it. I cannot even imagine not having them. The key factors are moderation in food portions and lots of physical activity (7 days a week). Many people ask me what diet I follow and I tell them I have no "diet". I eat everything, just not too much of anything.

Rita,

All I can say is "This completely works for me". I have found a way to maintain a slender weight (118), and I would like to share what I have learned from my weight loss/improved health journey. I am not here to try to get everyone to eat low carb...I simply come here to share what has FINALLY worked for me, and hopefully my experience can help others.

I never feel deprived because I have lost my cravings for junk food, especially sugary foods. I never thought I'd make that statement, but it's true. A "treat" for me now is a spoonful of peanut butter. I believe by eliminating sugar, I overcame the cravings, and my body has adapted to my new eating habits.

My favorite breakfast food on a low carb diet is pork chops! Get a foreman type grill...yummy!

That really sounds very healthy.
By the way, fruits are carbs so why not eat whole grains? They are very healthy and very important in your diet. Eating a bowl of Cheerios doesn't qualify as eating healthy grains. You should expand your horizons beyond the processed foods.

Oh, on the subject of the fluid thing. I had back surgery 3 years ago, I only stayed one night. I ate nothing the night after surgery, except pudding and juice, I was sedated and pumped full of IV fluid.

I went home the next afternoon, barely able to walk. I could not zip or button my pants, and had to weat my coat over them. I weighed the next morning, I gained 12 lbs. overnight.

I can imagine what would happen if someone's kidneys were barely functioning due to heart failure in a 2 week period.

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When you make your low crab dinner make enough for breakfast. I would cut the portions.

Yes i agree there should be carbs of some description at breakfast time. I wont knock atkins as people do lose weight on these diets but i have tried all sorts of diets and i do think beakfast time should be healthy complex carbs and a good quality protein. I have stuck to this for months now and never looked back. whilst everyone else at work is flagging by 9am because they are starving iam still full of energy and alert. At breakfast i will have wholemeal toast and mackeral or kippers, or wholemeal baguel with low fat cream cheese, or egg or beans on wholemeal toast. You can always steer clear of carbs for the rest of the day.

I eat a cup of organic yogurt with 1/2 cup of muesli mixed into it and a serving of fruit. I used to not eat breakfast at all, so I began with just the yogurt, then added the muesli then added the fruit. I have more energy during the morning and day now, plus I get a quarter of my daily calcium intake right off the bat and one serving of fruit into my body and some good good fats and fiber from the muesli and fruit. I don't know whether its low carb or not, but I think its a pretty healthy breakfast personally and thats what I'm after, to eat healthy.

I eat a cup of organic yogurt with 1/2 cup of muesli mixed into it and a serving of fruit. I used to not eat breakfast at all, so I began with just the yogurt, then added the muesli then added the fruit. I have more energy during the morning and day now, plus I get a quarter of my daily calcium intake right off the bat and one serving of fruit into my body and some good good fats and fiber from the muesli and fruit. I don't know whether its low carb or not, but I think its a pretty healthy breakfast personally and thats what I'm after, to eat healthy.

Sounds very healthy to me

I was curious about some things. Like I heard about a person eating tons of meat everyday, like bacon, on the Atkins thing. I wouldn't think eating tons of bacon and other meat everyday would be considered healthy, even if the person lost some weight?

I was curious about some things. Like I heard about a person eating tons of meat everyday, like bacon, on the Atkins thing. I wouldn't think eating tons of bacon and other meat everyday would be considered healthy, even if the person lost some weight?


Again, confusion reigns :rolleyes: Atkins does NOT mean eating tons of meat! It DOES mean eating way less carbohydrates, especially simple ones as in breads, rice, potatoes, pasta, starchy vegetables, a lot of fruit, etc.

Do your reading up on Low carb eating and you can be better educated as to what it really entails.

Ok, I'll try to get better educated on that. I meant that some people on Atkin's eat a lot of meat each day. I didn't mean they just ate meat, and not much else at all.

It seems like the low carb faze has definitely slowed down lately though, compared to what it used to be a few years back.

Ok, I'll try to get better educated on that. I meant that some people on Atkin's eat a lot of meat each day. I didn't mean they just ate meat, and not much else at all.

It seems like the low carb faze has definitely slowed down lately though, compared to what it used to be a few years back.

Because it is silly and is only a short term fix. The only diet that works is no diet. A lifestyle change is better

Hi everyone

I'm trying to come up with ideas for low carb breakfast, besides only eggs. Breakfast just seems to be filled with carbs like cereals. Any ideas would be great.

Thanks

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