Breakfast meal good? - Weight Loss Message Board

chrisballa310 · 12-27-2005, 09:46 AM

Hey people...what would be a good breakfast to eat? Today I ate a piece of toast and an apple, and an orange juice. Is that good?

StenoLady1 · 12-27-2005, 10:18 AM

Sounds good to me

Some may say you need some protein in your breakfast. I try and let my body tell me what to do. If you find yourself very hungry after breakfast, try adding a little protein in it (eggs or a lean meat). Personally, when I eat a heavy protein breakfast, while I love it when I'm eating it, I'm sleepy and sluggish throughout the day. Toast or oatmeal with a fruit just works better for me. Try what you're doing for a few days, listen to your body around mid-morning, and adjust from there if necessary.

Lysne

OutToLunch · 12-27-2005, 11:20 AM

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. We all know that, but most of us don't treat it that way because we're in a hurry to get to work on time. I know plenty of people who even skip breakfast or who just have coffee. This may be a board about weight loss, but as I've gotten older, I've learned that good health should come first. Breakfast should not only be the biggest meal of the day, it should also be the one with the most carbs. Why? Because you've got a whole day ahead of you and you need your energy. Your metabolism will be higher in the morning compared to the evening so breakfast is the best time to eat more. I'm not saying some giant meal, but it can't just be one item like a piece of fruit or yogurt. There's a formula to follow. First, every meal including breakfast should have some lean protien. I usually eat egg whites, but some people will eat yogurt or cottage cheese. Breakfast should also contain a complex carb with fiber in it. Plain oatmeal is a great choice, but you could also eat whole wheat toast or a whole wheat english muffin. Lastly (and this part is optional), you can include a simple carb, which basically means fruit. To give my oatmeal flavor, I mix in blueberries but any fruit will do. It's better to have a whole fruit rather than fruit juice as juice will have more calories per serving. Plus, it's a liquid so the body won't burn any calories processing it like it would with a whole fruit.

So chrisballa310, I would say your breakfast is high on carbs on low on protein. You've got one complex carb, toast, and two simple carbs, an apple and orange juice, but no lean protein. Here are two example breakfasts.

Example 1: Egg whites, plain oatmeal with blueberries
Example 2: Plain nonfat or lowfat yogurt, whole wheat toast, and a banana.

StenoLady, I find it interesting that a heavy protein breakfast would make you feel sluggish. Protein actually slows digestion allowing your body to better moderate how fast your blood sugar rises and falls. Usually, it's the heavy carb meals that cause a person's energy to rise and fall. Without protein, the carbs are digested pretty fast. So your blood sugar shoots up, but comes crashing down leaving you feel tired. That's why I make sure to eat lean protein at every meal. Now my energy stays up and I never feel tired during the day or after a meal.

6foot3 · 12-27-2005, 12:23 PM

For me personally its Oatmeal with Dutch Chocolate Whey protein powder mixed with teaspoon of Olive Oil. Swallowing 10 gms Fish Oil and GreenTea and i kick butt on this. I love this so much i sometimes eat this for Lunch and Dinner. (yeah strange) Is this healthy? My last Blood test TL- chl 150, HDL 69, LDL 79, TRI'S 83 thats at 42 yrs old!!!! later!!!

StenoLady1 · 12-27-2005, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by OutToLunch

StenoLady, I find it interesting that a heavy protein breakfast would make you feel sluggish. Protein actually slows digestion allowing your body to better moderate how fast your blood sugar rises and falls. Usually, it's the heavy carb meals that cause a person's energy to rise and fall. Without protein, the carbs are digested pretty fast. So your blood sugar shoots up, but comes crashing down leaving you feel tired. That's why I make sure to eat lean protein at every meal. Now my energy stays up and I never feel tired during the day or after a meal.

OutToLunch, I found it pretty interesting, too. Steel-cut oats with two teaspoons brown sugar, half-teaspoon of cinammon, eight ounces of the heart healthy minute maid OJ with the added plant sterols seem to be the magic combo for me in the mornings.

Even this past Sunday (Christmas) morning, I went all out. No diets, no calorie/fat counting, no worries about cholesterol or peculiar stomach pains...I was going all out and enjoying meals. I made a big breakfast for DH and I, three eggs each over medium, four sausage links each (turkey, but still sausage), and a slice of toast with real butter. I actually needed a nap mid-morning, or I wouldn't have gotten through the day and the festivities at my house.

I agree breakfast is really, really important. I also agree that a balanced diet is essential for good health, including weight loss or maintaining, but I personally just feel better keeping my lean proteins with lunch and dinner. It's not a matter of time in the mornings for me, considering the oats take an hour to cook...but are so worth every minute

Best Wishes for a Happy and HEALTHY New Year!!!

Lysne