Diet Question

Re: Diet Question

• Lobsters25 member

  

  March 2012

  Not a silly question, at all.  While, from my research over the years, it is better to start off with a small breakfast, I do think you could scale it back.  I would just recommend protein-loading the smaller amount so that your metabolism is still getting a strong kick-start to the day.

  

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• Elle1036 member

  

  March 2012

  Yeah, the point of that diet plan is just to get your body up and running in the morning and keep it that way all day.  It's one of those things that can be really effective, but only if it works for you.  It's not the only way by any means.
  
  So yeah, if you need to make some adjustments to make it feel right for you, that's no big deal.  Just make sure you're still getting all the right amounts of macronutrients and calories and you'll be fine.

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• firsttimersluck member

  

  March 2012

  Breakfast is a funny topic for health nuts... It's kinda like protein. Some say EAT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, some say be moderate.. some say eat what your bod tells you it wants, etc. 

  
  

  The idea that you should eat a large breakfast is two-fold. 

  Your body goes for quite a few hours without food since you have been asleep for __ hours. It WANTS nurishment. It helps kick-start the system and get your body running again. That's why it's important to make the right choices about what you're eating. High fiber breakfasts (whole grain cereal for example) fill you up quickly, last longer, and give your body enzymes that help jump the metabolism into start mode for the day. 

  Protein does the same, but is not AS filling for the calorie content. Find a good balance between the two. Fiber and protein are both incredibly important for your body to run smoothly. 

  Putting off breakfast until later makes it feel like it needs to be in survival mode.. If you go to bed at 10 and wake up at 6, that's 8+ hours of no food for your system. 

  If you put off eating for another couple hours, you're looking at 10-14 hours without food. Your body will feel like it needs to save all energy and start storing fat "just in case" Giving it a big breakfast tells your body that all is well and it doesn't need to do that so it can burn as much as it wants.

  
  

  That being said, you know your body best. Your body will TELL you what it wants. If you can't do a huge breakfast, just make sure you are giving it the fiber and protein it needs (my go-to is usually greek nonfat yogurt or grapenuts with a hard boiled egg. That way I get a ton of fiber in as well as protein to get moving for the day) 

  Those prgrams are set up to be as universal as possible, but there is always wiggle room because everyone is different. 

  How many "few hours later" are we talking and how BIG of a breakfast are we talking.. or rather.. how small of an amount would you be eating at 8am? 

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• DoyleNYCfitness

  

  March 2012 edited March 2012

  I would say that you definitely want a mixture of carb/protein in the Am for breakfast.  Do you have to eat most of calories before noon?  Thats kinda tough to do, since most of us are up late as well, and do get hungry.  

  
  

  If you want/need to spread that larger breakfast out over the day,  I say go ahead,  as long as the calorie total is in check at the end of the day,  it doesn't matter when you eat them.

  
  

  Its better to eat them earlier on in the day since studies show people tend to eat/ snack more indescriminantly later on at night.  ie.  TONS of snacking.  Not so good when dieting.

  
  

  Greg

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