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Weight Loss Forum / General Topics / November 2003Skip breakfast lately? Oh Oh
Been skipping breakfast? Oops - read below. BTW - I eat 6 times a day. "A study in the American Journal of Epidemiology shows that people who eat small meals several times a day, are half as likely to suffer obesity as those who eat fewer meals. Those eating four or more times daily (generally three meals and a snack) were 45 percent less likely to be obese. People who regularly skipped breakfast were 450 percent more likely to be obese. This study also found eating breakfast or dinner away from home was associated with greater weight. This is likely because of larger portions and more fat used in restaurant food. " http://www.drmirkin.com/nutrition/2350.html Brad, I advice you to completely disregard (note I did not say do the opposite to what is suggested) that study. Correlation is not causation. There can be a million reasons for the causation., The study is not instructive. Itis a cheap questionnaire study where they asked a bunch of people two questions, what is your bmi and do you skip breakfast. more or less. i 223/176/180 who never skips breakfast > Been skipping breakfast? Oops - read below. BTW - I eat 6 times a > day. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > larger portions and more fat used in restaurant food. " > http://www.drmirkin.com/nutrition/2350.html >Brad, I advice you to completely disregard (note I did not say do the >opposite to what is suggested) that study. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >223/176/180 >who never skips breakfast I'm not saying the study is a good one, however, I do think my long habit of skipping breakfast is at least partly responsible for me getting fat and staying fat. Now, I eat my breakfast and do much better. >> Been skipping breakfast? Oops - read below. BTW - I eat 6 times a >> day. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> larger portions and more fat used in restaurant food. " >> http://www.drmirkin.com/nutrition/2350.html Cynthia 262/234.5/200 first goal > People who regularly skipped breakfast were 450 percent more likely to > be obese. I know a woman who lost 20 pounds merely by adding breakfast to her schedule. (She went from 320 to 300.) Wendy > > People who regularly skipped breakfast were 450 percent more likely to > > be obese. > > I know a woman who lost 20 pounds merely by adding breakfast to her > schedule. (She went from 320 to 300.) My sister rarely if ever eats breakfast - even skips lunch usually during the week. And she is at least 40 lbs overweight. So many things I'd like to see her change, but you know how that goes. Best to keep my mouth shut and just set an example.... det My ex brother-in-law used to eat one huge meal per day - to save time. He was about thirty pounds overweight and had mental problems. > > > People who regularly skipped breakfast were 450 percent more likely to > > > be obese. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > det >My ex brother-in-law used to eat one huge meal per day - to save time. That's funny. That's exactly how Rachael Heller, who devised "The Carbohydrate Addicts Diet" lost over 150 pounds.  SignatureDrop everything and do it my way :) >My ex brother-in-law used to eat one huge meal per day - to save time. > He was about thirty pounds overweight That something to observe. Many of these people who say they only eat 1 large meal a day - are they also considering any "snacking" ... That - and by the time they do eat - are they so hungry they over eat. Or is that "large meal" so large and calorie filled they end up eating way too much? I never skip breakfast and I am fat. Go figure *sigh* -- Email me at: perpleglow(AT)comcast.net > Been skipping breakfast? Oops - read below. BTW - I eat 6 times a > day. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > larger portions and more fat used in restaurant food. " > http://www.drmirkin.com/nutrition/2350.html It's not specifically about "which meal you skip", it's about whatever causes -you- to overeat. For *some people* skipping breakfast can do that. For other people, forcing themselves to eat when they are not hungry will do it. cm SignatureDrop everything and do it my way :) Breakfast is what gets your metabolism started in the morning! It is the worse meal to skp. -- Email me at: perpleglow(AT)comcast.net > It's not specifically about "which meal you skip", it's about > whatever causes -you- to overeat. For *some people* skipping [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > -- > Drop everything and do it my way :) >Breakfast is what gets your metabolism started in the morning! It is the >worse meal to skp. I re-iterate that if something causes me to overeat (the action which enabled me to weigh over 250 pounds), it's wise to *stop* doing that thing. For -me- eating breakfast for the sake of having it, as opposed to listening to what my body is telling me, will screw up my body's natural metabolism, and kickstart the *cravings*. Breakfast is merely a compound word meaning "breaking a fast". What time of day the fast gets broken is irrelevant. Breaking the fast will "get my metabolism started" whether I do it at 6 am or noontime. There is nothing magical about the hours of 6am to 9am. That having been said, I *do* eat breakfast most of the time. However if I am not hungry, I will not push my body to overeat. My body metabolizes my food regardless of when I eat it. (That's the whole point of eating). I've lost 70 pounds so far by -listening- to my body, and eating as a response to -hunger- rather than cravings. I took a hiatus from weight loss for a couple of months and now I am working on the total to be 80 pounds. Like I said before your own body's personal needs may vary. I understand what you are saying. Each of us is different. I notice that if I don't eat something for breakfast, I get sluggish and tired. Most people I know that eat breakfast do better then those that don't. I am glad that what you are doing is working for you. -- Email me at: perpleglow(AT)comcast.net > >Breakfast is what gets your metabolism started in the morning! It is the > >worse meal to skp. [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Like I said before your own body's personal needs may vary. If it aint broke don't fix it! If you're having success keep at it. I think anyone able to lose weight and keep it off is a hero; knowing how hard it is for me to do the same. I think sometimes the systems we develop for ourselves are the best - because we "own" them. For me, as I learn and experiment more, I'm always making little adjustments in my "perfect" system. > >Breakfast is what gets your metabolism started in the morning! It is the > >worse meal to skp. [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Like I said before your own body's personal needs may vary. >Been skipping breakfast? Oops - read below. BTW - I eat 6 times a >day. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >larger portions and more fat used in restaurant food. " >http://www.drmirkin.com/nutrition/2350.html This may be true, but there are 100 possible reasons for it, so it's hard to generalise. It could be because breakfast gets your metabolism going for the day, or it could be that skipping it causes you to eat unsuitably during the morning due to hunger. It could be that people who don't want breakfast have overindulged the previous evening and wake up not ready to eat. I have trouble with these findings without knowing the causes. One of the biggest losers we had here on asd used to eat only once, in the evening, as far as I remember. janice > Been skipping breakfast? Oops - read below. BTW - I eat 6 times a > day. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > larger portions and more fat used in restaurant food. " > http://www.drmirkin.com/nutrition/2350.html Interestingly, eating breakfast is a common trait of those who loose weight and keep it off. Of course, YMMV... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=1 1836452&dopt=Abstract Long-term weight loss and breakfast in subjects in the National Weight Control Registry. "Eating breakfast is a characteristic common to successful weight loss maintainers and may be a factor in their success." Signaturejmk in NC >> Been skipping breakfast? Oops - read below. BTW - I eat 6 times a >> day. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > "Eating breakfast is a characteristic common to successful weight loss > maintainers and may be a factor in their success." BTW, there may be some people on this list who are eligible to join the National Weight Loss Registry which is mentioned in this article. Here's the form: http://www.lifespan.org/Services/BMed/Wt_loss/NWCR/NWCR_join.htm I think that I'll make this a goal of mine :-) Signaturejmk in NC |
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