https://www.cbass.com/faq15.html#find Are You Still Big on Breakfast? A: Yes, the case for eating a good breakfast continues to grow. I don't believe there's ever been a time in my life when I didn't eat a substantial breakfast. By stabilizing my blood sugar first thing in the morning and keeping it on an even keel, I've been able to come to each meal under control, ready to eat but not famished. In FAQ 10, I wrote about two recent studies from Israel explained why eating a hearty breakfast is important. We now have a third study from Germany. The first study found that eating a high-carb, high-protein breakfast overcomes the hunger and craving that lead to long-term weight gain. Dieters who ate a hearty breakfast lost several times as much weight as dieters who ate the same number of calories, but skimped on breakfast. The second study focused on blood sugar stability. Again, both groups ate the same number of calories. The difference was that one group consumed substantially more of the calories at breakfast and the other in the evening meal. Lunch was the same in both groups. The groups then switched diets--those eating the big breakfast had the big dinner and vice versa--to control for individual differences. "Our study demonstrated that a large breakfast and reduced dinner is a beneficial alternative for the management of glucose balance during the day and should be considered as a therapeutic strategy in type 2 diabetes," Dr. Daniela Jakubowicz of Tel Aviv University told Medscape.com. For more details, see https://www.cbass.com/FAQ(10).htm Calorie Burn Much Higher at Breakfast Researchers from the University of Lubeck in Germany found that our body's ability to burn calories is more than twice as high at breakfast than at dinner. The study title is surprisingly straight forward: Twice as High Diet-Induced Thermogenesis After Breakfast vs Dinner On High-Calorie as Well as Low-Calorie Meals Juliane Richter, MSc, Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism, and colleagues examined diet-induced metabolism in 16 healthy, normal weight men who ate a low-calorie breakfast and a high-calorie dinner in the first round and then switched in the second round. Again, to control for individual differences. Regardless of calories consumed, metabolism was 2 and half times greater in the morning than in the evening. What's more, they found that eating a low-calorie breakfast increased feelings of hunger, especially for sweets. "We recommend that patients with obesity, as well as healthy people, eat a large breakfast to reduce body weight and prevent metabolic diseases," lead author Julian Richter said in a statement. Cleveland Clinic Men's Health Advisor, where I learned of the study, says the "take-home message" is that eating a big breakfast ups calorie burn, aids weight management, and controls blood sugar. You can read the entire study online: https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/105/3/e211/5740411?login=true * * * My lifetime habit of eating a substantial breakfast is looking better and better. July 1, 2021
I started eating breakfast for the first time in 30 years about 6 weeks ago. I bought into the hype about Cheerios lowering cholesterol, blood pressure, etc. Added a banana and guess what...dropped my blood pressure 40 pts and cholesterol 20 pts. Of course some moderate calorie restriction and salt intake awareness has helped.
When I was overweight, as in fat, I rarely ate breakfast. I always eat a decent breakfast now, but it is about two hours after I wake up. I just have no appetite upon awakening.
Probably because your body, upon waking, is doing it's go-to thing in the morning, which is eating away at the fat stores. Two months of all-bran cereal in the morning, and you will have to call a plumber. I bet it would work for you. If not, there is always Dr. Jensen. Man, this book is harsh.
I, too, have my breakfast (actually, I have two of them) a few hours after waking up. I do this to narrow the feeding window down to about 8 hours or so. Not very aggressive intermittent fasting, but I can easily either maintain my weight or lose some at my choosing.
That's quite an improvement in numbers! But why not cut out the "middle man," so to speak, and just have oatmeal instead? The less processed, the better, right?
When I felt like I was having issues with my cholesterol meds I decided to work on changing my eating habits and b-fast was the first change. During the week I have 2 yogurts (I think they are 5oz. each) protein powder on top, plus I put on a couple cups of fruits, strawberries and a mix of berries, then on top I throw a handful of fake healthy granola cereal, and a handful of pure sugar cereal. I made changes to the rest of my eating habits, but I think this was a big one and helped me make the other changes. Admittedly on the weekend I let the wife try to kill me with what she comes up with for b-fast meals. I don't know that it can be measured, but I'd be willing to say I feel more energy in the morning since the switch. My cholesterol is almost completely in range except for HDL which is slightly out. This is after cutting back my meds to about 4x a week for a year. Now I am cutting it back more for another year and if the numbers are still good, I will drop altogether.
Started eating 4 eggs every morning, scrambled, cooked in avocado oil. Now, I don't eat them every single day but near enough. Probably 99% of the time. When I started doing this, back right before COVID my total cholesterol was over 200 (just). As of my last test two months ago, it was 161. HDLs through the roof, LDLs plummeted and TGYs dropped to 52. the bullshit about eggs being high in bad cholesterol is just that. Bullshit.