Thursday, April 9, 2009

Breakfast, It Does A Body Good

I am having difficulty today. I am not a breakfast person, never have been. I realize the importance of a good breakfast, I know it's the fuel for the day, I know I'll do better staying within my caloric allotment, yah dah, yah dah, yah dah. The problem is I find breakfast kinda boring. I don't really like cereal, can't stand milk, am lukewarm on eggs, but will eat lots of bacon :), don't want to bother with pancakes, will eat mountains of fruit, but pay for that later, well, you get the idea. (Run on sentences be damned!) I really thought I'd found the solution in the Special K waffles w/sugar & calorie free syrup. That infatuation was short lived. I keep reading about breakfast being the most important meal of the day, especially when one is trying to lose weight and maintain a healthy balance in life. I have also been told that eating oatmeal will lower my cholesterol levels, which at the moment are perfect. (Aided and abetted by Lipitor) Why then, can I not wrap my head around a healthy breakfast? I'm turning to the Biggest Loser Cookbooks for hints and helps. Smoothies? Maybe. Breakfast Burritos? A distinct possibility. I am also aware that I could conceivably eat a lunch or dinner item for breakfast, but somehow that doesn't seem right. Even tho' in college cold pizza and oreos were a staple for breakfasts.

This dilemma brings me to a new project. I am going to try to eat a healthy breakfast every day for two weeks. I am going to try and find ways to bring variety and fun to the beginning of my day. I'm imagining a breakfast pizza on a whole wheat English muffin right now. I am convinced, after reading many articles on the subject, that if I were to adopt a morning routine that included a good breakfast, I'd probably not have those 3:00 "nibbles" that so often creep up on me. So to that end, I began today with a moderately tolerable breakfast. I had the last of my Special K waffles and some blueberries. I'll procure the necessary items today for my future breakfasts, and I'll be off and running. I'm even willing to add yogurt to my repertoire. Generally, I only use yogurt if a recipe calls for it. Just eating it, has not, in the past, appealed to me.

At the end of this two week period, I'm going to re-visit the issue of my afternoon cravings and see if I have improved at all. Now that this is out in the blogosphere, I must really buckle down and stick to it. I'd hate to have to admit failure....that would make me even crankier. :(

11 comments:

  1. I had a fun breakfast today, i took 2 slices of bread and put 1 tbsp light cream cheese on both sides, then i put sf strawberry jam on and finally sliced a banana and put that in. Then i grilled it on the george foreman grill :) Delish!! We definitely don't want to get you cranky :)

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  2. I eat breakfast and ALWAYS have 3:00 nibbles. But I plan my nibble to be healthy and hearty enough to carry me to dinner.

    I eat every three hours or so, and my body loves it! I used to wake up early and not eat until 1pm, then binge the rest of the day away.

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  3. I am lazy, so I prepare my breakfast the night before. Looking forward to reading about what you eat, it all sounds yummy (I LOVE pizza for breakfast!).

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  4. Thanks for stopping by my blog! I don't love breakfast either until I discovered greek yogurt. I throw some frozen berries on top and by the time I get to work and ready to eat, the berries are perfectly thawed. It helps me make better decisions at lunch when I'm not starving half to death!

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  5. I can't offer you any advice because I LOVE breakfast. I'd eat breakfast foods for every meal of the day if I could. :) But what I can offer you is support. Good luck with it - let us know how you go!

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  6. I'm one of those weirdos that will eat vegetable soup for breakfast or chicken or fish, any left overs, etc. When I finally started eating breakfast 8 or 9 years ago, I realized that anything high carb and/or sweet, including fruit, just didn't make me feel good. So cereal, waffles, most traditional breakfast foods are out. But protein keeps me satisfied, at least for a few hours! I vote for the breakfast burrito!!
    Here one :-)http://recipes.prevention.com/Recipe/vegetable-breakfast-burritos.aspx

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  7. I'm quite enjoying my newfound bfast eating habit! I think its making a difference in my mornings...not too sure about my afternoons as I'm still eating lots of junk then. :)

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  8. Im so excited for your new project!!

    eating breakfast really did change my physique.
    Id lost weight but was really REALLY skinnyfat.
    breakfast helped me to gain muscle!

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  9. Yea, bacon is my fav breakfast food too. I HATE anything sweet in the mornings. So I always have soup or a sandwich for breakfast. Then I have the oatmeal or cereal at night as a bedtime snack. Good luck on finding what works for you.

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  10. Breakfast is only a time of day. If you don't like breakfast foods...eat lunch foods at breakfast. My husband just ate the leftovers from dinner last night for breakfast this morning. Don't feel like you need to eat breakfast foods!

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  11. You can eat lunch for breakfast, who says it has to be a breakfast item. Have a turkey sandwich, or if you just want to be breakfasty, throw some scrambled eggs on your sandwich, slice tomato, lettuce. Make your own creations. just try to eat something, it really does help with the afternoon nibbles, or at least it helps me. Good luck.

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