What if you are not hungry in the morning? Should you force yourself to eat or just have a cup of coffee and wait for lunch time?

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10 response(s)
Fred E.

Eating a healthy meal will help you energize for the rest of the day. Start small, and grow your meal accordingly. Of you avoid a hefty meal on the evening, don’t you think you’d wake up hungry? 🙂

Silke W.

Forcing yourself to eat can be detrimental, especially if you make yourself sick. It would be better to have a light snack, like a piece of fruit or small bowl of granola, than to force yourself to eat a full meal if you are not hungry. Do eat something, just eat small until you train your body to accept food in the morning.

Patrick E.

I would eat something small like a granola bar, some nuts, or cheese, or yogurt. Skipping a meal causes me to overeat at the next meal.

Gene O.

I believe that morning breakfast is not at all necessary if we eat more fibered dinner. I believe in intermittent fasting. So skipping morning breakfast is the best thing and it gives time to ur body to use up stored fat, which everyday expands it’s kingdom inside us.

Bartolomeu C.

In your video it sounded like you were suggesting you should eat anyway. But from my own research and experience i think the best gerneral rulr is to listen to your body. If you arent hungry, ask why (be curious) but dont eat. If you are hungry also ask why, be curious and make the best choice for your body. Also depends if you are trying to eat within a certain time window. If you are intermitant fasting then its better to wait for your ideal time window whether you are hungry or not.

M Rlon Y.

if you are fasting then you can check it off as complete. But if you are not fasting and you should try to eat something even if it is a banana or one egg that will give you some energy and protein for the day.

Ross O.

I usually dont like to force my self eating. If im not hungry in the morning i would skip breakfast that day. But for me its a routine i stick to it because its my natural eating cycle where my body gets really hungry.

Doris C.

you don’t have to wait for lunch time just because you’re not hungry first thing in the morning. just grab some snack like an apple or a protein bar and munch on it when you feel like it. try having some drink other than just water in the morning, thou. tea is better, but cup of coffee can be nice, too

Joy W.

You need the energy to last until lunch. At least eat a banana with you coffe. If you feel hungry before lunch, it is a sign that you could have eaten a bit more in the morning. Also, I think by eating the banana, in a couple of days you will start to get more hungry in the morning. Your body will love the energy. But on the other hand, don’t force feed. Just eat a little bit.

Cassandre Q.

I have found it really hard to incorporate breakfast into my day. In the beginning I had to force myself to just eat. Else I would leave it till the end of the day. Which isn’t very healthy. But now since it’s been over 5 weeks of having breakfast. Even in the mornings when I’m not hungry I still eat regardless. Breakfasts shapes the entire day for me.

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