What if you aren’t hungry until lunch should you still eat breakfast if one of your goals is to cut calories and lose weight.

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Kenneth F.

If you’re doing something like intermittent fasting, it’s OK to not eat until lunch. What you can do instead of eating breakfast for like a mindful challenge is to drink another glass of water and contemplate. Just make sure if you’re cutting calories, to do so in a healthy manner

Jardel A.

For me personally, because I work out in the morning, I need to eat something but if you are not hungry, don’t eat until lunch, but from what I know, breakfast is so healthy for you and for your focus!

Vera G.

Maybe choose a meal plan which will be according to your goal like less carbs If you don’t feel hungry till lunch well then just try eating your breakfast one and I assure you’ll feel better energetic and focused So try it once with a specific meal plan

Peyton N.

I am following the 16:8 to lose weight and that means not eating anything out with the hours of 11am and 6pm. This means I dont really easy breakfast

Louis T.

Try eating breakfast for several days, I assure you that soon your organism will adapt and you will start feeling hungry in the morning

Clara N.

Loosing weight is not about stop eating, it’s about being healthy. If you re not hungry, you should still eat breakfast, at least a coffee and a banana. If you don’t you’ll be really hungry at lunch time and eat even more calories. You’ll try to saciate your hunger not with a healthy meal, but with something extra caloric (that’s how our brain works)

Theodora X.

No I don’t have breakfast if I am not hungry. I am doing intermittent fasting (I skip breakfast if I am not hungry or if I had late dinner which means I wouldn’t be hungry anyway) and it works very well for me. I have lost 8 kg since I started it (1 year ago) and even I don’t feel any stress or frustration.

Alexis N.

Yes. It has been found that skipping meals is worse than having a unhealthy meal. Try having something small like a low sugar yogurt.

Mary Z.

You should still eat breakfast—instead, cut down on the size of your lunch and dinner meals, as the nutrition you receive then isn’t nearly as critical as breakfast.

Robin P.

If you REALLY aren’t hungry. Then you should take bcare of having a proper lunch: lean proteins, abundant veggies, only one complex carb. If your body doesn’t ask for early breakfast, it is better to skip it, than having an obligated meal, probably rushing and not taking enough care of quality calories intake.

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