2 Big 2 Fail's Journal, 17 February 2014

Yes I read that too. On the other hand though, if I have a high protein breakfast, many times I don't feel like eating again till dinner. They also say if you workout on an empty stomach you burn more fat than if you eat before hand. i guess you have to take what works for the individual.  

We've come a long way in knowledge since the dinosaurs though. They say the best thing you can do after a workout and within 20 minutes, is eat some protein, to build muscle. I believe that's true. So, if you work out in the morning . . .  

I agree with you there Suzi. It's about the individual. Paleo works for people who are gluten intolerant or who have celiac. It works for others too, but it should be approached logically. I think it's a little shy on calcium. My breakfast of choice has always been caffeine by itself. That said, I still managed to put on 60 pounds with the 'no breakfast' idea. It is the way we used to eat. Nobody hunter gathered, pizza, two liters of homogenized milk, or captain crunch. 

This makes sense to me as it is naturally very difficult for me to eat before 11am even though I'm an early riser. I'd read it once before--I believe it was in the Carbohydrate Addicts Diet book (but don't quote me on that) -- where the doctors who wrote that book claimed that our bodies would still be busy burning off the previous day's meals and its fat stores and therefore didn't necessarily need to "kick started" each morning. Naturally, if we're legitimately hungry in the morning we should eat, but I know there's quite a few folks like me who find it very difficult to eat that first meal within the first few hours after waking. 

Our ancestors lives were nothing like ours. That said the days that I work I need something in the am. Granted my alarm goes off at 4, more coffee than I soil drink, and I have a reasonably potent smoothie on my way to work a little after 6. I'm hungry by my lunch at 10:30. Then usually don't eat until after work, 4:00 or later. My days off I tend to eat brunch.  

Conventional wisdom has failed us. I believe nothing that government agencies or mainstream media tells me about nutrition. 

Bill, you mentioned you eat from noon to 8...is that every day? Do you exercise anytime & if so how much & to what extent.? I read a post earlier about a manly diet ,something like that, is that what you are doing? I'm trying to get & keep everyones diet straight. LOL 

A big breakfast is good, only if you have a moderate to heavy workout afterwards. (: my trainer and I just spoke about this. 

You are absolutely on the money with this. Eating early after waking dictates your metabolic status for rest of the day. Cortisol levels are peaked upon waking along with low levels of insulin puting your body in it's natural fat burning mode. Extending this state not only promotes fat burning but also causes the release the hunger control hormone ghrelin, this hormone also stimulates the release the growth hormone. As your body's growth hormone levels increase, fat is released for fuel in the absence of blood glucose. Eating a so called balanced breakfast of junk food such as pancakes, cherrios, muffins, bagels with a giant glass of OJ sabotages the whole process. The subsequent insulin spike sets the table for max fat cell growth for the rest of your day. A bulletproof coffee with a couple of fried eggs in butter is a far better choice than a bowl wheaties and skim milk or a bowl of oatmeal packed with sugar. The consumption of calories later in the day is the humans humans evolved. humans were not meant to consume massive amounts of sugar and grains.  

I discovered IF (intermittent fasting)and started my new lifestyle on the 1st of December 2013, I follow the 5:2 plan which allows two days of fasting per week, I usually go from Dinner to dinner (24 hours roughly) then the other five days of the week I usually don't eat until after lunchtime so missing breakfast altogether (except Sundays). This is because I actually now enjoy fasting - I always say its so much easier not to eat rather than work out what to eat. Ive done a lot of reading and studying as I am a born sceptic and I was sure there was no way fasting was either good for me, or even doable, yet personally I have to say its the easiest thing Ive ever done, I feel better (in many ways) than Ive felt in years, I am eating way less, Im nowhere near as hungry as I used to be on non fast days, I crave rubbish far less (not that Im perfect - far from it) and most importantly have lost close to 15KG, dropped two clothes sizes and seem to be going from strength to strength. The other thing is that its very flexible, and I have a very social life and need that flexibility - this works incredibly well for me. Fasting isn't for everyone, it up to people to find the plan that works for them that is sustainable so it can be a lifestyle change and not a diet. Like a lot of people I thought there was no way I could go without breakfast, but I do, and love it. the word breakfast comes from the joining of two words - BREAK and FAST; its the meal that breaks your fast. while some say we have evolved, and changed from our ancestors who hunted and gathered I agree with that - obesity is in epidemic proportions, and maybe sometimes the old ways are the best. This is working fantastic for me, that's all I can say, but I never try to force my opinions on anyone else. Good luck with finding something that works for you. Steve 

i'm also a great fan of IF. i followed KingKelds example and had a feeding window between 11am and 8pm which i also combined with the 5:2 plan. Roughly 28kg later i no longer follow the 5:2 (unless i want to boost the weight loss or have a difficult few kg to loose) but have kept my feeding window. Its the best thing for me i'm not dieting its a lifestyle change that i know i can stick with so the weight stays off