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Originally Posted by mike_d
OK, well I think breakfast is the most unimportant meal of the day-- maybe that's why I often skip it?
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University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262, USA.
OBJECTIVE: To examine breakfast consumption in subjects maintaining a weight loss in the National Weight Control Registry (NWCR).
RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: A cross-sectional study in which 2959 subjects in the NWCR completed demographic and weight history questionnaires as well as questions about their current breakfast consumption. All subjects had maintained a weight loss of at least 13.6 kg (30 lb) for at least 1 year; on average these subjects had lost 32 kg and kept it off for 6 years.
RESULTS: A large proportion of NWCR subjects (2313 or 78%) reported regularly eating breakfast every day of the week. Only 114 subjects (4%) reported never eating breakfast. There was no difference in reported energy intake between breakfast eaters and non-eaters, but breakfast eaters reported slightly more physical activity than non-breakfast eaters (p = 0.05).
DISCUSSION: Eating breakfast is a characteristic common to successful weight loss maintainers and may be a factor in their success.
PMID: 11836452 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Mike, it seems like you’re in the minority (4%). However, we're all different so if it works for you, then Great!
I’m a maintainer and only have two meals a day. Breakfast by far is my most important meal. It consists of two omega 3 eggs, 4 oz of mushrooms and 4 oz of 50% reduced fat corned beef hash. Just mixed together and scrambled in coconut oil. It’s always the same and hasn’t changed in years.
Love my breakfast!
Bo