I used to not have breakfast. Scratch that---I would drink a can of Mountain Dew for breakfast. I needed the caffeine to get going. Obviously, it was an unhealthy way to start the day. No fiber, no protein, no healthy fat---just a nice green solution of carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, and artificial flavors. Of course, it wasn't good for my appetite. I didn't usually snack between getting up and lunch, but I sometimes did, and it tended to be unhealthy stuff. I wasn't completely undisciplined in other areas of my diet, which is probably why I never got very fat. But certainly a lot of the fat I still have is due to that old habit.
Now I start off my day with green tea and a mixture of non-fat unsweetened yogurt, whey, nuts (usually sliced almonds), and berries (usually blueberries, blackberries, or raspberries). The green tea I sweeten with a tiny bit of grapefruit juice. It provides me the caffeine I still want at the beginning of the day. The yogurt mixture isn't exactly low calorie but it is quite packed with protein, monounsaturated fat, minerals, and vitamins. I also take two fish oil pills for my omega-3. I still am really hungry for lunch by 11AM, but I don't eat anything in between breakfast and lunch. I don't find that breakfast makes me eat smaller lunches, but it actually makes me eat smaller dinners.
Now I start off my day with green tea and a mixture of non-fat unsweetened yogurt, whey, nuts (usually sliced almonds), and berries (usually blueberries, blackberries, or raspberries). The green tea I sweeten with a tiny bit of grapefruit juice. It provides me the caffeine I still want at the beginning of the day. The yogurt mixture isn't exactly low calorie but it is quite packed with protein, monounsaturated fat, minerals, and vitamins. I also take two fish oil pills for my omega-3. I still am really hungry for lunch by 11AM, but I don't eat anything in between breakfast and lunch. I don't find that breakfast makes me eat smaller lunches, but it actually makes me eat smaller dinners.