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December 8, 2008
The Evolution of Breakfast: Or A Lack Thereof
I've gone back to not eating breakfast.
For years I ate a very high protein breakfast, usually eggwhites with one slice of nonfat cheddar, 1 tsp flax oil, and 1 tbsp brewers yeast, plus some salsa or hot sauce. Then for quite awhile I ate cottage cheese with flax oil. But lately I've stopped eating breakfast. I've been called upon to go out a lot for dinner or for lunch with work, and I've found that it's easier to just save the calories and not eat a bite till noon.
Is this difficult? Yes. Am I hungry all morning? Yes. But I find it easier than turning down work-related invitations out or skipping my dinnertime glass of wine. It's all a tradeoff. As I lower my calories in a desperate attempt to get my immune system back, something has got to go.
I still swear by the high protein breakfast for weight loss. Try it, I say. Get 28 g protein into you before you leave the house in the morning and your entire day will be different. If you don't have the battle-hardened self-discipline to exist from dinner till noon without a bite, I strongly suggest you eat a high protein breakfast.
I may go back to eating breakfast once work heats up again to the point where I never have time to go out. Then I will simply follow the "not one bite!" rule as goes partaking of the nurse-food at meetings, and will eat a quotidian diet every day. My social life will evaporate and I will be happier than a pig in *&it, if you've heard the expression before. I love my work.
Meanwhile, it's Christmas time and we're putting up our decorations and looking forward to a visit from MR's parents. And I've given myself a Christmas Pilates challenge: either a Pilates class or doing my Pilates videos every day until the new year! That should help me ring in the new year with style... or at least with rock hard abs!
Posted by april at December 8, 2008 5:29 PM
Comments
April,
I've asked (begged?) MR to consider this in the past, but I thought I would pitch the idea to you as well.
Have you and MR considered starting a subscription CR newsletter? "The lifetime and science behind CR" or something like that.
I'd GLADLY pay for something like this.
Simply put, I can't keep up with CR List and resort to flagging whatever MR writes to get it to my attention. I also enjoy your blog but would rather get something that is packaged and specific to lifestyle choices. Things I can act on such as food storage devices, scales, places to order megamuffins, etc.
Anyway, feel free to email me if you want to talk more about it.
You guys are the best.
Posted by: Kevin Dewalt at December 11, 2008 6:15 PM
Why do you only eat the eggwhites? It seems that you are missing out on most of the nutrients in the eggs.
Posted by: DAVE at December 12, 2008 8:21 AM