I used to not be a breakfast person, especially if I had to do my 20k cycle to work -- cycling on a full stomach is horrible. The high once I got to work would sustain me until 11:30, where I would usually get an early lunch.

Since I've moved in with my SO, I no longer live so far from work, nor do I cycle as often. If I eat nothing in the morning I need to drink 2-3 coffees to not feel hungry until lunch. If I eat breakfast, I feel fine -- I no longer need those 2-3 coffees before lunch.

I think somewhere in my 20s I mixed the signals for hunger and attention fatigue and somehow decoupled one from the other.

You can try drinking more water too to stop that before noon hunher signal.

> I do not understand "breakfast" at all. When I wake up usually the last thing I want to do is start eating

Your case is a minority. I'm guilty myself of this kind of thinking, so instead of saying "I don't understand people doing x" I try to ask myself "why do people do x?" or "why am I different than other people?".

Interesting. The urge to eat is what gets me out of bed, and carbs is what I crave in the morning rather than proteins.

Hunger also gets me out of bed, but then I crave proteins not carbs. Lots of varieties in us humans.

Bodies are just really adaptable. If you eat sugar for breakfast from being a kid, or even just for a few days, you’ll start craving sugar in the morning.

On the other hand if you skip breakfast for a week, you’ll start waking up and not feeling that hungry.

> The amount of sugar in basically all breakfast foods is just insane, then people actually pour even more sugar on top. I don't understand how people can eat this type of food to begin with, but especially first thing in the morning.

Did you try adding more sugar ? That usually does the trick if the food is too bland. Rule of thumb when I was a kid was that the spoon should stand upward on its own once you have finished. /s

I find that depending on the day ahead I can choose a benefitial breakfast.

If I am going to be doing heavy lifting all day theb a high protein breakfast will leave me feeling good after all the work is done.

Meanwhile, if I am going to be doing a lot of walking/running/jogging then a high carb breakfast will be more helpful.

People are different.

When I wake up, I have very low blood sugar. I feel just like you -- the last thing I want to do is start eating -- but I've learned from experience I absolutely need a jolt of carbs including a decent dose of sugar to kick-start my brain and my day, just to bring my blood sugar up to a normal functioning level. Otherwise I'm much less productive the whole morning.

I'm not a dessert person, I don't have a sweet tooth. I'll happily munch on steaks and ribs all day long. But at the start of the day, they simply won't bring my blood sugar up to a functioning level in any reasonable amount of time.

"very low blood sugar" is this what you tell yourself to maintain your processed sugar addiction?

> high in protein, steak or a roast, fish, pork ribs, something like this.

I do not understand this "meat" thing at all. When I'm hungry, the last thing I want is dead animal flesh. If I'm hungry I prefer something fresh and plant based like carrots, tofu, apples, or something like this.

The amount of meat in basically all diets is just insane, then people actually pour even more animal products on top. I don't understand how people can eat this type of food to begin with, but especially as part of their staple diet.

Are you vegan or vegetarian? I changed my diet to >90% vegan a few months ago and noticed the occasional cravings for meat completely disappeared pretty quickly. I suspect it has something to do with a change in gut microbiome.

Could never understand people who order a stack of pancakes / waffles first thing in the morning. You couldn’t find a more malnourishing meal. Hell, have a burger and fries instead.

If I ate a stack of pancakes, I'd need to go back to bed (regardless of what time of day I ate them).

Same. And it wouldn't be sleep. It would be some restless, bizarre sugar coma where I can't get out of bed and must continue sleeping, even though my glucometer assures me that everything is fine.

It's in the name break fast. They say fasting is unhealthy and you NEED to eat X times/day. Which is obviously BS. There's no NEED to eat in the morning. If one eats lots of sugar/carbs then sure it's difficult to wait for the next meal and cycle again.

Most of my mornings involve runs, anywhere from 8-20 mi. I need breakfast, generally oats, fruit and peanut butter.

People pour more sugar on top?

When I was a kid (1990s) my go to breakfast was a bowl of rice krispies with a big spoonful of sugar on top

Same era in the UK, my brother and I had Ricicles most days, which were sugar coated Rice Krispies with an astronaut mascot called Ric.

Ah right, yeah. But only rice krispies I think... At least I don't think I ever put sugar on anything else.

Yes. Usually in the form of something like maple syrup or honey.

Ha. I've slowly realized that I think there is an American version of this thread interlaced with a non-American version. The two replies here are the perfect distillation of it.

The other reply was about rice krispies with a spoonful of sugar, which, as an American, is what I was thinking of.

But your reply makes me think you aren't American, and are thinking of stuff like muesli or oats. (Because nobody puts syrup or honey on what we call "breakfast cereal" in the US.)