Everyday Systems

This was in a post I read yesterday (I'm not saying it's new or orignial, only that I just saw it again).

Most people who post their meals here seem to be eating the least at breakfast.

If anyone practices this approach, what would a king's breakfast look like?

I don't know if I "breakfast like a king", but I do tend to feel better if I eat more in the morning and less at dinner. I can't make it through the morning on just cereal or oatmeal. A big breakfast for me (and my usual breakfast) is "egg in a nest", orange juice and tea. I make sure I put lots of butter on the bread (read sourdough) and whole milk in my tea. No lowfat for this girl.

(I realize that might not sound like a lot of food to some people, so YMMV.)

TunaFishKid wrote: YMMV.)

I need a translator!

wosnes wrote:

TunaFishKid wrote: YMMV.)

I need a translator!

LOL - Sorry!

"Your Mileage May Vary"

Translation - What works for me may not work for you.

The approach I use is to make 1 meal large ( a dinner plate), 1 meal medium (a 9 inch plate) and 1 meal small (an appetizer plate).

I can't even imagine how bad I'd feel. I'd end up eating like a king for breakfast, lunch and supper. When I'm at hotels with great continental breakfasts and I know I won't be able to eat for quite a while... and I want to get my money's worth, I eat WAY too much and the trend continues for the day.

Eating breakfast like a king might have made a lot more sense when folks worked hard physically in the fields and so on -- though breakfast was probably not first thing in the morning, but later in the morning. Personally, I think small to medium meals are probably best all day. We're just not that active!

walkerlori, I like your approach! I'm still working on portion control, and that might help me to do a better job of eating smaller portions. I'll have to give it a try.

I've never done well eating a really hearty breakfast, contrary to what the "experts" say.

Maybe if I was eating later, like a brunch.

For me, a big breakfast would be yogurt with flaxseed and maybe a crumbled up breakfast bar stirred in or some fresh fruit.

That would take me to lunch.

minky

I read that comment in the context of how eating less makes you feel more energetic. it seemed a bit contrary to me.

I don't like a huge breakfast - a big meal makes me feel sleepy. I eat a big breakfast and I want to go back to bed - not go out and tackle my day!

I eat a small breakfast about 7.30, a good sized lunch around noon or 2 pm (depending on my schedule), and a slightly larger dinner about 6.30-7 pm.

To me, what works for me is what works - not what some saying recommends.

The Russian variation of the saying is:
Eat your whole breakfast, share your lunch with a friend, and give your dinner to an enemy. I think walkerlori's approach sounds great for people who thrive by eating a heavier breakfast. Some people seem to do well with this approach, others do well on the opposite approach, and yet others seem to do best with 3 equal meals. That said, I need to get back on the wagon...

I'm not generally a breakfast eater, but I do eat it on occasion. Something I've noticed is that the smaller my breakfast is, the more moderate my eating the rest of the day. The larger the breakfast, the more I want to eat throughout the day. I'm much more likely to have the desire to snack, even the "need" to snack, on a day I've eaten a "good" breakfast than on the days I don't or it's something very light.

Yesterday I saw two articles about breakfast being the most important meal of the day. I know I've written here about that not being the case in much of the rest of the world. In many places it's the least important meal -- just a little something to "break the fast." That makes sense to me since the first meal after fasting is usually something light.