Breakfast

davyjose

How long can you leave it for breakfast after waking up? Your body hasn't eaten in at least 8 hours, but presumably hasn't kicked into 'starvation mode' because of sleep. How soon before it will, and how long can you reasonably get away without eating? I ask because I'm an early riser with quite a journey to work, so it can often be 3 hours before I get breakfast. Is this too long?

copacetic

i think thats way too long, you basically aren't having breakfast.

davyjose

I guess I know it is. Once I start eating, I follow the rules pretty well - 5/6 meals a day of protein and carbs, evenly spaced, etc. But I've been kidding myself that it doesn't 'count' until I have that first meal. It's not everyday, maybe 2 or 3 days max, a week.

copacetic

sounds like it is killing your diet though, how do you commute? could you get a smoothie or something together for the trip? maybe a museli bar and fruit too, not ideal but better than nothing..

davyjose

I drive in - traffic, you know yourself. Gonna rule out the muesli bar, but maybe some fruit or a protein shake, for when I'm stuck in traffic.

Guvnor

I would suggest a protein shake before leaving the house. Would be good to get something else solid into you about an hour after that but the shake is a start!

Dragan

For breakfast is all about two things, amino's and slow burning carbs. I will normally have a nice omlette backed up with either McCambridges brown bread or porridge or as Guv said i will have a whey shake in place of the omlette if i'm strapped for time.

Stinkerbelle

So ideally how long after getting up should you be having breakfast? should it definitely be before a commute.

I've always made breakfast when I get into work, this is 1.5 hours after I wake up.

Guvnor

As soon as you get downstairs have something - if an issue make it the night before.

Degsy

I usually have a premixed shake beside my bed so i can neck it wheni wake up in the early hours to use the toilet.I generally dont have time for proper breakfast when i leave the house so i have a shake with maltodextrin and a bannana.I have proper breakfast then two hours later,scrambled eggs and porridge and if its the day after gym i treat myself to a sausage sometimes.

copacetic

Degsy wrote:

if its the day after gym i treat myself to a sausage

soo many jokes, brain exploding

davyjose

K today I made my porridge reeeeaaaally runny and threw it into a protein shaker, and drank it on the drive. It wasn't an ideal situation, but worked. Will get another shaker for the protein and do that. Cheers guys!!!

Vegeta

davyjose wrote:

K today I made my porridge reeeeaaaally runny and threw it into a protein shaker, and drank it on the drive. It wasn't an ideal situation, but worked. Will get another shaker for the protein and do that. Cheers guys!!!

prob the best solution given the circumstances. Nice one

Dragan

daveym wrote:

soo many jokes, brain exploding

Tell me about it!!!

Degsy

Jokes?