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jmcquown wrote:
> Nina > wrote:
>> On Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:55:14 -0500,
>> lid (SebNoker) wrote:
>>
>> > Started eating breakfast recently, or more like a glass of waater,
>> > weetabix, the cereal and a cup of coffee.
>> > Now however i am more hungry by lunchtime than when i didnt eat
>> > anything for breakfast. I don t like eating huge meals as it slows
>> > me down and i want to go to sleep, so what is a good hearty
>> > breakfast that wont leave you feeling like you want to go into
>> > hibernation for a month
>>
>> My guess is that because you're eating a breakfast that's basically a
>> big hunk of carbohydrate and no fat and little protein, what's
>> happening is that mid-morning, your blood sugar starts dropping as the
>> rapidly-burned carbs are gone, and then you're starving.
>>
>> I'd try eating something that's more protein (and possibly fat) based
>> and try to eliminate the carbs, and see what happens. Like... have a
>> couple of hard-boiled eggs. Or some cheese. Something like that,
>> which has protein and fat but no sugars.
>>
>> It might not work for you, because everyone's metabolism is different,
>> but when I stopped eating cereal or bread and started eating things
>> like an egg and a slice of bacon, I stopped getting so hungry
>> mid-morning.
>>
>> Nina
>
> I totally agree about not making carbs (and by extension, sugars) the
> focus of breakfast. A couple of eggs rather than toast or cereal in the
> morning doesn't leave me feeling like I'm starving by lunch time. An
> egg scrambled with a little grated cheese and a couple of slices of
> bacon, even better (I love bacon!)
>
> Jill

Can your colon handle that?