Why do I get so much hungrier for lunch so much earlier when I've eaten breakfast than when I haven't?

When I don't eat breakfast, I'm not hungry until about 1:00 or so. When I do eat breakfast -- which I've been trying to do every morning -- I'm starving by noon! Why is that?

Asked by Rickisgirl 43 months ago Similar questions: hungrier lunch earlier eaten breakfast Food & Drink > Food.

Similar questions: hungrier lunch earlier eaten breakfast.

This is how I understand it..... to my understanding, when you don't eat breakfast, your body is still in sleep mode and is "shut down" and not really working hard to produce any energy for you. When you eat breakfast, you have not ony woken up your body but also taken it out of "shut down" mode and it is digesting your breakfast and also producing energy for you for the day ahead. Since it is now working harder, you get hungry quicker.

This is also why it is important to eat a well balanced breakfast. Sources: me .

I have always wondered about this It used to drive me crazy that everyone has to eat breakfast, NOON is lunch, dinner is 5. We're like a bunch of drones..........who decided all this, who made lunch at 12? I cannot tell you the number of times, I have heard people say......Not that they are hungry, but its NOON so its lunchtime.

Its very comical. I learned 25 years ago after losing almost 200 lbs(by myself--no surgery) that the ONLY way to keep this weight off was to adopt a new eating regimen & lifestyle. I ONLY!

Eat when I am hungry...not when I am "programmed" by society to eat. I try to eat at least 5 times a day sometimes more. I cannot wake up and chow down food.....I am not hungry when I walke up.

I normally eat "breakfast" at 11:00 or so. Ususually a gh fiber cearel with soy milk, lots of fruit and a morning star FAUX sausage pattie. You really only need to eat when your hungry unless your Anorexic then you need a program..

1 Oh I hope someone has a real scientific answer to this question. I have the exact same thing. I stopped eating breakfast back in HS.

Now on those rare occassions when I do eat it I'm straving only maybe two hours later. I know I know I'm supposed to start my day with a good breakfast - but I think I eat more during the day when I do. PS - I love the comedy answers, but still I hope there is an explanation among the five.

Oh I hope someone has a real scientific answer to this question. I have the exact same thing. I stopped eating breakfast back in HS.

Now on those rare occassions when I do eat it I'm straving only maybe two hours later. I know I know I'm supposed to start my day with a good breakfast - but I think I eat more during the day when I do. PS - I love the comedy answers, but still I hope there is an explanation among the five.

3 I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one this happens to regarding breakfast and lunch hunger.

I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one this happens to regarding breakfast and lunch hunger.

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