Skipping Breakfast

I’ve never been a breakfast person. Even during middle and high school, I’ve never felt like eating right after waking up. I only started forcing myself to have breakfast as I grew into adulthood, as to not hinder my development. 

I think it’s important to listen to your body (and your doctor, obviously). Eat when you’re starving, don’t overeat, and don’t hesitate to delay or skip meals entirely when you’re not hungry. 

Now at age 25, I tend to skip breakfast. I get myself a cup of coffee, have some light exercise, and get to work. This is usually how my most productive days begin: I feel more alert, more energized, and more focused.

I’ve been especially interested in the benefits of intermittent fasting for the last three years. I don’t stick to an eight-hour window and still have breakfast from time to time, but I’m tempted to follow a stricter fasting schedule. 

As it’s always the case with my diet plans, the problem is I easily lose weight, so I need to compensate the caloric deficit by having two bigger and longer meals. It’s often another problem when I have low appetite, but I learned how to counter that over the years by choosing my ingredients more carefully, teaching myself how to cook tasty meals, and paying more attention to what and how I eat in general.