Early AM Eating...

[AJP1]

So usually when I wake up I'm not always hungry right away. Some days I am but it's rare. Now I'm not a huge fan of shakes or any heavy liquid on my stomach.
I'm curious for ideas on what you eat early AM that's light in the GI (oatmeal/cereal I know the basics just looking for suggestions I could be overlooking) or how long after waking do you eat?

[JayVics]

So usually when I wake up I'm not always hungry right away. Some days I am but it's rare. Now I'm not a huge fan of shakes or any heavy liquid on my stomach.
I'm curious for ideas on what you eat early AM that's light in the GI (oatmeal/cereal I know the basics just looking for suggestions I could be overlooking) or how long after waking do you eat?

I know exactly how you feel. I workout every morning but am NEVER hungry (Unless I don't eat much at dinner the night before). I also find it really difficult to gain weight so I force myself to eat. Not a lot, anywhere from 600 - 700 calories to give me energy for my workout and get in some protein and cals for the day.

It depends on if you're trying to gain weight/muscle or lose fat though. If it's the latter, you could go with some cereal and berries along with a protein source like some eggs or chicken breast (What I have every morning). Morning is a critical time for nutrients, but don't eat so much that you won't want to eat anything later. However, I would recommend have more of a complete meal if you're trying to add mass. To get in my cals, I stick to a higher fat diet (Since I have a small appetite) and eat a lot of hard-boiled eggs and natural PB. They don't fill me up, but give me good quality fats and protein.

Jay

[lee__d]

About 2 hours during the week. Sometimes a lot more on the weekend. Well I always have coffee, so I guess technically that's calories. But I'm almost never hungry in the mornings.

[jonnicola]

So usually when I wake up I'm not always hungry right away. Some days I am but it's rare. Now I'm not a huge fan of shakes or any heavy liquid on my stomach.
I'm curious for ideas on what you eat early AM that's light in the GI (oatmeal/cereal I know the basics just looking for suggestions I could be overlooking) or how long after waking do you eat?

Voted within 1 hour

Night before I cook up some oats, 2 double espressos and 1 scoop ON vanilla, and mix them all together.

Leave in fridge overnight and enjoy the caffeine/carb/protein hit and I'm good from 7am to 1pm

[AJP1]

About 2 hours during the week. Sometimes a lot more on the weekend. Well I always have coffee, so I guess technically that's calories. But I'm almost never hungry in the mornings.

Yeah that's when I'm usually hungry as well.

[n0useforaname]

As of late, I wake up everyday, come to work, make 2 fresh egg muffins with cheese and a cup of coffee.

[BrightonBomber]

I always eat breakfast would go mental if I couldn't fit it in. I usually eat within half an hour of waking up or an hour at the latest. My diet routine is pretty rigid, eat at the same times usually every day so I always get hungry around the time I'm about to eat and breakfast is no different.

I usually have rolled oats with semi-skimmed milk on the days I lift. On the days I run I have 2 slices of wholemeal bread either with peanut butter (the good stuff 100% peanuts not the sugary oily junk) or butter and marmite and then 2 boiled eggs. On the days I rest I'll eat something random for the variety.

[Domicron]

So usually when I wake up I'm not always hungry right away. Some days I am but it's rare. Now I'm not a huge fan of shakes or any heavy liquid on my stomach.
I'm curious for ideas on what you eat early AM that's light in the GI (oatmeal/cereal I know the basics just looking for suggestions I could be overlooking) or how long after waking do you eat?

i love a bowl of cereal.

any reason you want to eat so early? i used to not be hungry when i wake up, but since switching to liftining the morning, i find it's good to get some food in mah belly beforehand. i've also found that the more i eat right before bed, the hungrier i tend to be in the morning. YMMV

[Pjustin2172]

4+ hours? Wtf?
I wake up wanting to eat pancakes bacon grits eggs hash browns but who has that kind of time?. It's usually only 5 eggs within 30 minutes.

[Cronos1247]

I train in the morning so I always knock out some cream of rice with almond butter and hershey syrup along with a bowl of sludge. Even if I'm not hungry, I know I'll get hungry during my workout so I just eat anyways.