Does it matter which meals you eat most cals at?

jarrahm133
jarrahm133 Posts: 27 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Just wondering, does it particularly affect weight loss/metabolism depending on which meal is large compared to the others? I also heard something about breakfast being important to kick start the metabolism and it will keep burning fat throughout the day?
I usually eat a small breakfast and then one snack (eg a piece of fruit) during the day and then quite a large dinner which is where most of my calorie goal goes to. Is this healthy?

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  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    No, it doesn't matter.
  • Domicinator
    Domicinator Posts: 261 Member
    My dad, who is 64 years old and still runs marathons, always preaches big breakfast, medium lunch, small dinner. I do it just the opposite. I have never been a breakfast person--I'm almost never hungry first thing in the morning. 99% of the time I skip breakfast, eat a medium lunch, and then a pretty big dinner. I have lost 47 lbs.
  • NoIdea101NoIdea
    NoIdea101NoIdea Posts: 659 Member
    Nope. Makes absolutely no difference.

    Eating breakfast does not kick start your metabolism-and another commonly thrown around one, eating late at night is bad because you don't burn as many calories at night, is also woo.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    Does not matter
  • TuffChixRule
    TuffChixRule Posts: 190 Member
    DeguelloTex wrote: »
    No, it doesn't matter.

    ^ This. Eat when you feel hungry and stay within your macros and you will lose weight. There's a lot of bogus information on the internets about "stoking your metabolism" or "jumpstarting your weight loss" by eating this, that and the other thing, but it's junk science.
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