Meal Breakdown Help

peregrinning
peregrinning Posts: 3 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Should you eat more for breakfast than other meals, calorie wise? Does it matter?

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  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,432 MFP Moderator
    Don't matter a bit. Total calories is most important. The rest is personal preference or supports training routines (ex- I can't workout fasted so I have to eat a few hours before hand)
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    No. It doesn't matter. Eat when you are hungry. I prefer to 'skip' breakfast. I am up at 5:00, but don't eat my first meal until 9:30. Then I get to save more calories for dinner and after dinner, which is when I am more hungry/munchy.

    The only thing that matters is eating fewer calories than you burn. That is all. Everything else is unnecessary.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    Your total calorie consumption is what counts, not how you break it up throughout the day. If eating more calories for breakfast makes it easier for you to stay on plan and helps you feel fuller, it may be a good choice for you. Others may have more luck with a smaller breakfast (I'm one of these people, I like to have lots of calories later in the day) or even not eating until later in the day.
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