Reversing dinner with lunch and not eating after 5pm helped me to speed up weight loss
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I am also naturally not hungry anyway!0
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I get your point and won't preach CICO. I think little routines and rules that work for one person might not for another.. I can see how a big lunch could keep you satisfied and able to stop eating at 5 p.m. Bottom line it works for you and it could be a good idea for some of us. Thanks!0
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120poundstogo wrote: »It doesn't matter when you eat your alloted calories, as long as you burn more than you eat. Creating a deficit is what causes weight loss...not WHEN they are consumed.
Don't make it more difficult than it needs to be.
I agree with you. Folks on here could say what they want. But as someone with hypothyroidism, I find eating my main meal before 6 pm. helps me tremendously to lose weight. Any later than this even if I am at calorie deficit, it is a bigger struggle. I eat my main meal by 5 pm, if I am hungry later an apple or some Ryvita with water will suffice. The next morning I am do not have that bloated feeling, my stomach is completely empty.1 -
I hear you on this. I haven't swapped lunch for dinner, but I stop eating pretty early in the evening (I try before 7, but life sometimes gets in the way of that) because I do most of my damage after dinner while we are watching TV. I've found that if I put everything away, and commit to just having water or tea until bed I do much better. I am a mindless eater, and I would eat multiple helpings of dinner, or I would start snacking and ruin everything. So now, we eat around 5 or 6 and I'm done for the day. Occasionally if I have the calories left my SO and I will have something sweet or maybe some popcorn, but I've been trying and it seems to be working so far (only on day 16!). Good luck!!0
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elisa123gal wrote: »I get your point and won't preach CICO. I think little routines and rules that work for one person might not for another.. I can see how a big lunch could keep you satisfied and able to stop eating at 5 p.m. Bottom line it works for you and it could be a good idea for some of us. Thanks!
Sure glad I could help! BTW what is CICO?0 -
120poundstogo wrote: »It doesn't matter when you eat your alloted calories, as long as you burn more than you eat. Creating a deficit is what causes weight loss...not WHEN they are consumed.
Don't make it more difficult than it needs to be.
I agree with you. Folks on here could say what they want. But as someone with hypothyroidism, I find eating my main meal before 6 pm. helps me tremendously to lose weight. Any later than this even if I am at calorie deficit, it is a bigger struggle. I eat my main meal by 5 pm, if I am hungry later an apple or some Ryvita with water will suffice. The next morning I am do not have that bloated feeling, my stomach is completely empty.
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CICO = calories in, calories out0
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I hear you on this. I haven't swapped lunch for dinner, but I stop eating pretty early in the evening (I try before 7, but life sometimes gets in the way of that) because I do most of my damage after dinner while we are watching TV. I've found that if I put everything away, and commit to just having water or tea until bed I do much better. I am a mindless eater, and I would eat multiple helpings of dinner, or I would start snacking and ruin everything. So now, we eat around 5 or 6 and I'm done for the day. Occasionally if I have the calories left my SO and I will have something sweet or maybe some popcorn, but I've been trying and it seems to be working so far (only on day 16!). Good luck!!
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@120poundstogo Basically what you are doing is intermittent fasting (IF) by going 18 hours without food. I do the same however my fasting period is 11pm-5pm while yours is 5pm-11am. I find it helps to control my appetite too. The bonus is that there are tons of benefits outside of weight loss by fasting
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@120poundstogo Basically what you are doing is intermittent fasting (IF) by going 18 hours without food. I do the same however my fasting period is 11pm-5pm while yours is 5pm-11am. I find it helps to control my appetite too. The bonus is that there are tons of benefits outside of weight loss by fasting0
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Yup sounds like a sort of intermittent fast! I eat 10am-6pm (very doable!) Stops the evening snacking but hopefully has the added benefits of fasting.0
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I've noticed that not eating a full meal after 6pm makes the biggest difference for me. Part of it, admittedly, is psychological, as I hate going to bed with a full stomach and waking up bloated and too full to eat breakfast - it makes me feel awful and more likely to overeat or skip my workout that day. That said, the number on the scales is often lower in the morning if I don't eat late in the evening the night before compared to when I do, and that in itself is very encouraging.
It's interesting to see how something that works for one may not necessarily work for another!0 -
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I've noticed that not eating a full meal after 6pm makes the biggest difference for me. Part of it, admittedly, is psychological, as I hate going to bed with a full stomach and waking up bloated and too full to eat breakfast - it makes me feel awful and more likely to overeat or skip my workout that day. That said, the number on the scales is often lower in the morning if I don't eat late in the evening the night before compared to when I do, and that in itself is very encouraging.
It's interesting to see how something that works for one may not necessarily work for another!
It works wonders. I am so so glad that is working for you thank you for your reply!
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