Reversing dinner with lunch and not eating after 5pm helped me to speed up weight loss

120poundstogo

I am also naturally not hungry anyway!

elisa123gal

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!

socajam

120poundstogo wrote: »

Hemlon 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 think it made a difference for me because nothing else was working faster for me. So I am going to stick with it for now. As they say don't eat after 7pm. You got to find what works for you including eating a heavier meal earlier rather than later! Yes I agree it shouldn't be harder but it was for me! So it is working for me with those small little changes! Thanks for your response!

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.

akern1987

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!!

120poundstogo

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?

120poundstogo

socajam wrote: »

120poundstogo wrote: »

Hemlon 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 think it made a difference for me because nothing else was working faster for me. So I am going to stick with it for now. As they say don't eat after 7pm. You got to find what works for you including eating a heavier meal earlier rather than later! Yes I agree it shouldn't be harder but it was for me! So it is working for me with those small little changes! Thanks for your response!

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.

That is awesome that it works for you too! Who would've thought that this could work so well. I am glad you're on board with me! btw what is Rybinsk?

lapierrecyclist

CICO = calories in, calories out

120poundstogo

akern1987 wrote: »

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!!

That is great that it's working for yay! I am so a mindless snicker too! Congrats on the weightloss!

memickee

@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

120poundstogo

memickee wrote: »

@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

Oh thanks I didn't know that it would be possible to do it in such a short amount of time! LOL I am glad that it is working for the both of us I hope you meet your weight loss goals!

aliblain

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.

mss501

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!

120poundstogo

aliblain wrote: »

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.

Yes it is! Thanks for reply!

120poundstogo

mss501 wrote: »

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!