I was just told to eat heavier at breakfast and very lite at dinner.
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rikkejanell2014 wrote: »I just confronted him on what everyone said and he said if you eat alot late your body will turn that calorie energy into stored fat because you're not burning it
He's. Wrong. Completely wrong. That's an old wives tale and has been complexly debunked.
Coz science.
But you know what? Believe who you want. You seem determined to root out every "Weird tip or trick" that anyone has ever made a buck off and buy into it. But if you actually want to lose weight and keep it off, quit buying into every bit of derp you come across on Pintrest.21 -
Not if you're within your calorie limit. I eat till 11:30pm every night. I should be obese since I've been doing this since my 20's.rikkejanell2014 wrote: »I just confronted him on what everyone said and he said if you eat alot late your body will turn that calorie energy into stored fat because you're not burning it
Don't believe everything you hear. Do believe in science.
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Alatariel75 wrote: »rikkejanell2014 wrote: »I just confronted him on what everyone said and he said if you eat alot late your body will turn that calorie energy into stored fat because you're not burning it
He's. Wrong. Completely wrong. That's an old wives tale and has been complexly debunked.
Coz science.
But you know what? Believe who you want. You seem determined to root out every "Weird tip or trick" that anyone has ever made a buck off and buy into it. But if you actually want to lose weight and keep it off, quit buying into every bit of derp you come across on Pintrest.
I didn't say i believed it. I was asking what others thought.0 -
Always_Kriss wrote: »well we can all just repeat the exact same things weve just said, or you can continue to believe him. personally i don't see the point in wasting the energy, you don't want to learn, why waste the time to teach you
Wtf. I am simply asking questions. Did you see me say i believe him? Smh1 -
Dude with decent bodies follows some derp process, fad or program and gets results
Hence derp process, fad or program is effective
Right?
If that's as far as you take it then yes ..it works
The question is why?
It's because calories are controlled through the "eating light" part
It's unscientific ...but the bedrock of it is science
Calories in less than calories out =weight loss
You can make up whatever stories comfort you and help you adhere
Does not give it any additional truth
Does not prove it the most effective way
Does not mean you will be able to do it that way
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rikkejanell2014 wrote: »
It's not. If you keep asking the same question, people are bound to become exasperated.You can expect to be answered accordingly.rikkejanell2014 wrote: »I just confronted him on what everyone said and he said if you eat alot late your body will turn that calorie energy into stored fat because you're not burning it
He's wrong. The fact that he's fit means nothing. Don't let it interfere with your friendship (if that's what y'all have). You can smile, nod and do your own thing, never to discuss it again, or you can believe it and go with it. Maybe it will work for you. Maybe it won't. Up to you.
The thing is, everyone you know and love will think they have the answer based on what they saw on Dr Oz or read in a women's magazine. They'll mostly be wrong. The basis of weight loss is simple math. Not meal timing. Not macro timing. Not clean eating. Not smoothies or detoxes. Math. And just because you load the numbers into the equation at different times of the day, if the numbers stay the same, the outcome will be the same.9 -
rikkejanell2014 wrote: »Alatariel75 wrote: »As stated in your other thread, it doesn't matter what time you eat. Some people like a big breakfast and are happy with a light evening meal. People like me aren't big breakfast eaters, and have a large meal at the end of the day as a social/family thing. It is completely personal preference.
Me too. I was just told doing it the way i asked it better for weight loss.
Nah, just stick to your calories and you should be fine...that's all that you need to do.rikkejanell2014 wrote: »I just confronted him on what everyone said and he said if you eat alot late your body will turn that calorie energy into stored fat because you're not burning it
It's not true. I eat right before sleep (under my calorie goal) and almost 100lbs down... your body has no idea what time it is, and the metabolism runs 24/7. I would be fatter if what your friend said was true.5 -
rikkejanell2014 wrote: »I just confronted him on what everyone said and he said if you eat alot late your body will turn that calorie energy into stored fat because you're not burning it
Ask him what his body was burning then through rest of the day not eating as much to store up so much food for eating late.
And for the whole day not eating that much you burned a bunch of extra fat and any workouts used up muscle glucose stores and your liver has gotten depleted too keeping blood sugar up.
So now you eat late and the carbs go to refill those stores, and maybe some of the fat you eat goes back to fat - but you burned more during the day anyway, so you lost some.
So by the end of the discussion - it worked out the same.
He eats his big breakfast - there's only some liver stores to refill, so some carbs there, fat goes to fat, some is used for energy from the food rather than pulled from fat stores, but after 4-5 hrs he's back to the state you are in after 2-3 hours eating a lite breakfast. And since such a big meal for what his body really needs right then, those excess carbs not used for energy in that time range - those go to fat too.7 -
rikkejanell2014 wrote: »I just confronted him on what everyone said and he said if you eat alot late your body will turn that calorie energy into stored fat because you're not burning it
Ask him what his body was burning then through rest of the day not eating as much to store up so much food for eating late.
And for the whole day not eating that much you burned a bunch of extra fat and any workouts used up muscle glucose stores and your liver has gotten depleted too keeping blood sugar up.
So now you eat late and the carbs go to refill those stores, and maybe some of the fat you eat goes back to fat - but you burned more during the day anyway, so you lost some.
So by the end of the discussion - it worked out the same.
He eats his big breakfast - there's only some liver stores to refill, so some carbs there, fat goes to fat, some is used for energy from the food rather than pulled from fat stores, but after 4-5 hrs he's back to the state you are in after 2-3 hours eating a lite breakfast. And since such a big meal for what his body really needs right then, those excess carbs not used for energy in that time range - those go to fat too.
You're smart. Thank you.0 -
My midday meal is the largest. Why? Because that's what I'm used to culturally. My dinner is pretty light most of the time unless I'm going out for dinner. This was the case when I was morbidly obese, and this is still the case now. Not eating a large dinner did not affect my weight positively or negatively. I stored a lot of fat while not eating a lot at night because I was eating too many calories. That's essentially how you store fat, it has nothing to do with meal timing.
Don't overcomplicate things. The things you hear from people that say [something] makes you store/lose fat are either myths or so insignificant that you shouldn't bother with them anyway. If you complicate your dieting you will burn out sooner than you'd like. Simplify. All you need to do is track your calories accurately, the rest is likely noise at this point.5 -
rikkejanell2014 wrote: »rikkejanell2014 wrote: »I just confronted him on what everyone said and he said if you eat alot late your body will turn that calorie energy into stored fat because you're not burning it
Ask him what his body was burning then through rest of the day not eating as much to store up so much food for eating late.
And for the whole day not eating that much you burned a bunch of extra fat and any workouts used up muscle glucose stores and your liver has gotten depleted too keeping blood sugar up.
So now you eat late and the carbs go to refill those stores, and maybe some of the fat you eat goes back to fat - but you burned more during the day anyway, so you lost some.
So by the end of the discussion - it worked out the same.
He eats his big breakfast - there's only some liver stores to refill, so some carbs there, fat goes to fat, some is used for energy from the food rather than pulled from fat stores, but after 4-5 hrs he's back to the state you are in after 2-3 hours eating a lite breakfast. And since such a big meal for what his body really needs right then, those excess carbs not used for energy in that time range - those go to fat too.
You're smart. Thank you.
He is
But I have to wonder how you know, why you would think that based on one post
Is it because he gave you information about biological processes? Did you accept them without further research ..how do you know he's not spreading derpitude too?
Accepting facts at face value without independent research just cos someone says so on a forum is no way to learn
That said @heybales is smart and he does know his stuff so I yeah ..he's worth reading13 -
PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »rikkejanell2014 wrote: »
It's not. If you keep asking the same question, people are bound to become exasperated.You can expect to be answered accordingly.rikkejanell2014 wrote: »I just confronted him on what everyone said and he said if you eat alot late your body will turn that calorie energy into stored fat because you're not burning it
He's wrong. The fact that he's fit means nothing. Don't let it interfere with your friendship (if that's what y'all have). You can smile, nod and do your own thing, never to discuss it again, or you can believe it and go with it. Maybe it will work for you. Maybe it won't. Up to you.
The thing is, everyone you know and love will think they have the answer based on what they saw on Dr Oz or read in a women's magazine. They'll mostly be wrong. The basis of weight loss is simple math. Not meal timing. Not macro timing. Not clean eating. Not smoothies or detoxes. Math. And just because you load the numbers into the equation at different times of the day, if the numbers stay the same, the outcome will be the same.
One of my favorite comments. You're smart too. You actually made me LOL. ❤0 -
he said our bodies are designed around the Sun and we were made as hunters and gatherers and we need to taper off when it gets dark and we need to eat and work during the day if we eat heavy at night our bodies won't respond well to that.0
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rikkejanell2014 wrote: »PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »rikkejanell2014 wrote: »
It's not. If you keep asking the same question, people are bound to become exasperated.You can expect to be answered accordingly.rikkejanell2014 wrote: »I just confronted him on what everyone said and he said if you eat alot late your body will turn that calorie energy into stored fat because you're not burning it
He's wrong. The fact that he's fit means nothing. Don't let it interfere with your friendship (if that's what y'all have). You can smile, nod and do your own thing, never to discuss it again, or you can believe it and go with it. Maybe it will work for you. Maybe it won't. Up to you.
The thing is, everyone you know and love will think they have the answer based on what they saw on Dr Oz or read in a women's magazine. They'll mostly be wrong. The basis of weight loss is simple math. Not meal timing. Not macro timing. Not clean eating. Not smoothies or detoxes. Math. And just because you load the numbers into the equation at different times of the day, if the numbers stay the same, the outcome will be the same.
One of my favorite comments. You're smart too. You actually made me LOL. ❤
he said our bodies are designed around the Sun and we were made as hunters and gatherers and we need to taper off when it gets dark and we need to eat and work during the day if we eat heavy at night our bodies won't respond well to that.0 -
rikkejanell2014 wrote: »rikkejanell2014 wrote: »I just confronted him on what everyone said and he said if you eat alot late your body will turn that calorie energy into stored fat because you're not burning it
Ask him what his body was burning then through rest of the day not eating as much to store up so much food for eating late.
And for the whole day not eating that much you burned a bunch of extra fat and any workouts used up muscle glucose stores and your liver has gotten depleted too keeping blood sugar up.
So now you eat late and the carbs go to refill those stores, and maybe some of the fat you eat goes back to fat - but you burned more during the day anyway, so you lost some.
So by the end of the discussion - it worked out the same.
He eats his big breakfast - there's only some liver stores to refill, so some carbs there, fat goes to fat, some is used for energy from the food rather than pulled from fat stores, but after 4-5 hrs he's back to the state you are in after 2-3 hours eating a lite breakfast. And since such a big meal for what his body really needs right then, those excess carbs not used for energy in that time range - those go to fat too.
You're smart. Thank you.
he said our bodies are designed around the Sun and we were made as hunters and gatherers and we need to taper off when it gets dark and we need to eat and work during the day if we eat heavy at night our bodies won't respond well to that.0 -
rikkejanell2014 wrote: »rikkejanell2014 wrote: »PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »rikkejanell2014 wrote: »
It's not. If you keep asking the same question, people are bound to become exasperated.You can expect to be answered accordingly.rikkejanell2014 wrote: »I just confronted him on what everyone said and he said if you eat alot late your body will turn that calorie energy into stored fat because you're not burning it
He's wrong. The fact that he's fit means nothing. Don't let it interfere with your friendship (if that's what y'all have). You can smile, nod and do your own thing, never to discuss it again, or you can believe it and go with it. Maybe it will work for you. Maybe it won't. Up to you.
The thing is, everyone you know and love will think they have the answer based on what they saw on Dr Oz or read in a women's magazine. They'll mostly be wrong. The basis of weight loss is simple math. Not meal timing. Not macro timing. Not clean eating. Not smoothies or detoxes. Math. And just because you load the numbers into the equation at different times of the day, if the numbers stay the same, the outcome will be the same.
One of my favorite comments. You're smart too. You actually made me LOL. ❤
he said our bodies are designed around the Sun and we were made as hunters and gatherers and we need to taper off when it gets dark and we need to eat and work during the day if we eat heavy at night our bodies won't respond well to that.
You have some freaky friends.10 -
rikkejanell2014 wrote: »rikkejanell2014 wrote: »PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »rikkejanell2014 wrote: »
It's not. If you keep asking the same question, people are bound to become exasperated.You can expect to be answered accordingly.rikkejanell2014 wrote: »I just confronted him on what everyone said and he said if you eat alot late your body will turn that calorie energy into stored fat because you're not burning it
He's wrong. The fact that he's fit means nothing. Don't let it interfere with your friendship (if that's what y'all have). You can smile, nod and do your own thing, never to discuss it again, or you can believe it and go with it. Maybe it will work for you. Maybe it won't. Up to you.
The thing is, everyone you know and love will think they have the answer based on what they saw on Dr Oz or read in a women's magazine. They'll mostly be wrong. The basis of weight loss is simple math. Not meal timing. Not macro timing. Not clean eating. Not smoothies or detoxes. Math. And just because you load the numbers into the equation at different times of the day, if the numbers stay the same, the outcome will be the same.
One of my favorite comments. You're smart too. You actually made me LOL. ❤
he said our bodies are designed around the Sun and we were made as hunters and gatherers and we need to taper off when it gets dark and we need to eat and work during the day if we eat heavy at night our bodies won't respond well to that.
You have some freaky friends.
It's my brother inlaw0 -
it's my brother-in-law he commented on one of my pictures on my weight loss Journey Instagram page where I had 700 calories for dinner however I still stayed in my calorie goal for the day and he commented how I need to eat those have your meals in the morning.0
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kind of aggravated me when people think they know it all he lifts weights and maintains his weight I'm trying to lose 60 more pounds of fat.1
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Just take his advice with a grain of salt.
Many here who have replied to your post have also lost weight (some have lost a LOT) and are now maintaining. Some lift weights, too.
Just keep doing what you're doing and you should be fine. For me, personally I find I have to weigh all my food and log every morsel of food every day to lose weight.0
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