Do you skip meals?

delisha527

I don't mean on purpose. For example today I got off work at 5 ran a few errands went to the gym and by the time I look up it's 830 .... I go to bed by 1030. Would you still have dinner late even tho your going to end up sleeping soon which I heard isn't good to do or do you just fast and lay it down for bed?

elopez1998

Don't skip meals. Even if you drink a meal replacement, it's better than skipping a meal. Also, try to eat within an hour of finishing your workout.

Ready2Rock206

I almost always eat dinner around 8 or 9. There's nothing wrong with eating late unless it causes you problems with sleeping.

HappyBlues

I go by the method, a calorie is a calorie and it doesn't matter when you consume it. I like to keep things simple like that. So in the example you gave if I was actually hungry and had calories left for the day I would eat something. If I wasn't hungry, then I wouldn't worry about it either.

wizzybeth

If I am not hungry I do not eat.

wizzybeth

That said the fact that I have 95 or so pounds to lose shows you I don't miss many meals, lol

malibu927

Unless you have issues sleeping on a full stomach, it's fine to eat late. One night a week I don't eat dinner until almost 10.

jdog022

delisha527 wrote: »

I don't mean on purpose. For example today I got off work at 5 ran a few errands went to the gym and by the time I look up it's 830 .... I go to bed by 1030. Would you still have dinner late even tho your going to end up sleeping soon which I heard isn't good to do or do you just fast and lay it down for bed?

I eat every single calorie I alot myself each day and two or three dozen times over the last few months, usually due to my toddler or work, I'll eat 400-500 cals right before bed. I've lost 70 pounds since last July and currently at my goal weight. in short unless it hurts your sleeping abilities eating right before bed is no problem. it is not more likely to turn to fat or any of that nonsense we have all read.

ConnieT1030

I miss meals because I am sometimes crazy in my schedule, but mostly because if I get sidetracked I wont finish what Im doing, so i try to finish what I have in mind doing before stopping to eat.

You can eat your calories anytime, when considering weight loss, although some recommend more specific timing if you have a serious weightlifting routine. If youre still hungry, and have calories left, eat, unless of course it bothers your stomach. If youre not hungry, and your above the minimum recommend, then it's ok not to eat. (if you have time, push it off to later until youre hungry)

There's no magic to meal timing, and you'll see plenty of threads where people will let you know that there's no real difference between eating lots of little meals or fewer big meals, for weightloss/metabolism, despite those books trying to tell people it's a magic formula to change your metabolism. Mostly it's a formula to sell books.

Psychologically, it may be worse to skip, because sometimes people overeat the next meal if they skip one, but that doesn't always happen. Basically, go by your calories, and eat them when it makes you happy.

delisha527

Thanks guys I ended up having a small snack I'm glad I did I don't wanna binge in the am

Aftronthegreat

its 10:30pm here and I am about to eat so I also don't stuff my face in the morning! I try not to skip meal / snack time- otherwise I don't feel hungry until supper and I gorge all of the junk

fitmom4lifemfp

delisha527 wrote: »

I don't mean on purpose. For example today I got off work at 5 ran a few errands went to the gym and by the time I look up it's 830 .... I go to bed by 1030. Would you still have dinner late even tho your going to end up sleeping soon which I heard isn't good to do or do you just fast and lay it down for bed?

I really just eat when I am hungry. I have breakfast around 10, and a late lunch around 3 or 4. I have a small snack at night when I get home from the gym, or before I go, just depends on the time and if I am hungry.

trigden1991

Skipping one meal is not going to affect you much.

Need2Exerc1se

I typically don't eat dinner until 8:30 anyway so your situation wouldn't cause me to skip it, but I do skip meals. I rarely eat breakfast and if I'm not hungry or am planning a bigger than usual dinner I will often skip lunch too.

And typically one day a week I fast, so on that day I skip them all.

ninerbuff

elopez1998 wrote: »

Don't skip meals. Even if you drink a meal replacement, it's better than skipping a meal. Also, try to eat within an hour of finishing your workout.

Myth. What matters at the end of the day is total calories. Also one DOESN'T have to eat within an hour of finishing a workout. That's just broscience passed on by the bodybuilding community and really doesn't apply to general population.

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lightenup2016

I eat different amounts of calories depending on the day. I usually would just not eat if I wasn't hungry, but if it was going to be a lower calorie day the next day, I would probably go ahead and eat the evening before.

In general, I skip breakfast everyday.

BaddS4

I try not to skip meals however my meals are very low calorie... supper is generally my highest calorie meal of the day...

mallory_2014

I skip breakfast everyday during the week. I usually only eat breakfast on the weekends. A lot of the time if I have a late lunch I won't eat dinner but just have a snack. Sometimes I'll eat dinner at 9/10 pm.

Eat if you are hungry.

cwolfman13

delisha527 wrote: »

I don't mean on purpose. For example today I got off work at 5 ran a few errands went to the gym and by the time I look up it's 830 .... I go to bed by 1030. Would you still have dinner late even tho your going to end up sleeping soon which I heard isn't good to do or do you just fast and lay it down for bed?

I eat dinner at right around 8:30 pretty much every night and have done so for years...so yeah, I would've eaten dinner...because I always do. The only issue with eating before bed is if you personally have digestive issues...it has zero bearing on weight management. I go to be around 9:30.

Need2Exerc1se

delisha527 wrote: »

Thanks guys I ended up having a small snack I'm glad I did I don't wanna binge in the am

If you had skipped it and then had a really big breakfast because of it, you'd still be good unless you overate by more than your planned dinner calories.

Theo166

I try to always come in under my daily goal, but not way under. If I skipped a meal for some reason, I make it up later in the day. If I have several hundred open calories at the end of the day, I'll snack on some cheese or salami before bed.

JaydedMiss

i purposely skip meals not sure why half the people here are hating on it

I like to eat late night and hate breakfast/sometimes lunch -so thats exactly what i do. No harm there

victoria_1024

I don't usually skip meals only because I like to eat. I regularly eat a high number of calories at 9 pm and it never impacted my weight loss.

I do skip breakfast on occasion, or just have coffee with lots of milk in place of breakfast, when I know I have a big lunch planned. But that's only when I'm in weight loss mode and not maintenance. And it's intentional.

Afura

I skip meals rarely because I get hungry. I may try and put off breakfast in the morning so I can have brunch instead. If I'm not hungry I won't eat, if I'm (legitimately) hungry, I'll eat.
As far as eatin at night, the only reason I've seen not to is a study that showed people were consuming a lot of calories at night. Don't eat a bunch of calories that puts you over your goal and voila!

CrazyCatLady916

i love eating so i don't skip meals too often, not on purpose anyways.

TeaBea

delisha527 wrote: »

I don't mean on purpose. For example today I got off work at 5 ran a few errands went to the gym and by the time I look up it's 830 .... I go to bed by 1030. Would you still have dinner late even tho your going to end up sleeping soon which I heard isn't good to do or do you just fast and lay it down for bed?

Eating before bed would be bad for you if you have acid relux. Otherwise meal timing isn't relevant for weight loss.

CattOfTheGarage

I wouldn't eat a heavy meal before bed, personally, because I'm prone to digestive trouble at night, but I would have something light like tea and toast, because if I had nothing I would end up feeling weird in the morning. Hunger is not that relevant for me, in that situation I would have long since gone past hunger and into nausea.

But that's just me. It's all about self knowledge.

Lounmoun

Not really. I eat at regular times. If I had to eat late one day I would.
If I wasn't hungry and had eaten most of my calories I might not eat.

Wynterbourne

Depends on what you mean by skipping meals. I only eat two meals a day most of the time so a lot of people would accuse me of skipping breakfast. However, my daily calories are met in those two meals so I'm not short anything at the end of the day. Meal timing and/or frequency have zero bearing on weight loss.

cwolfman13

JaydedMiss wrote: »

i purposely skip meals not sure why half the people here are hating on it

I like to eat late night and hate breakfast/sometimes lunch -so thats exactly what i do. No harm there

I don't see anyone hating on it...I only saw one post say not to skip meals. Most of what I'm seeing is that people would probably not skip it due to it not being a bad thing to eat later at night...but only one comment saying not to skip. I think most people are just addressing the myth that eating late is somehow bad for you.

bpotts44

I pretty much skip breakfast everyday. No reason not to skip meals if it works best for you as long as you don't have blood sugar issues, even then you store enough glycogen for 18-24 hours in your liver.