When should meals be eaten?

JayBigelow

When should meals be eaten? I had breakfast at 10 am, now when should I eat for lunch dinner?

ninerbuff

When you're hungry. Meal timing is irrelevant in weight loss. Total calories are what count more than anything else.

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zeal26

It's entirely up to you. You need to find what works best for you and fits in with your schedule.

Because of my work schedule, I have breakfast at 8am, lunch at 1pm and dinner at 6. I also snack at 11am, 3pm and 8pm (plus if I have calories left over, I'll snack more than this). It took me a while to figure out what worked for me and what kept me from getting hungry and fed up. I find it helpful to plan out the time of my eating so that I don't consume all my calories too early in the day and starve for the rest. But everyone is different!

GingerLolita

It doesn't truly matter; different things work for different people. I like to evenly space out my meals and snacks, but if you tend to be hungrier earlier or later, you don't need to.

ell_v131

When you're hungry. Meal timing is irrelevant in weight loss. Total calories are what count more than anything else.

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craftywitch_63

When you're hungry. Meal timing is irrelevant in weight loss. Total calories are what count more than anything else.

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It doesn't truly matter; different things work for different people. I like to evenly space out my meals and snacks, but if you tend to be hungrier earlier or later, you don't need to.

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