Is it true you should eat within 30 minutes of waking up?

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  • perseverance14
    perseverance14 Posts: 1,364 Member
    My weight loss is slow. I am only loosing 1 pound a week. Today somebody told me I should eat something within 30 minutes of waking up in the morning. Is this true?
    Your ticker does not look like you are trying to lose much, 1 might even be too much per week if you don't want to lose muscle, maybe 0.5, have you done your TDEE?
  • MityMax96
    MityMax96 Posts: 5,778 Member

    the reason for this method of madness lol is eating smaller portions more frequently speeds up your metabolism which in turn assists in weight loss. Also by eating more frequently your less likely to binge......

    Not really.....

    My first meal of the day, around 1pm, is usually ~1000 calories, if not more.
    Then I still have another 1500 - 2000 calories to eat by 8pm
  • 12by311
    12by311 Posts: 1,716 Member
    Slow and steady wins the race lol but nope, as long as you eat 5-6 small meals a day it don't matter. I mean obviously you wont eat huge meal 10 mins before bed...... I eat every 2-3 hours and 6 small meals a day and i"m doing great and don't feel hungry.

    What does it matter if you eat 1-3 meals versus 5-6? And what is wrong with eating right before bed?
    the reason for this method of madness lol is eating smaller portions more frequently speeds up your metabolism which in turn assists in weight loss. Also by eating more frequently your less likely to binge......

    But it doesn't speed up your metabolism...:huh:

    Have you tried it?

    IFer and 5:2 here way of eating for me.....

    and.....

    I think I'm doing okay :wink:
  • MityMax96
    MityMax96 Posts: 5,778 Member
    Did I say anything was bad in your diary?? Not once did I say that.

    I eat between 1600-1900 a day typically, yesterday just happened to be a very active day. I have logged the piece of homemade cake I will be having today, haven't had it yet, but it's weighed out and logged so I can make sure it fits in my day. I may have it for breakfast and how is that unhealthy?

    Also Editing to add: I've proven this works as I've dropped 111 lbs, been taken off 75% of my prescriptions, all my blood work has improved significantly. So I will have to go with what I'm doing is working and healthy.

    You are so gonna die....just sayin

    But she gets to eat cake so it all evens out in the end...

    Maybe....:grumble: :grumble:
    I guess w/ cake she will die happy....
    Perhaps we could bury her with her cake...it did kill her after all. :laugh: :laugh:
  • MityMax96
    MityMax96 Posts: 5,778 Member
    Did I say anything was bad in your diary?? Not once did I say that.

    I eat between 1600-1900 a day typically, yesterday just happened to be a very active day. I have logged the piece of homemade cake I will be having today, haven't had it yet, but it's weighed out and logged so I can make sure it fits in my day. I may have it for breakfast and how is that unhealthy?

    Also Editing to add: I've proven this works as I've dropped 111 lbs, been taken off 75% of my prescriptions, all my blood work has improved significantly. So I will have to go with what I'm doing is working and healthy.

    You are so gonna die....just sayin

    Yep I'm gonna die and I'll be eating my cake when I do :) And this is the cake in question

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    See that....I told you....
    DEAD!!!!

    I feel so sorry for you. :laugh: :laugh:


    And now I am :mad: :mad:
    Where is my piece?
  • KaciStClair22
    KaciStClair22 Posts: 1
    ok seriously i have been looking around for those cute little trackers that i see on everyones comments. can anyone tell me how to get one.
  • sullus
    sullus Posts: 2,839 Member
    Yes...it will wake up your metabolism. Even if it's just half a banana. Imagine that your metabolism is a camp fire and it goes out when you fall asleep. How do you start it again? Throw on some wood. Every three hours you add more wood to keep that fire burning hot. Your food is the wood. Make sense?

    By making nearly this exact statement, the trainer that my wife and I fired lost out on over $20,000 in income ...

    She may have used a car engine and gas metaphor, though ... but the "even if it's just half a banana" .. word for word. All this happened when I showed up for a 7:00am Saturday workout on an empty stomach and she refused to train me that morning ...
  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member
    Did I say anything was bad in your diary?? Not once did I say that.

    I eat between 1600-1900 a day typically, yesterday just happened to be a very active day. I have logged the piece of homemade cake I will be having today, haven't had it yet, but it's weighed out and logged so I can make sure it fits in my day. I may have it for breakfast and how is that unhealthy?

    Also Editing to add: I've proven this works as I've dropped 111 lbs, been taken off 75% of my prescriptions, all my blood work has improved significantly. So I will have to go with what I'm doing is working and healthy.

    You are so gonna die....just sayin

    Yep I'm gonna die and I'll be eating my cake when I do :) And this is the cake in question

    md2jog.jpg

    See that....I told you....
    DEAD!!!!

    I feel so sorry for you. :laugh: :laugh:


    And now I am :mad: :mad:
    Where is my piece?

    Come on over, I want to bake more today but have too much cake left so I'm sharing :drinker:
  • Fitfully_me
    Fitfully_me Posts: 647 Member
    My weight loss is slow. I am only loosing 1 pound a week. Today somebody told me I should eat something within 30 minutes of waking up in the morning. Is this true?

    I suppose it could be true, in the sense that if you are hungry within 30 minutes of waking up, that's when you should eat.
    As far as an impact on your weight loss... nope. It doesn't matter.
  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
    Yes...it will wake up your metabolism. Even if it's just half a banana. Imagine that your metabolism is a camp fire and it goes out when you fall asleep. How do you start it again? Throw on some wood. Every three hours you add more wood to keep that fire burning hot. Your food is the wood. Make sense?

    By making nearly this exact statement, the trainer that my wife and I fired lost out on over $20,000 in income ...

    She may have used a car engine and gas metaphor, though ... but the "even if it's just half a banana" .. word for word. All this happened when I showed up for a 7:00am Saturday workout on an empty stomach and she refused to train me that morning ...

    Refused to train you? Wow... :noway:
  • MityMax96
    MityMax96 Posts: 5,778 Member

    Come on over, I want to bake more today but have too much cake left so I'm sharing :drinker:

    And where would I be going??

    Don't tease woman....:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
    We are talking about home made cake.....this is no joking matter
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
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  • MityMax96
    MityMax96 Posts: 5,778 Member
    ok seriously i have been looking around for those cute little trackers that i see on everyones comments. can anyone tell me how to get one.

    I believe if you go to the APPS link above ^^
    It is on the right side, there is a link for it.
  • Luke_I_am_your_spotter
    Luke_I_am_your_spotter Posts: 4,179 Member
    who says you have to wake up to eat?

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  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
    ok seriously i have been looking around for those cute little trackers that i see on everyones comments. can anyone tell me how to get one.

    I believe if you go to the APPS link above ^^
    It is on the right side, there is a link for it.

    to get it to show up in your forum posts, you have to click on settings in the message board section. You know where it says Home, Recent Posts, My Topics, Settings, and Search... Click Settings.
  • 12by311
    12by311 Posts: 1,716 Member
    I do get annoyed with alot of **** people post on here about you can eat crap as long as you keep under your cals etc

    You can eat whatever and however you want to eat.

    BUT look at the most successful people on this site. Take notice. See who maintains or maintained for a long period of time. Hell, see who has never been overweight and they just use this site to track and stay in check or meet other goals.

    I get annoyed with people thinking that when we say "you can eat what you want as long as you are in a deficit" means we are saying, "YEAH! JUST EAT FAST FOOD, ICE CREAM, COOKIES, AND TWIZZLERS ALL DAY LONG AND STAY UNDER CALORIES".

    If you really look at the successful people, they eat lots of protein, veggies, fat....THEN they will allow themselves some ice cream. Because we know that eating good foods to fuel our bodies is important. Usually we are eating to fuel some hard workouts.

    OR they will budget in a hamburger and fries and eat the rest of the day to account for it.

    Those people will also not be eating 1200 calories per day. They will have a moderate calorie deficit because it's sustainable and they will be able to gradually increase intake to maintenance as they get closer.

    Please don't misconstrue what the successful people are doing.
  • leodora1
    leodora1 Posts: 77 Member
    No. It comes down to what works for you. I am hypothyroid so I take a pill in the morning and can't really eat for an hour so the pill has time to absorb. Many people intermittent fast and skip breakfast altogether (as well as coffee and other caloric morning drinks).
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member

    Come on over, I want to bake more today but have too much cake left so I'm sharing :drinker:

    And where would I be going??

    Don't tease woman....:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
    We are talking about home made cake.....this is no joking matter
    Here is the cake that is in my diary (over last weekend) and probably later as I froze some of it...

    10255129_10154175674615521_1889661757709010199_n_zps7a73b83f.jpg

    In the immortal words of Eddie Murphy..."wanna lick...psyh" :laugh:
  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member

    Come on over, I want to bake more today but have too much cake left so I'm sharing :drinker:

    And where would I be going??

    Don't tease woman....:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
    We are talking about home made cake.....this is no joking matter

    New Jersey.. bring your appetite and bathing suit I live on the beach :)
  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member

    Come on over, I want to bake more today but have too much cake left so I'm sharing :drinker:

    And where would I be going??

    Don't tease woman....:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
    We are talking about home made cake.....this is no joking matter
    Here is the cake that is in my diary (over last weekend) and probably later as I froze some of it...

    10255129_10154175674615521_1889661757709010199_n_zps7a73b83f.jpg

    In the immortal words of Eddie Murphy..."wanna lick...psyh" :laugh:

    Oh damn! Is that cheesecake with Reese's???? I want some
  • MityMax96
    MityMax96 Posts: 5,778 Member

    Come on over, I want to bake more today but have too much cake left so I'm sharing :drinker:

    And where would I be going??

    Don't tease woman....:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
    We are talking about home made cake.....this is no joking matter
    Here is the cake that is in my diary (over last weekend) and probably later as I froze some of it...

    10255129_10154175674615521_1889661757709010199_n_zps7a73b83f.jpg

    In the immortal words of Eddie Murphy..."wanna lick...psyh" :laugh:

    I am guessing I am not invited to your cake party...
    Your husband would kick my @$$ :laugh: :laugh:
  • MityMax96
    MityMax96 Posts: 5,778 Member

    Come on over, I want to bake more today but have too much cake left so I'm sharing :drinker:

    And where would I be going??

    Don't tease woman....:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
    We are talking about home made cake.....this is no joking matter

    New Jersey.. bring your appetite and bathing suit I live on the beach :)

    I live near the beach....
    How bout u come here and bring your cake? :laugh: :laugh:
  • Amitysk
    Amitysk Posts: 705 Member
    Yes...it will wake up your metabolism. Even if it's just half a banana. Imagine that your metabolism is a camp fire and it goes out when you fall asleep. How do you start it again? Throw on some wood. Every three hours you add more wood to keep that fire burning hot. Your food is the wood. Make sense?

    It would make sense if my metabolism stopped when I went to sleep. :huh:

    And now I'm in...
  • NinjaUnicornPirate
    NinjaUnicornPirate Posts: 43 Member
    I love how this went from a "timed nutrition" thread to a "show off your cake" thread.

    :) I wants ALL THE CAKE!!!!
  • Galatea_Stone
    Galatea_Stone Posts: 2,037 Member
    I'm not sure I've ever eaten within 30 minutes of waking. I'm lucky if it's 3 hours.

    I have to wonder how this misinformation starts. I imagine some meeting of bored nutritionists who get together and come up with stupid things to say to their clients strictly for job security.
  • MityMax96
    MityMax96 Posts: 5,778 Member
    I love how this went from a "timed nutrition" thread to a "show off your cake" thread.

    :) I wants ALL THE CAKE!!!!

    I know, right??

    WINNING!!!!
  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member
    I love how this went from a "timed nutrition" thread to a "show off your cake" thread.

    :) I wants ALL THE CAKE!!!!

    Cake is a much more interesting topic!
  • NinjaUnicornPirate
    NinjaUnicornPirate Posts: 43 Member
    This exists and I just may make it....

    http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/maple-bacon-upside-down-cake/ea516c58-442c-4087-b30d-3c7ac2e7d467
  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member

    Come on over, I want to bake more today but have too much cake left so I'm sharing :drinker:

    And where would I be going??

    Don't tease woman....:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
    We are talking about home made cake.....this is no joking matter

    New Jersey.. bring your appetite and bathing suit I live on the beach :)

    I live near the beach....
    How bout u come here and bring your cake? :laugh: :laugh:

    Where are my cake and I going? Will bring mini cheesecakes to they pack easier!
  • MityMax96
    MityMax96 Posts: 5,778 Member

    Come on over, I want to bake more today but have too much cake left so I'm sharing :drinker:

    And where would I be going??

    Don't tease woman....:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
    We are talking about home made cake.....this is no joking matter

    New Jersey.. bring your appetite and bathing suit I live on the beach :)

    I live near the beach....
    How bout u come here and bring your cake? :laugh: :laugh:

    Where are my cake and I going? Will bring mini cheesecakes to they pack easier!

    Virginia Beach

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