"skipping" a meal

me525

Ok, so I had a late breakfast (930) so of course when I should have had lunch I wasn't hungry so I had a snack. and another snack a couple hours later. I will be having a bit of a large dinner, so I'm wondering was it really that bad to not have had an actual "lunch"?

Thanks in advance for all imput!

taso42_DELETED

Totally fine. Get all your calories and your nutrients, on whatever schedule you can, and the body will work the rest out. Cheers.

pnieuw

Nope, doesn't really matter. Your body doens't know the labels for meals. It just processes what you send down. Keep a balanced day and you'll be fine.

kaitlynnesmommy

I wouldn't make it a habit but once in a while wont hurt!

DSummersCM

I think that's ok as long as you don't make a habit of it. That usually happens to me on the weekend because I sleep in later and then eat my breakfast later.

Aleciajones

IMO not since you had the two snacks. Some think smaller meals multiple times are better than the big 3.

lajuice24

Not bad at all. Keep your day balanced and you will be fine.

NancyAnne1960

I agree, small snacks just to keep you from getting hungry are great!! Especially if you are going to have a big dinner.

peanut613

i dont see the problem....you're still eating every few hours and not overeating just because the clock says you should be eating a bigger meal. as long as you arent starving yourself and you feel satisfied, no problem in my book. it would be counterproductive to eat a bigger lunch when you arent hungry for it. your body tells you what to do!

me525

Thanks all! This is what I figured, but I so often hear that skipping meals is bad, etc...... Glad to hear it's ok once in a while:)

TourThePast

It's only a problem if you miss a meal then end up suddenly getting hungry and losing your ability not to eat everything in sight! :bigsmile: