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  • NCchar130
    NCchar130 Posts: 955 Member
    I prefer to eat at night so, while I do eat breakfast, lunch, and snacks, I often eat close to half my calories after 5 pm. Eating more earlier in the day doesn't make me less hungry at night. It's worked out fine for me. And if I know there's something higher-calorie that I particular want that night, I will eat even less at one or both earlier meals.
  • missmacsays
    missmacsays Posts: 681 Member
    in my own personal experience, eating a bunch of time low calorie meals throughout the day (like 5-10 meal-snacks) is what helps me drop the most weight fast, but I'm willing to try the intermittent fasting thing 2-3 days a week so I can stop stressing so much and be able to enjoy my weekends.. Trial and error!

    This is exactly how I feel. During the week, I usually eat all my meals by myself, so it's no biggie how I break those up. But on the weekends, neither of us want to cook and he's gone all day Saturday anyhow, so we usually end up going out to eat at night or eating later. I think I might try this out too. Just have small things like coffee for breakfast [that fills me up half the time] and a decent salad for lunch. I'm like you and not normally up early on weekends, especially when I get the bed and tv to myself lol.
  • glitterjam
    glitterjam Posts: 145 Member
    If you aren't hunger in the morning then don't eat. The myth that it speeds up your metabolism has been debunked.

    Umm...holy crap! Is this true? I have been FORCING myself to eat breakfast. I would rather just have coffee and have lunch be my first meal. Maybe a tiny snack around 10:00am, but that's it. I have always heard that you had to "break the fast" in the morning to get your metabolism going. Does it really not matter? I am so naive...
  • VelociMama
    VelociMama Posts: 3,119 Member
    If you aren't hunger in the morning then don't eat. The myth that it speeds up your metabolism has been debunked.

    Umm...holy crap! Is this true? I have been FORCING myself to eat breakfast. I would rather just have coffee and have lunch be my first meal. Maybe a tiny snack around 10:00am, but that's it. I have always heard that you had to "break the fast" in the morning to get your metabolism going. Does it really not matter? I am so naive...

    Yeah, a lot of us fall for that "rev up the metabolism" stuff early on.

    No, you don't have to eat breakfast if you don't want to. Just make sure you eat within your calorie limit for the rest of the day, and you'll be fine.
  • nirvana1
    nirvana1 Posts: 58
    This is also my problem, that is why I have taken up intermittent fasting, although it's not for everyone.
    I fast 2 days a week (more or less if I want) from about 3 in the afternoon until about 11 the next day. I am then generally eating good things, but lots of it of course because I'm ravenous, so I stock up on veggies and fruit.
    This is my first week and I've lost 3lbs.
    I feel so much more free, I feel like I don't have to worry about the weekend coming, because I can always fast on the Monday and I'll immediatley feel better.

    and yes, the whole, eat breakfast to kick start your metabolism, it's a load of crap.
    Basically skipping breakfast is like doing the Eat Stop Eat that I am doing.
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    If you aren't hunger in the morning then don't eat. The myth that it speeds up your metabolism has been debunked.

    Umm...holy crap! Is this true? I have been FORCING myself to eat breakfast. I would rather just have coffee and have lunch be my first meal. Maybe a tiny snack around 10:00am, but that's it. I have always heard that you had to "break the fast" in the morning to get your metabolism going. Does it really not matter? I am so naive...

    uhuh
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9155494

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19943985
  • SuffolkSally
    SuffolkSally Posts: 964 Member
    It sounds fine to me. I'd not make myself eat breakfast - I usually skip it myself - if you eat a small meal when you're hungry (or preferably just before you reach that point, if you see what I mean) and save the rest you'll be fine as long as you stay at a deficit. I think what matters is your average net calories over time, so you could always undereat a little for a day or two before and after, and/or up your exercise. Have fun, they sound like lovely weekends!
  • yvonneseage
    yvonneseage Posts: 55 Member
    To.be honest, you've said your not overweight. So why worry about two evenings off a week? Or why not go running or exercising in the weekend mornings to massively up your calorie alliance for.those.nights?
  • pyrowill
    pyrowill Posts: 1,163 Member
    Just go for an extra night lovin session for those extra cals. Job done.
  • AyaKara
    AyaKara Posts: 220
    When my fiancee is around (once 1-2 years), we go out to eat nearly every day. We've made it a goal to find healthy-choice restaurants & cafes to go to next visit! Of course, don't forget that it's fine to indulge. How many cals are you on a day? Hope you've been using Dan's guide! Have fun! :heart:
  • servilia
    servilia Posts: 3,452 Member
    If you're able to do it, go for it!!
    It worked for me. I felt fine, had energy for workouts, and went from 5'9" 162 to 130.
    I'm not a breakfast person so when I was doing this I had coffee for breakfast. You don't NEED to eat breakfast unless you have a specific medical issue requiring you to. That is a huge myth. Beauty of it was, I could eat really well in the evening and still stay within my cal limits for the day because I kept my cals low the rest of the day. :)
  • ohheyy125
    ohheyy125 Posts: 295 Member
    A lot of people are still stuck in the "must eat 5 small meals a day, must eat breakfast, can't eat after 7pm" rut, and they definitely had me fooled. I've been up since 6, haven't eaten yet (its 11) and I don't plan on eating for a few more hours (until I feel hungry enough). The hunger I feel in the morning/early afternoon is NOTHING compared to how hungry I feel in the evening, no matter what I've eaten that day. So glad a lot of you took the time to post that I those diet rules don't absolutely need to be followed. I would have already eaten 200-300 calories by now if I hadn't posted this topic...
  • sweetienena
    sweetienena Posts: 9 Member
    What about eating protein laden breakfast/lunch and leave the carbs for dinner ?? As we all know, protein helps you feel satiated,and you can save the carbs for the real treat.
  • ohheyy125
    ohheyy125 Posts: 295 Member
    My thing about protein is I'm really not a huge meat eater (most days I don't have meat by accident) I'm not an actual vegetarian but most of the time meat isn't appealing to me at all. So I'm left with what? Nuts and beans? Don't get me wrong I love both but one can only eat so many almonds peanut butter and black beans in a day. Soy isn't something I'm interested in either....I wish I did enjoy meat more, all I've been hearing lately is how important protein is.

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