I keep forgetting breakfast

nookeetoone
nookeetoone Posts: 72
edited January 11 in Health and Weight Loss
So I tend to start eating at 2 pm :S Is that going to seriously mess me up?

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  • now_or_never13
    now_or_never13 Posts: 1,575 Member
    Not all all... as long as not eating in the morning doesn't cause you to overeat later in the day you are fine. Meal timing doesn't matter.

    There are some people who believe that you MUST eat breakfast to "jump start" your metabolism however that isn't the case. Eat when hungry. There are a lot of people who don't eat until 2pm or later and still lose weight!
  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
    Nope. As long you're still getting your days worth of cals in and not binging at the end of the day out of hunger, you'll be fine. Meal timing has no impact on weight loss other than keeping you from overeating.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    The timing of food intake is immaterial (in fact you'll find quite a few MFP members who advocate variations of intermittent fasting) as long as you're eating an adequate amount of food (preferably a well balanced, nutritious diet)
  • CM9178
    CM9178 Posts: 1,251 Member
    Some people here will tell you otherwise but it doesn't matter when you eat. You could eat all of your calories in one sitting if you wanted to.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    So I tend to start eating at 2 pm :S Is that going to seriously mess me up?

    Only you can answer that. If you are still meeting all your calorie and nutrition goals, then obviously the answer is no.
  • hms142002
    hms142002 Posts: 15
    IMO, the earlier in the day your consume your calories, the more time you will have to burn them off before you rest for the night ( which for me is 9-10pm).

    If you get up late and are active till late in the night, you may be fine with your schedule
  • stines72
    stines72 Posts: 853 Member
    I'm in the middle of eating my first meal as I type this. High 5!
  • kdiamond
    kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
    Listen to your body and eat when you want. It does not matter. A lot of days I eat little to nothing until dinner time.
  • nookeetoone
    nookeetoone Posts: 72
    Well I don't binge.. Actually I tend to have trouble getting up to at least 1200 cals a day :s For some reason even that is starting to seem like a lot to me(but I do force myself to eat that much... dont wanna starve myself).


    Anyway thank you for the answers :) I feel a bit better now. It's just that I keep forgetting, and I don't mean to. I do eat balanced though ^^
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