Does this make sense?

rubixcyoob
rubixcyoob Posts: 395 Member
edited January 15 in Food and Nutrition
So, I now work 4pm-8pm Monday to Friday and get into the office at 3.45 to build up my flex, leaving the house at 3.30pm.
I have a toddler who won't sleep till I'm home, so I try to get him to bed asap.

For dinners it can get quite rushed and I end up just snacking. Last night I quickly made wraps with precooked chicken, but tonight I had a little soup, 2 poached eggs, ryvita and laughing cow cheese - you get the drift. Not a proper dinner.

I had thought about precooking something so that when I get in it only needs reheated, however, that means I'll be eating a properly portioned sized dinner anywhere between 8.30pm and 9pm - not ideal.

Now I'm thinking of doing 'dinner' for lunch and 'lunch' for dinner. For example, having my breakfast, then having a bigger meal around 1-2pm that would resemble dinner - chicken and veggies, omlette and veggies, etc. - and then having something that would resemble lunch when I get home - a wrap, sandwich, soup etc.

I know it might sound stupid, but would that affect my calories or weight loss in any way?

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  • Shadowknight137
    Shadowknight137 Posts: 1,243 Member
    Not in the slightest.

    Unless the smaller meal before bed leads to late-night snack age.
  • rachellefitz
    rachellefitz Posts: 62 Member
    It is definitely better to not eat just before bed. Eating a larger meal earlier in the day is actually better for you than eating a big meal at the end of the day and then going to bed shortly after. If you can make the "dinner" for lunch and the "lunch" for dinner then have at it!
  • SergeiKay
    SergeiKay Posts: 90 Member
    apparently there is no research that supports eating specific foods at specific times as being any more beneficial than other approaches, hence why Intermittent Fasting (IF) works. From endless articles and personal experience, you can re-arrange meal timing and order (dinner for breakfast, breakfast for lunch, etc) as much as you want without any effects on your weight loss, ASSUMING what you re-arrange and flip around already works for your weight loss.

    As a personal experiment, i've been packing on a good meal moments before going to bed for the past month, with lots of carbs (but they still fit into my macros, i just don't eat that much carbs during the day), and certainly my experiment is subjective, but i haven't put on any additional body fat.
  • kimholcomb
    kimholcomb Posts: 16 Member
    Should be just fine. I know a lot of people eat dinner foods at breakfast and vise versa.
  • haroon_awan
    haroon_awan Posts: 1,208 Member
    apparently there is no research that supports eating specific foods at specific times as being any more beneficial than other approaches, hence why Intermittent Fasting (IF) works. From endless articles and personal experience, you can re-arrange meal timing and order (dinner for breakfast, breakfast for lunch, etc) as much as you want without any effects on your weight loss, ASSUMING what you re-arrange and flip around already works for your weight loss.

    As a personal experiment, i've been packing on a good meal moments before going to bed for the past month, with lots of carbs (but they still fit into my macros, i just don't eat that much carbs during the day), and certainly my experiment is subjective, but i haven't put on any additional body fat.

    This is correct.

    I often have "dinner" for breakfast - meat and potato and veg
    And "breakfast" for dinner - oats made with water and chocolate whey protein

    As long as you get in your a similar amount of macronutrients and calories it won't hinder fat loss or muscle growth etc.
  • rubixcyoob
    rubixcyoob Posts: 395 Member
    Thanks everyone!

    I hate eating big meals before bed, even the wraps I had last night made my tummy ache as I literally ate them, put my son to bed and then went to sleep. Awful!
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