Eating small breakfast/lunch then a big dinner

I also eat a small breakfast and a small to medium lunch. i eat most of my calories in the evening. I honestyly don't believe that when you eat matters. Its how much and what types of food as far as I'm concerned.

Some people insist you need a big breakfast, in the morning I'm just not that hungry. Pick what works best for you. Eat healthy and you will be fine.

Good Luck!

I eat 2/3 of my calories (which means 2200 right now) between 6:30 pm and 9:30 pm. The other 1100 are mostly lunch minus about 250 cals for my morning protein shake. Do it if it works for you, meal timing won't stop you from losing weight.

I skip breakfast entirely, eat a small lunch, and a big dinner. I finish eating at 9 PM and go to bed at 10PM.

I'm a firm believer in calories in / calories out regardless of time they are consumed.

I agree with this. I don't like to eat heavy in the am because I always exercise in the morning. Then busy through the day so I like a heavier dinner. I also like eating heavier & later at night because it helps me stave off late night over-eating. I've lost a lot of weight so clearly it doesn't have a negative impact if you stay within the calorie goal.

Oh and I usually eat upwards of 2500 + calories a day when I exercise because I exercise hard. I don't eat my calories back down to the last calorie but I take advantage of them.

There hasn't been any scientific proof when you should eat and how much except two main points. (1) Your stomach is only the size of your fist, so if you eat a meal bigger than it, you are causing your stomach to stretch; (2) The goal to weight loss is to put in less than you burn out.

I have 3 balanced meals a day at 300 calories or so each. The remaining 300 calories I save for "Nibbles" between meals if I feel my energy levels dipping down. Most of my nibbles are fruits or veggies since carbs is the body's fuel source.

The theory behind King, Prince, Pauper is that your meal in the morning will be so large that you won't feel like eating until Lunch time. The large dinner theory is based on the concept that you reward yourself with a big meal in exchange for your hard work starving yourself all day (btw, food should never be a reward).

My way of eating means my stomach knows how much food to expect so it doesn't go into metabolic shock when I fill it. And as far as blood sugar levels, fruits don't hit the blood sugar so mine never spikes or dips, but I still watch the calorie intake of the fruit because too much of anything is a bad thing!

As far as metabolism is concerned. Theory is that you should eat first thing when you get up so your metabolism will get started. This is just a theory too. Your stomach DOES digest food while you're sleeping, but because of the lack of gravity and consciousness you don't transit food very far when you sleep. So the BEST thing to do for weight loss, is to wake up and exercise and get your body craving some food; then drink 2 cups of water and eat a 300 cal breakfast then get moving.

Water is key to a diet though, it fills you up since the body is dehydrated more often than it's hungry (but the body sends the same damn signals for both needs).

Your stomach DOES digest food while you're sleeping, but because of the lack of gravity and consciousness you don't transit food very far when you sleep.

What the what? Gravity doesn't change because you are sleeping. I assume you mean that gravity helps food fall towards your colon? However your intestines are not a slide, they are a smooth muscle that moves your food forward with no input from your "consciousness", and they don't go in a straight line.

I've lost weight since I've been eating about 400kcal for dinner around 5pm. Nothing after 5. For lunch I eat 500-600kcal and get an afternoon snack around 200kcal. I did not count the milk with my coffee in the morning. But I also burn an avarage of 350 kcal in the gym every day. When I was on my 1200 kcal diet and worked out, I just couldn't loose weight. I had big dinners with snacks. Nope for me!

It doesn't matter when you eat. I know a lot of people do intermittent fasting and don't eat until lunch, and it works for them, but in the end what matters is that it works for you.

Calories in calories out guy here. I'm a believer in that the timing of your calories in a 24 hour period are not as important as being in your caloric deficit. My social circle eats bigger dinners, so thats when I get the bulk of my calories..so far so good.

Hm I try to do it the other way round and eat plenty for lunch (not so much for breakfast, no time/too lazy). That's because I usually work until quite late (7pm...) and I need the energy in the daytime when I'm active and not so much at night

I thought it was better to eat healthy breakfast good lunch and small dinner

My eating habits change daily depending on my routine but the majority of the time I have a light snack in the morning as breakfast as I'm usually not hungry for a good few hours after waking up so only feel like something small. Then typically I'll have another small snack before midday followed by a 300 calorie ish lunch & then I eat my largest meal of the day for dinner followed by snacks/dessert. I get most of my calories after 6:30pm.

Meal timing and frequency have no impact on weight loss. Period. So says science. And science is better then random diet books and magazines.

My question now would be is this less effective than the aforementioned quote?

Nope. The most effective approach is the one that suits your lifestyle and personal preference...