Missed Meal: What To Do

HeinekenMan
HeinekenMan Posts: 80 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I'm wondering what you do when you miss a meal. I eat three meals a day, and I split the calories fairly evenly between the three. So, when I miss a meal, I'm left to decide whether to eat more for my next meal or just eat what I normally would. If I do the latter, I'm usually under by 500 or so on my calories.

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  • Sashoi
    Sashoi Posts: 295 Member
    I don't usually miss a meal cause I make sure I eat majority of my calories daily. I'm always eating though so I don't really focus on just breakfast lunch n dinner.
  • HeinekenMan
    HeinekenMan Posts: 80 Member
    I don't usually miss a meal cause I make sure I eat majority of my calories daily. I'm always eating though so I don't really focus on just breakfast lunch n dinner.

    I don't usually miss a meal, either. But life throws some curveballs.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,341 Member
    Have a bigger meal if you want and are hungry, or have a snack later in the day. If you aren;t hungry and don't want more, then one day of being under won't hurt you.
  • tami101
    tami101 Posts: 617 Member
    I would just eat normally. If you find that you are still hungry later, have a healthy snack. =)
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,454 Member
    This is how life is. Someday in the future you're going to be over, too. It all comes out in the wash. Don't get too hung up in the Exact Science thing: it isn't, and it will make you miserable.
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    Calorie timing doesn't really matter for weight loss. Stay within your 24 hour goals and you'll be fine. Eventually you could even track weekly.
  • PinkNinjaLaura
    PinkNinjaLaura Posts: 3,202 Member
    Have a bigger meal if you want and are hungry, or have a snack later in the day. If you aren;t hungry and don't want more, then one day of being under won't hurt you.

    I agree with this answer. Listen to your body. Don't eat for the sake of eating, but if you're hungry from missing that meal then use the calories.
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    I may or may not eat 1 or 2 servings of ice cream when that happens! :bigsmile:
  • bridgie101
    bridgie101 Posts: 817 Member
    if you can leave it without crashing and burning and eating half the house at 10pm, go for it. I can't. :D

    I actually have a protein bar for lunch when I can, simply because it's easy. If I don't eat for too long I get the shakes. :)
  • angelique_redhead
    angelique_redhead Posts: 782 Member
    Usually I just eat a snack and slightly bigger meals to get up to goal. Sometimes I'm under though.
  • helpfit101
    helpfit101 Posts: 347 Member
    Well you should eat your calories every day give or take 50-100 calories.

    Because if you don't and the scale starts moving up or down too much / too little and you want to adjust you have nothing to base a decision on.
  • foleyshirley
    foleyshirley Posts: 1,043 Member
    I would just eat normally. If you find that you are still hungry later, have a healthy snack. =)

    Probably this. If this is something that does not happen often, you could handle it either way depending on how hungry you are.
  • HeinekenMan
    HeinekenMan Posts: 80 Member
    Thanks for the feedback. My sleep schedule has been a mess lately. And it has caused me to miss some meals.
  • russellbrand69
    russellbrand69 Posts: 132 Member
    I missed dinner on Friday - I went with work colleagues to the pub after work to play pool (and have a drink).
    I was a bit worried about missing a meal, but I remembered I had a bag of dried fruit and nuts with me, so I ate the bag - 350 calories. It was a nice one, with lots of dates and almonds.
    It sorted my hunger out perfectly, I had another glass of wine (!), a few pints of water, then a banana before bed, and all was well.
    So - make sure you've got a healthy, portable snack with you, just in case you're in a pinch, and you never need worry.

    Edit: I forgot to mention - the place with pool also had bar food: burgers, fries, onion rings etc - so if I didn't have the snack bag I might have caved and had something greasy I didn't want just because I was hungry.
  • shannashannabobana
    shannashannabobana Posts: 625 Member
    If I miss a meal by accident or on purpose I just count it as IF and move on!

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