Late Breakfast?

MCW3516
MCW3516 Posts: 9 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I usually just drink a few cups of coffee for breakfast around 8 or 9. The coffee fills me up and keeps my hunger at bay until around 11-12. Around noon is when I really eat my "breakfast". Snack at around 2. Lunch around 4-4:30. Dinner anywhere from 7-9:30.

I've recently just started doing this because of working full time. Is not eating til 11 or 12 a bad idea? I'm not skipping breakfast...I'm postponing it.

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  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    It is fine. Eat at whatever times work for you.
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    There's no good or bad times for eating; it's whatever works for you. We all have different schedules. This morning I got up at 5:30, ran 5K, drank a protein shake, went to work and had my usual "breakfast" at 11am. I'm having a snack for "lunch" as we speak and will have a big dinner around 7:00pm. The only danger to fasting for a long time would be if you were so hungry when you finally did eat that you overate or ate junk food.
  • kellyjw84
    kellyjw84 Posts: 24 Member
    It's absolutely fine. There are studies that show it doesn't matter what time you eat. As a mater of fact, if you look into Intermittent fasting (IF) you will find that going a long period of time without food can help you in your weight loss efforts. I did it for awhile and had great success.... but I struggle to stick to diets with my family around! Best of luck to you!
  • gary241069
    gary241069 Posts: 255 Member
    Eat whenever you want.
    It's not when you eat that counts.
    It's what you eat.
  • MCW3516
    MCW3516 Posts: 9 Member
    Thank you all for the quick responses!
  • stuffinmuffin
    stuffinmuffin Posts: 985 Member
    You can eat whenever you want. There are no 'time' rules, just personal preference.

    You've got to do what works for you and your lifestyle.

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