Skipping Dinner? Accelerate weight loss
abel_teklai
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i feel like when I eat 3 meals a day I am so close to going over my calorie goal...And many times I have. I heard skipping dinner is a good way to put your body in fat burning mode, since our ancestors where constantly in either periods of feast or famine. I feel like I can afford to skip dinner and get most of my nutritional needs from breakfast lunch and protein powder + a couple snacks. Thoughts?
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Look up and read about intermittent fasting.0
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Our ancestors also didn't live very long.0
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Eat in whatever pattern suits your lifestyle and makes it easier to adhere to your calorie and other goals.
You don't have to do anything special to put yourself in "fat burning mode". It's happening several times a day without any intervention required - as soon as you have finished digesting your last meal you are using your energy reserves.
Well worth experimenting with different eating styles. Have a look at the Leangains site if you feel the eating window style of IF may work for you.
I do a different version of IF (5:2) and it made weight loss much easier for me compared to more regular ways of eating at a daily or weekly deficit.
Obviously calorie deficit is the crucial thing for weight loss but the way you eat can make a big difference in terms of ease of adherence for some people.0 -
No eating at all can also make you loose weigh
To be serious, NEVER SKIP ANY MEAL please, it is not good
But, you can : eat a lot at the breakfast (cheese, eggs, bacon...), eat normally at lunch (meat, rice, pasta, vegetable...) and eat a little for dinner (soup, vegetables ^^) 0 -
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No eating at all can also make you loose weigh
To be serious, NEVER SKIP ANY MEAL please, it is not good But, you can : eat a lot at the breakfast (cheese, eggs, bacon...), eat normally at lunch (meat, rice, pasta, vegetable...) and eat a little for dinner (soup, vegetables ^^)
There's nothing wrong with skipping meals.
OP, there's no reason to skip dinner if you want dinner. It won't speed up your weight loss. It might make it easier for you to stay in a deficit, but there's no secret fat burning going on. Do what fits your life.0 -
Makes sense thanks guys!0
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TheVirgoddess wrote: »No eating at all can also make you loose weigh
To be serious, NEVER SKIP ANY MEAL please, it is not good But, you can : eat a lot at the breakfast (cheese, eggs, bacon...), eat normally at lunch (meat, rice, pasta, vegetable...) and eat a little for dinner (soup, vegetables ^^)
There's nothing wrong with skipping meals.
OP, there's no reason to skip dinner if you want dinner. It won't speed up your weight loss. It might make it easier for you to stay in a deficit, but there's no secret fat burning going on. Do what fits your life.
I agree with your post ... except for the "There's nothing wrong with skipping meals" part. For some, there may not be anything wrong with it, but I find when I skip lunch, I'm more prone to binges later in the day, and when I skip dinner, I sometimes find myself mindlessly snacking at 2am. Not to mention, when I skip meals, I get, dizzy, tired, and super cranky.
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a lot of people skip meals, for various reasons. as long as you are hitting your requirements and not doing it to reduce overall caloric intake, its not a big deal.0
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MelWick524 wrote: »TheVirgoddess wrote: »No eating at all can also make you loose weigh
To be serious, NEVER SKIP ANY MEAL please, it is not good But, you can : eat a lot at the breakfast (cheese, eggs, bacon...), eat normally at lunch (meat, rice, pasta, vegetable...) and eat a little for dinner (soup, vegetables ^^)
There's nothing wrong with skipping meals.
OP, there's no reason to skip dinner if you want dinner. It won't speed up your weight loss. It might make it easier for you to stay in a deficit, but there's no secret fat burning going on. Do what fits your life.
I agree with your post ... except for the "There's nothing wrong with skipping meals" part. For some, there may not be anything wrong with it, but I find when I skip lunch, I'm more prone to binges later in the day, and when I skip dinner, I sometimes find myself mindlessly snacking at 2am. Not to mention, when I skip meals, I get, dizzy, tired, and super cranky.
Yep, but there's nothing objectively, universally wrong with it. There are a lot of myths out there, like: You must eat breakfast, or Skipping meals harms your metabolism. It isn't true. What is true is that you should eat whenever is best for you. Eat in the patterns that work for you and your life. If that means skipping meals, skip them. If it means six small meals, fine. If it means three and no snacks, fine. It's all fine.0 -
Some studies (I know, it is just studies...) show that when you skip a meal, your body tells you "wtf" and the next meal, it will take what you eat as "fat".
It is the same problem if you don't eat enough calories, body does not want to lose ( @callsitlikeiseeit I read your post about lose/loose
) anymore.
It is hard for me to explain that in English, easier in French ^^0 -
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Skipping dinner isn't going to accelerate fat loss. All it would do is help you create a bigger deficit. Unless you're going over your calorie goal by a significant amount, you should probably just try reducing the amount you eat at a meal rather than just cutting it out completely. If you're going over by a significant amout, you should evaluate what is causing you to go over and if that goal is right for you.
What's the problem and how much are you actually going over by? What is your daily goal?0 -
Do what works for you. I don't skip meals because my brain goes into "ZOMG EAT ALL THE THINGS!!!" mode. I do keep a fairly unconventional eating schedule - often having dinner quite late at night (8 pm or later).0
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Nothing wrong with skipping meals. Only society say you should eat at certain times. It's only the overall numbers when you put your head on the pillow to go to sleep each night that matter. I'll happily skip breakfast and brunch and lunch and not eat all day until seven on the evening when I destroy a 3000 calorie all you can eat Chinese Buffet. My calorie goal hit for the day, protein requirement hit for the day, no harm done except for a bit of water weight from the sodium
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MelWick524 wrote: »TheVirgoddess wrote: »No eating at all can also make you loose weigh
To be serious, NEVER SKIP ANY MEAL please, it is not good But, you can : eat a lot at the breakfast (cheese, eggs, bacon...), eat normally at lunch (meat, rice, pasta, vegetable...) and eat a little for dinner (soup, vegetables ^^)
There's nothing wrong with skipping meals.
OP, there's no reason to skip dinner if you want dinner. It won't speed up your weight loss. It might make it easier for you to stay in a deficit, but there's no secret fat burning going on. Do what fits your life.
I agree with your post ... except for the "There's nothing wrong with skipping meals" part. For some, there may not be anything wrong with it, but I find when I skip lunch, I'm more prone to binges later in the day, and when I skip dinner, I sometimes find myself mindlessly snacking at 2am. Not to mention, when I skip meals, I get, dizzy, tired, and super cranky.
Okay but that's specific. I'm speaking in general terms and of weight loss.0 -
Some studies (I know, it is just studies...) show that when you skip a meal, your body tells you "wtf" and the next meal, it will take what you eat as "fat".
It is the same problem if you don't eat enough calories, body does not want to lose ( @callsitlikeiseeit I read your post about lose/loose) anymore.
It is hard for me to explain that in English, easier in French ^^
YAY! I reached ONE person! The post is a success!0 -
I try too look at food/calories etc like a financial budget. Everybody has a different amount they can use in a day. It's just numbers. But if you do not want to put on weight, you have to hit or come under that budget. You can invest it wisely and spread it throughout the day, or you can blow it all in one go. Either way. Just stick to your budget, whatever number that is to you. No wonder we have an obesity crisis and an economic crisis. People feel entitled and don't budget. This post was semi serious, and I made up this analogy as I was typing!0
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Some studies (I know, it is just studies...) show that when you skip a meal, your body tells you "wtf" and the next meal, it will take what you eat as "fat".
It is the same problem if you don't eat enough calories, body does not want to lose ( @callsitlikeiseeit I read your post about lose/loose) anymore.
It is hard for me to explain that in English, easier in French ^^
provide said studies...
OP, personally, I skip breakfast since I'm less hungry in the morning. Also, largely, social engagements are around lunch or dinner time so from a career/social/romantic standpoint, it makes more sense to skip breakfast not dinner. It's obviously personal choice, but it's how I view it. Look up intermittent fasting0 -
Some studies (I know, it is just studies...) show that when you skip a meal, your body tells you "wtf" and the next meal, it will take what you eat as "fat".
It is the same problem if you don't eat enough calories, body does not want to lose ( @callsitlikeiseeit I read your post about lose/loose) anymore.
It is hard for me to explain that in English, easier in French ^^
I'd like to read those studies.0 -
I think trying to explain something based on what people imagine our ancestors did is a lazy way to do science and is often just dead wrong.0
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Thanks for all the input. Sometimes for me it is inconvenient to have dinner on weekdays since I workout after work and don't get a chance to eat till 9 or 10...And also I have big lunches and maybe need to budget my calories better so it'll make sense to have dinner. But like today for example, I was already 50 calls under my goal after having an afternoon snack of nuts and my protein powder..So I'm skipping dinner tonight so I don't go over. On the weekends when having dinner is more reasonable I'll most likely have it. Also, does eating late at night contribute to weight gain or is that a myth??0
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Our ancestors also didn't live very long.
Speak for yourself! I had ancestors in the Middle Ages who were living into their 70s if they didn't die in battle or have their heads chopped off. One of the reasons why I want to stay fit and active is that I have massive longevity on both sides of my family and I'd like to be a healthy old person instead of a sedentary one.
If you are having two snacks, you are probably getting the same number of calories as you would if you had dinner. I don't really see anything wrong with rearranging when/how you eat as long as you are not hungry and not tempted to binge.0 -
Yeah, I usually eat at 9 PM or later. I tend to have a light dinner and a bigger lunch.
There are lots of cultures where eating at this time or later is normal. It won't hurt you if you want to do it.0 -
abel_teklai wrote: »Thanks for all the input. Sometimes for me it is inconvenient to have dinner on weekdays since I workout after work and don't get a chance to eat till 9 or 10...And also I have big lunches and maybe need to budget my calories better so it'll make sense to have dinner. But like today for example, I was already 50 calls under my goal after having an afternoon snack of nuts and my protein powder..So I'm skipping dinner tonight so I don't go over. On the weekends when having dinner is more reasonable I'll most likely have it. Also, does eating late at night contribute to weight gain or is that a myth??
This is a myth.
Eat whenever you want.
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Hey bud my advice is take it slow don't do anything that might make you feel bad also going over your limit once or twice a week by a few calories is no big deal never feel guilty just think w.e you are doing now is better than before do w,e makes you stick with it and that gives you results ofc. also you can eat at anytime of day or night it will make no diff as long as you create a caloric deficit eat however you want.0
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because I work 7p-7a three days a week, I track midnight to midnight and just monitor my total calories for the week.0
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