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How you eat if you get up really late?

TrueAsGod
TrueAsGod Posts: 15 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hey guys I have really bad sleep apnoea and some times I sleep in until midday if I have a rough night. So the question is how should I eat when I get up should I just have my breakfast or just have my lunch and eat a bigger dinner. Any advice would be great thanks!

Replies

  • SimoneBee12
    SimoneBee12 Posts: 268 Member
    edited October 2015
    I generally don't eat until after 11 because I work from home so I stay up late. I have a small breakfast (my guilty pleasure wildberry toaster strudel) at about 11-12. Then I have a 400 or so calorie lunch at about 3, normally eggs or something. Then I have dinner at 7 (normally 600 calories) and I have enough left for a snack after dinner. Sometimes on hungry days I might have some carrot sticks at about 5pm.

    On the days I have to be out all day and I get up at 7, I eat the same thing, but I'm distracted by work so I don't get hungry, it works great for me!
  • TrueAsGod
    TrueAsGod Posts: 15 Member
    That makes sense thankyou Simone
  • VykkDraygoVPR
    VykkDraygoVPR Posts: 465 Member
    When I sleep late, I just skip breakfast, and eat more snacks, or a bigger dinner. I don't eat breakfast all the time anyhow.
  • CrazyMermaid1
    CrazyMermaid1 Posts: 357 Member
    Breakfast is my favorite meal so I never miss it
  • MoiAussi93
    MoiAussi93 Posts: 1,948 Member
    I would just skip breakfast. If you are hungry later, you can have a larger lunch or dinner, or a snack. If not, save the calories.
  • williamwj2014
    williamwj2014 Posts: 750 Member
    edited October 2015
    lol. breakfast, lunch, and dinner? WHAT IS THAT? I HAVE MEAL 1 2 3 4 AND 5! Seriously though, it doesn't matter when you eat or how small or big your meal is.
  • Do whatever works for you. It doesn't matter.
  • Psychgrrl
    Psychgrrl Posts: 3,177 Member
    Yay BRUNCH!!!!! :smiley:
  • Merkavar
    Merkavar Posts: 3,082 Member
    I generally just eat my normal meals just in a smaller timeframe.

    But I don't honk it matters in the slightest as long as you get the calories and macros your aiming for.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Do whatever works for you. It doesn't matter.


    This. As long as you are hitting your goals it doesn't matter how you divvy your day up.
  • franfran1821
    franfran1821 Posts: 288 Member
    Thats why i love the weekends. I sleep late which means i eat less which means faster weight loss yay!
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    TrueAsGod wrote: »
    Hey guys I have really bad sleep apnoea and some times I sleep in until midday if I have a rough night. So the question is how should I eat when I get up should I just have my breakfast or just have my lunch and eat a bigger dinner. Any advice would be great thanks!

    Eat however you choose. It doesn't matter as long as you stay in your calorie goals.
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