Not eating if your not hungry
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bwhitty67
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A while back read an article about not eating right away when you wake up. Prolonging the "fast" from the night before. I know if I eat to early it seems to make me eat more during the day or even feel hungry sooner. I've been eating only when hungry and not eating right away.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
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Timing is mostly irrelevant, at least compared to net calorie balance. Perhaps intermittent fasting would work for you. I do it and I share your experience, so eating only after work is easy to do.3
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In regards to weight loss, meal timing does not matter. But one of the biggest myths out that is that it's necessary to eat breakfast. If you find that you feel better going without and having more for lunch/dinner, go for it, as long as you're staying within calorie goals.5
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I've done the intermittent fasting it worked great but the downside was I was always feeling sick so now I don't eat anything after 6
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I do the intermittent fasting and usually eat between 11-7 or 12-8. I wake up at 5am so I'm up and working for at least 6 hours before my first meal of the day.2
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I do the intermittent fasting and usually eat between 11-7 or 12-8. I wake up at 5am so I'm up and working for at least 6 hours before my first meal of the day.
Yes, that is what I was reading (couldn't remember what they called it). But have noticed that I'm not really hungry in the morning so later maybe 10a or 11a I make a protein shake, low calorie. And I'm really just getting hungry hungry around 1:30p-2p.
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Hunger is not the same as appetite, and appetite can be set off by eating. Find an eating pattern that makes it as easy as possible for you to stick to the right amount of food.8
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I don't have breakfast as soon as I get up, I have a coffee first, then breakfast a couple of hours later.3
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Most days I have coffee in the morning and then eat my first meal between noon and one3
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The important thing is to not skip breakfast whether you want to lose weight or not
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Most days I don't eat until almost lunch time as if I eat too early I don't feel good.3
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I do the intermittent fasting and usually eat between 11-7 or 12-8. I wake up at 5am so I'm up and working for at least 6 hours before my first meal of the day.
Yes, that is what I was reading (couldn't remember what they called it). But have noticed that I'm not really hungry in the morning so later maybe 10a or 11a I make a protein shake, low calorie. And I'm really just getting hungry hungry around 1:30p-2p.
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I don't eat most days until 1230 or 100.2 -
I also do not eat breakfast for years and feel great. No problem with energy. If I do eat breakfast for some reason, I feel hungry the whole day.5
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For many who gain weight it's a loss or ignoring satiety that causes the problems. Anything that you can do to re-connect with that hunger signal is a good idea.3
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2metraninja wrote: »I also do not eat breakfast for years and feel great. No problem with energy. If I do eat breakfast for some reason, I feel hungry the whole day.
Same here, i put off eating for as long as i can. Eating breakfast tends to work against me when it comes to hunger.
I would much rather save my calories for a bigger dinner and dessert.
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Do whatever works for you. All this bollocks of should eat here, don't eat carbs after 6 is all, bollocks. Your body doesn't know what time it is. I eat breakfast 30 mins of getting up cause I'm starving. Get to work eat 2 snacks before lunch. 1 snack after. Dinner by 7. Depends when I'm doing exercise. You could eat nothing all day n save calories til dinner if u wanted. Stay to your goal.2
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I OMAD these day, I basically cut down from IF. There is no problem with my energy levels, in fact I have more energy than ever. I think getting more in tune with your body's hunger signals is more important for long term weight management than eating at alloted times. I'm guessing none of us want to be having to log and measure our food forever!2
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Interesting post .. and replies. I for Years did not eat Breakfast, found it easier to cope with the day. I eat a big break now, because i skip lunch .. and I laid off carbs and breads . so sausages bacon sweet potato or pumpkin or such for break, snack on some nuts at lunch and a good dinner0
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It's whatever works for you. I need breakfast and coffee before I'm even vaguely human in the morning. Plus I need to eat so I can take naproxen so I can get moving sooner.0
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