Meal Timing is Important

[Anonymous]

https://wapo.st/3Qtb7jL

Interesting (and long!) article saying that your calories, especially carbs, should be eaten earlier in the day.

[Anonymous]

Not a criticism of OP sharing this, just does the Wash Post think they just stumbled upon something new? This is hardly new information about weight control. I remember the old adage, "eat like a king at breakfast, a prince at lunch, and a pauper at dinner".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not a criticism of OP sharing this, just does the Wash Post think they just stumbled upon something new? This is hardly new information about weight control. I remember the old adage, "eat like a king at breakfast, a prince at lunch, and a pauper at dinner".

My dad always used to quote me that. I agree it's not new but there's a lot of people posting on this forum saying they skip breakfast and some then saying they have trouble stopping eating at lunch and dinner as a result. It does'nt matter how many of us say, eat small regular meals, if something turns up in an article from a verifiable source, they're more likely to take note.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not a criticism of OP sharing this, just does the Wash Post think they just stumbled upon something new? This is hardly new information about weight control. I remember the old adage, "eat like a king at breakfast, a prince at lunch, and a pauper at dinner".

My dad always used to quote me that. I agree it's not new but there's a lot of people posting on this forum saying they skip breakfast and some then saying they have trouble stopping eating at lunch and dinner as a result. It does'nt matter how many of us say, eat small regular meals, if something turns up in an article from a verifiable source, they're more likely to take note.

I think they skip the typical breakfast time, but are still breaking their fast ( break-fast) no matter when they eat their first meal.

[Anonymous]

People have said this for a long time, but people say all kinds of stuff about diet that isn't necessarily true. It's helpful to see some science around it.

For me it's really hard to eat this way - it's tough to restrict calories/portions at night when I'm tired after a long day and my willpower is at its nadir. But I've been trying to at least cut off my eating 3hrs before bed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not a criticism of OP sharing this, just does the Wash Post think they just stumbled upon something new? This is hardly new information about weight control. I remember the old adage, "eat like a king at breakfast, a prince at lunch, and a pauper at dinner".

My dad always used to quote me that. I agree it's not new but there's a lot of people posting on this forum saying they skip breakfast and some then saying they have trouble stopping eating at lunch and dinner as a result. It does'nt matter how many of us say, eat small regular meals, if something turns up in an article from a verifiable source, they're more likely to take note.

I think they skip the typical breakfast time, but are still breaking their fast ( break-fast) no matter when they eat their first meal.

Yeah I think you are completely missing the point about needing to eat in the morning.

[Anonymous]

How do Italians do it then? They eat completely backwards and are much less heavy than us. All the walking?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do Italians do it then? They eat completely backwards and are much less heavy than us. All the walking?

When I visited in Italy over 30 years ago, I was eating pasta, pizza, gelato, pastries, and lost weight. But it was all freshly made without processed ingredients, and I walked everywhere.

[Anonymous]

I'd believe that there's something to it, but it's not that cut-and-dried. For some people, skipping breakfast leads to overeating later, but for others it reduces total intake.

Which is why, according to this OTHER Post article (https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/breakfast-weight-control-diet/2021/11/19/a140b6b0-3cc8-11ec-8ee9-4f14a26749d1_story.html), "Breakfast really doesn’t have much to do with controlling your weight"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd believe that there's something to it, but it's not that cut-and-dried. For some people, skipping breakfast leads to overeating later, but for others it reduces total intake.

Which is why, according to this OTHER Post article (https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/breakfast-weight-control-diet/2021/11/19/a140b6b0-3cc8-11ec-8ee9-4f14a26749d1_story.html), "Breakfast really doesn’t have much to do with controlling your weight"

LOL. In 2021, "breakfast doesn't matter to your weight!" In 2022: "breakfast...eat it, and a lot of it, or be fat!"

This is why all of this diet/nutrition research has be taken with a grain of salt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd believe that there's something to it, but it's not that cut-and-dried. For some people, skipping breakfast leads to overeating later, but for others it reduces total intake.

Which is why, according to this OTHER Post article (https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/breakfast-weight-control-diet/2021/11/19/a140b6b0-3cc8-11ec-8ee9-4f14a26749d1_story.html), "Breakfast really doesn’t have much to do with controlling your weight"

LOL. In 2021, "breakfast doesn't matter to your weight!" In 2022: "breakfast...eat it, and a lot of it, or be fat!"

This is why all of this diet/nutrition research has be taken with a grain of salt.

The problem is that a lot of the information is correct and well established: eat whole grains and vegetables, don't drink much if any sugary sodas, etc. But there are other areas where it's not clear, but the papers report on one study and make it sound definitive, then another study that says the opposite. Then people ignore it all, including the stuff we actually know is true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd believe that there's something to it, but it's not that cut-and-dried. For some people, skipping breakfast leads to overeating later, but for others it reduces total intake.

Which is why, according to this OTHER Post article (https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/breakfast-weight-control-diet/2021/11/19/a140b6b0-3cc8-11ec-8ee9-4f14a26749d1_story.html), "Breakfast really doesn’t have much to do with controlling your weight"

LOL. In 2021, "breakfast doesn't matter to your weight!" In 2022: "breakfast...eat it, and a lot of it, or be fat!"

This is why all of this diet/nutrition research has be taken with a grain of salt.

The problem is that a lot of the information is correct and well established: eat whole grains and vegetables, don't drink much if any sugary sodas, etc. But there are other areas where it's not clear, but the papers report on one study and make it sound definitive, then another study that says the opposite. Then people ignore it all, including the stuff we actually know is true.

Many people want quick fixes -- something like change this one thing (rather than do the harder part of giving up crap food and move more) and you'll lose weight.

[Anonymous]

To me the take-away is: don't eat too close to bedtime. Eat more of your calories earlier in the day.

Some people can achieve this with a big breakfast, noon lunch, and small dinner at 6 or 7. Others can achieve it with no breakfast, a large lunch, a medium dinner at 5 or 6. If the second person eats overall fewer calories, that will probably work better.

[Anonymous]

I've been working with a performance nutritionist and reading books by Dr Stacy Simms. I'm now having healthy carbs before and after my am workouts with the intention of fueling and recovering from exercise. Dr Simms is not a proponent of exercising while fasting for women.

This seems to be helping my performance and keeping my hunger levels steady throughout the day

[Anonymous]

I believe there is truth to this. I've been dealing with a lot and haven't had much of an appetite at dinner lately. So I've just been having something small or cut up grilled chicken breast and skipping my normal dessert. I saw almost an immediate difference on the scale and also feel a lot less bloated.