Question

Does anyone think weight loss would be faster if large meal was lunch and lighter meal was dinner? Thank you in advance

Answer 1

I always lose better when I eat a lighter dinner “Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, dinner like a pauper” as the old saying goes

Comments

@aside same! I think of it almost like fasting.  

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@aside haha I just wrote the same thing a few posts down. Great minds think alike!  

Answer 2

Why would that matter?  

Answer 3

Thst is how I eat anyway. and losing 1 pound per week now. 1. 85 average over 7 weeks.  

Answer 4

No, I don’t believe that. Or the stopping at a certain time every night. I have a snack at night every day and I’m losing very consistently. Weighed in this morning and lost 3. 4 lbs last week.  

Answer 5

I think you would lose weight faster switching those two meals.  

Answer 6

It has always helped me

Answer 7

I have wondered if this would help, but i usually feel tired after a big meal and i would probably get the munchies in the evening. have always eaten main meal at night even when a child (mother cooked for when my father came home from work and all the family were together)

Answer 8

Yes I would do that but would have to reverse a life long habit

Answer 9

There is an old saying that says "Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper. "

Answer 10

That’s what the European do! It might work!  

Answer 11

I actually do this. Good breakfast bigger lunch lighter dinner and nighttime treat. A couple of fruits in between

Answer 12

I eat my large as brunch. everyday

Answer 13

Faster? WW is a alow process not a race. It doesn't end once you reach your goal weight and Lifetime. Keep your expectations reasonable and realistic or else you'll burn out, get annoyed and quit.  

Comments

@pervious thank you and I absolutely understand the lifestyle change. I didn’t mean it like that;)

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@agent I understand exactly how you feel. I was the same way and kept quitting because it was taking SOOO long. However once I decided not to quit and keep going no matter how many gains and loses I had. I reached goal in a year. 26 years later still work hard at it every day. Just breathe, follow WW guidelines and remain persistent and consistent. You'll ge there.  

Answer 14

I wish I could, but I bring things for lunch and don't have time to stop and eat it, so I end up munching on carrot slices in the afternoon, then starving when I get home at 6:30

Answer 15

I stop eating by 6:30. My dinner is lighter also

Answer 16

Twist it around and see change things up

Answer 17

Yes, did this yesterday, worked out great!  

Answer 18

Yes. Hard to do tho

Answer 19

What ever works for you and your family is what you do meal wise— we are retired so ours is breakfast, main meal lunch and a very light supper.  

Answer 20

I don’t eat lunch, so my large meal is definitely dinner!  

Answer 21

Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper. An oldie but a goodie

Answer 22

I do that -- usually I am not hungry for dinner -- I eat a larger lunch. works well for me - down over 54 lbs

Answer 23

Works for me. Dinner between 2 & 3. Snack at 6, however we're retired. Schedule makes a difference

Comments

@pommel me too

Answer 24

I don’t know about weight loss, but I feel better doing that.  

Answer 25

When I was in WW a long time ago, I remember this question being asked. They said eat when you are hungry. Someone was saying they always wanted cereal right before bed. They said it did not matter what time you ate it.  

Answer 26

Not sure but I have stopped snacking at night and it had helped  

Answer 27

For sure. The old adage, “Eat like a king at breakfast, a prince at noon, and a pauper at dinner. ”

Answer 28

No breakfast, sometimes lunch most pts dinner lost 64 pds

Answer 29

I would rather eat larger at lunch and lite for dinner Are you doing intermittent fasting

Comments

@philippopolis0 I wasn’t because I don’t eat lunch and dinner until late but that’s what I am going to try with the new lite dinner plan. so maybe 7-7. we will see. it’s all a trial and error. I have been peri menopausal for almost 6 yrs. so my body truly has a mind of its own . even with clean eating for so many years the weight still keeps coming. but I am determined to keep trying

Answer 30

I reversed to change my Plateau

Answer 31

I once heard some good advice : you should eat like a long in the morning a Prince at noon , & a pauper in the evening . I no longer eat a big meal for supper.