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Title: main meal
Post by: Gerianne on April 25, 2013, 09:04:19 am
do you eat your heavy main meal at midday?
I switched to doing it that way and feel better, not "heavy" in the evening.
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Post by: kaitsilva on April 25, 2013, 09:08:24 am
No, I eat by biggest meal in the evening. I'm at work midday, so a heavy, carefully prepared lunch really not an option.  :dontknow:
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Post by: monnee on April 25, 2013, 09:50:58 am
Dinner time is definitely the main meal.
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Post by: erinelise2 on April 25, 2013, 11:19:48 am
I'm going to try and switch to that. How is it working for you? Is it difficult? Do you snack in the evening?
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Post by: sliebshner on April 25, 2013, 11:24:31 am
We have been eating our main meal at 3 p.m. because my boyfriend has been on nightshift and his schedule is all messed up.  Hopefully, he will go back to daylight soon and we will go back to an evening meal.  I often eat a light meal late because I don't like feeling too full either.
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Post by: coreyw87 on April 25, 2013, 01:05:34 pm
Yes, we eat our heavier meal at mid-day - starting doing that a couple of months back because my brother and I cook and since our dad passed away, our mother comes over to eat then she just snacks during the afternoon and evening. And as you said, we all feel better since starting to eat this way.
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Post by: ancmetro on April 25, 2013, 02:56:25 pm

     I have a heavy breakfast, a light lunch and a lighter dinner. That way I burn all my calories before bedtime.
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Post by: Shandara09 on April 25, 2013, 03:48:57 pm
I know that it's best to not have it in the evening, but that's when I do.  The time just works best for everyone to be able to prepare and eat it.
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Post by: dauna on April 25, 2013, 04:14:54 pm
I don't like my main meal at midday because then I am tired and lethargic all afternoon.  All I want to do is take a nap; impossible where I work (more impossible than in most places.)  If I don't eat a substantial meal in the evening I tend to wake up hungry during the night--also something I don't like.
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Post by: mom2taz on April 25, 2013, 04:19:11 pm
Because of our schedules we typically eat our biggest meal pretty late in the evening....once we are BOTH finally home at the same time.
If we are both working opposite schedules, and I work pretty late, I will have my big meal mid=day when I have my break between shifts
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Post by: rcbrad on April 25, 2013, 04:32:18 pm
I eat a larger meal in the evening.  I take a sandwich, etc. to work.  It's too expensive to eat out for lunch regularly.  After working all day, I look forward to a full hot meal with veggies, meat, side dish salad etc.   Today, I ate at a buffet for lunch and I was bloated, full and sleepy all afternoon at work.  I really did not over do it, but I did eat a fair amount.  When I came home at dinner time I did not have much of an appetite at all.  I like to come home with an appetite to enjoy a nice dinner.
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Post by: nguzman1 on April 25, 2013, 04:36:56 pm
yea I was never into eating breakfast so lunch time became my big meal a day and then something small at dinner.
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Post by: camellia0 on April 25, 2013, 04:40:12 pm
Since I have to pack lunch, my heaviest meal is dinner, but I do try to eat before 7pm.
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Post by: clickers on April 25, 2013, 04:57:35 pm
I usually eat heavy for lunch and sometimes breakfast. I find that eating light in the evening make for a better night sleep.
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Post by: gramev64 on April 25, 2013, 04:58:12 pm
I have been so used to eating my main meal at evening, I guess I never thought about changing.
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Post by: tuyetmai on April 25, 2013, 05:02:20 pm
My main meal is switch between.  Sometime night sometime day time.  I don't eat breakfast so depend on how my work schedule go.
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Post by: nhendrickson on April 25, 2013, 05:40:02 pm
I actually do better to eat lighter, more frequent meals.  In some ways I feel as if I'm eating more, but I have more energy throughout the night and lost a little bit of weight doing it this way.
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Post by: cathy37 on April 25, 2013, 05:50:45 pm
I usually eat my main meal around 6:00 p.m.  Sometimes I have a light lunch and I always eat breakfast because this is the most important meal of the day.
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Post by: wadee1958 on April 25, 2013, 07:16:27 pm
do you eat your heavy main meal at midday?
I switched to doing it that way and feel better, not "heavy" in the evening.

i eat heavy in the midday and just snack at night.
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Post by: rusgiftsaolcom on April 25, 2013, 07:22:45 pm
I eat a light breakfast, a little heavier lunch and sometimes a heavy supper. I try not to eat to heavy a supper after 9:00 pm.
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Post by: amahomes on April 25, 2013, 07:25:35 pm
I like my main meal breakfast, I feel so much better. I do not like  to eat to late. jello or fruit at night. Banana help me sleep better.  :peace:
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Post by: catherinedwhite on April 25, 2013, 08:01:03 pm
My main meal is in the evening.
I normally eat a very light breakfast
and a 400-500 calorie lunch.
But I do eat small snacks if I am going to
have a late supper.
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Post by: LaTashaS28 on April 25, 2013, 08:14:20 pm
I eat my big meal for dinner and I eat kind of small during the day for breakfast and lunch. If I end of eating a big breakfast I will skip lunch and treat myself to a snack until dinnertime which is the main meal
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Post by: squirrelgirl44 on April 25, 2013, 08:43:27 pm
My biggest meal is dinner. I wish I could eat more during the day, but then I would still be hungry later.
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Post by: champak97 on April 25, 2013, 10:20:46 pm
My main meal of the day is dinner, but sometimes I eat a big breakfast, and then eat a small salad or something light for dinner.
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Post by: cowgirl2116 on April 26, 2013, 02:12:30 am
I'm feeling and looking better since I have been eating my dinner earlier, between 5:00-6:00 pm.  I'm not tired or bloated.  When I go to sleep, I sleep better, as well.
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Post by: mjoseph1 on April 26, 2013, 04:19:13 am
i try to to eat it mid day, doesn't always work , but gives me time to burn it off and it has helped with my healthier lifestyle and workout regime to not consume so much later in the day/evening and then go to bed 8)
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Post by: lkeys81 on April 26, 2013, 05:20:20 am
My main meal is dinner time.
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Post by: rghvac69 on April 26, 2013, 05:24:21 am
I eat my main meal at lunch and eat light for dinner.
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Post by: kqa on April 26, 2013, 06:50:09 am
Mine is in the evening. If I didn't eat it then, I'd be up in the middle of the night hungry.
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Post by: brum7814 on April 26, 2013, 07:35:11 am
Depends on the day, but usually it's dinner unless I'm not in a rush and can take time out for lunch.
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Post by: cgilliland09 on April 26, 2013, 07:56:16 am
Actually, eating a good high protien breakfast, a substainsal late mid-day meal and a light dinner is an excellant way to drop pounds. And for that sluggish, sleepy effect a big meal gives you, is exactly why most European's take a siesta then go back to work. Plus it allows them to have a little family time with thier small/school age children as well. :cat: 
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Post by: bowrunner on April 26, 2013, 08:04:30 am
My main meal is usually lunch.  I don't always eat breakfast and I usually don't have much for dinner.
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Post by: gennjen on April 26, 2013, 08:44:56 am
Yes my main meal is dinner! I eat little bit more then breakfast n lunch.
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Post by: LenoraMinogue on April 27, 2013, 08:54:53 am
It just depends what I'm doing, but I try actually to space out smaller meals throughout the day.
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Post by: sdecaro558 on April 27, 2013, 07:57:44 pm
It varies by day - sometimes I have a big breakfast and less for dinner, other times a big lunch and less for breakfast and dinner...  Most often I'm heaviest at night after work though.
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Post by: kleenex40 on April 27, 2013, 08:07:03 pm
yes i allso eat a big meal around lunch time(it  makes feel guilty when i do every once and awhile eat a big dinner)
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Post by: bobes915 on April 27, 2013, 09:36:25 pm
My big meal tends to be in the evening, but some days it is lunch.  I honestly feel about the same either way.  The only drastic difference in terms of the way I feel comes if I am eating less but eating more frequently (6-7 times a day).
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Post by: lhz123 on April 28, 2013, 03:40:32 pm
I eat heavy dinner and light on lunch.
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Post by: king4cash on April 28, 2013, 04:05:08 pm
We have a kind of nontraditional eating pattern in our home (to American standards). We eat dinner pretty early, generally around 3 pm, and have a snack later , maybe 6-7 pm.
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Post by: Liquidfire_43 on April 28, 2013, 04:29:48 pm
For me, afternoon... I barely eat anything in the morning (I dunno guess my body can't tolerate it), so I eat more on the afternoon
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Post by: lgemini on April 29, 2013, 05:35:46 am
I like to eat a heavy meal in the morning or afternoon, so I can work it off.
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Post by: Timberlan127 on April 29, 2013, 05:41:08 am
We still eat our main meal in the evening because my husband isn't home during the day. I would love to be able to switch and do the big meal during the lunch hour. Sometimes if we eat out for lunch it happens that way and I feel much better.
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Post by: jenniferhoder on April 29, 2013, 06:17:23 am
I try and make my main meal lunchtime- sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't!! I hate eating late at night tho!!
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Post by: patrick122068 on April 29, 2013, 09:10:59 am
My main meal is usually at supper time, because i usually will cook a meal, rather than just eat a sandwich.
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Post by: Azanne07 on April 29, 2013, 09:23:58 am
dinner is still the biggest meal of the day.
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Post by: torch71 on April 29, 2013, 12:36:26 pm
Normally have largest meal early, tapering down during evening.
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Post by: vickysue on April 29, 2013, 02:09:35 pm
If i am going to have a heavy meal in the evening i like it about 5-6 pm. Since i am no longer working it works out better. I almost always brown bagged my lunch at work.
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Post by: timvolley on April 29, 2013, 07:59:24 pm
i havent tried  eating a bigger meal earlier. im glad it is working for you.
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Post by: ancmetro on April 29, 2013, 09:03:24 pm



     Have a good breakfast, a light lunch and a snack for dinner.
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Post by: elysee24 on April 30, 2013, 08:03:54 pm
Dinner but we try to finish before 6 which gives us around 5-6 hrs before bed time!!
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Post by: nickylanena on April 30, 2013, 08:56:54 pm
I eat my main meal @ night
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Post by: tin8604 on May 01, 2013, 06:01:38 am
I eat my main meal at dinner and snack through out the day.  I eat a small breakfast when I get to work.
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Post by: Cuppycake on May 01, 2013, 06:06:43 am
I don't have a "heavier" meal. They are all small portions. My husband and I do not eat refined carbs so we feel like we need more as soo many people do.