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tara said:I am the same if I eat that lightly during the morning.
For me, I always do better if I eat lots in the morning. Trying to catch up in the afternoon once my energy has started to slump seldom works. Ideally, I keep snacking from breakfast to lunch, and eat my main protein meal at 11 or 12ish (including lots of carbs). I don't count calories at all rigorously, but I would guess that when I get it right I'm eating at least 1500cal before 1pm. If I do that, my energy is much better all afternoon, and I don't need to snack anywhere near as much in the afternoon and evening. I eat a lighter dinner (often soup) and supper (eg cheesecake). I still drink OJ and milk coffee through the afternoon too though, and snack when I feel like it.
For a while I was working where everyone went for their main meal about 11:30am. That was great for me. Where I grew up and live now, the culture is for large evening meals, and lots of people eat like sparrows for breakfast and lunch. I think that was key component contributing to my health issues - weak, fuzzy, dizzy in the afternoons, almost to fainting sometimes, I assume from hypoglycemia. These days, I can't align my family around my habits and needs, so I often cook a meal in the evening, and save mine to heat for lunch next day.
I've heard (RBTI, not Peat), that many people have a natural 24 blood sugar cycle that falls in the morning, is at it's lowest at midday, and rises again in the afternoon and evening. They recommend a solid breakfast while its falling, and a main meal (including main protein) midday when it's in the trough.
I think Peat has also recommended most protein during the day (and balanced with carbs etc), rather than the evening.
I suspect that not only do I need to eat this way to keep my blood sugar up at the time, but that it may also be when I am most efficient at using protein and storing glycogen for later.
I know not every one is like me on this - but some of it might apply.
No, this makes sense to me. I think it's how my body works too, I've just been fighting it for who knows how long. Partly because of an old habit of trying to save calories for dinner. If I only allotted myself a certain amount, the using up say, 1500 by noon would panic me a little. I know when I was on a trip earlier in July, I naturally ate a big breakfast and lunch and had a smaller dinner. I felt good doing this. But like you, it doesn't work with my situation at this time. I'm getting to where I want to try what you are doing though and see what happens. I have thought about saving my dinner (that I cook for everyone) for lunch the next day, and just have a light dinner.