Interesting points from everyone.

This is what I ate, all before 12:30 :

6 oz beef
2 cups cereal w/less than 1/4 cup soy milk each
low cal fiber muffin

Whole thing came out to about 900 cals.

I went to the gym around 1:45, did some cardio and weights, and just got home today from class around 5. Still feeling very satisfied and full, probably won't eat my last 200-300 cals until 7 or 7:30 tonight, and it will probably be veggie heavy with maybe 100-200 cals of lean protein.

Originally Posted by JohnP:
Oh my. Finally a point we can agree on 100%. :D

We can also agree to disagree sometimes!! ;)

There is nothing wrong with weighting one meal with the bulk of your calories, if that makes you feel the best. I do it (lunch tends to be my biggest) and it actually helps me lose weight, since I don't get ravenously hungry and it stabilizes my blood sugar.

Different solutions for different bodies - the overall energy balance is what matters most, macronutrients are more important for some people than others (like someone who has gall bladder or pancreatic issues), and what works for you is the best solution. Heavy calorie meals do not do any harm if the caloric balance is there.

I find that when I spread my food across multiple meals and snacks, I am always hungry.

So I'm experimenting with IF this month, and not eating in the morning at all. That way I have two larger meals (rather than three small meals and an even smaller snack). It's kind of the reverse of the big-breakfast-in-the-morning thing.

I'm finding that my BG is fine during the fast, and that I am much more satisfied during my "eating window" than I was with smaller meals. I'm eating about the same number of calories and carbs as before, but I've begun slowly losing again after a six-month plateau.

I think each of us is an experiment of one, and that you need to try different techniques to find tools that will help you in various parts of your journey.

I see it as a perefence too. My biggest meal is breakfast and the rest are small meals.