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sleeping in and reaching calorie goal


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since it's summer, i've been sleeping in, sometimes even to 2pm... so my question is: should i be making up all my calories i missed while i was sleeping (breakfast, lunch)? or should i just eat dinner and go about my day like normal?

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Original Post by kiwiberry:

I just want to observe that almost this whole thread has turned into a criticism of this girl's normal, consistent body composition when all she was asking was whether to eat to compensate for sleeping in! My suggestion is: Listen to your body, eat when you're hungry, and if, when you wake up, you feel like eating breakfast foods, lunch foods, or dinner foods, just decide based on that. And in regard to the "friends don't eat much" situation, I've had the same experience, and I'll usually have a piece of fruit with me just in case, or, if you're really hungry, try just asking "is anybody hungry?" or "does anybody feel like getting something to eat?" You might be surprised to find that they're nippish too. And anyway, it's summer, you're all hanging out together, and I doubt any of them will get angry if you feel like getting lunch or something... Jeez guys, focus on answering the questions that are actually asked on these forums. 

thank you! and thanks for the advice, i've been trying to ask if we can get something to eat more often but usually they order a pizza or something and i haate pizza so thats why it's usually hard... but most of the time i bring a bag of almonds or a protein bar with me and that usually holds me over :)

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