How to skip lunch while at school?

[Anonymous]

So I'm trying to lose weight (I'm not anorexic or anything, I'm genuinely overweight, and what I prefer is to combine lunch and an afternoon snack to when I get home from school, because that's when I commonly feel hungry and have a tendency to binge.

My mum packs me a home made healthy lunch daily- for recess I carry celery and carrot sticks and a piece of fruit and for lunch I have a sandwich for lunch usually

So its really hard for me to skip lunch at school because when everyone else is eating I get the temptation to eat as well, which is bad because I am likely to eat when I get home as well.

So often I distract myself by going to the library. How else can I distract myself form food?

I already exercise (heaps) and have ensured that I eat food from all five food groups

Updates

+1 y

I don't actually mean skipping lunch, technically I mean eating it later. BUt thanks anyways everyone!

[Anonymous]

my daughters are thin and they eat all day long. like a humming bird they'll eat just enough to keep them going all day but they never eat a big meal. I was always taught to eat 3 meals a day and I'm fat so lol

so here's what their day will look like (and this isn't something they 'plan' it's just food by necessity)

peanut butter crackers or a couple of granola bars for breakfast (where they might eat half and snack on it again in 3rd period)

nibble on whatever they like at lunch (eat all the corn and half the chicken and drink their milk but leave the rest)

after school they will eat an actual meal they are usually starving so we'll say a bowl of pasta with olive oil and sprinkle parmesean cheese over it(and by bowl I mean cereal bowl size not a huge amount).

Then they might have some fruit an hour later(blueberries/strawberries something like that and like a whole thing of them A LOT of them just plain)

and then they'll eat like half their dinner (a roll and the meat or the greenbeans and some of the macaroni)

so they just literally graze on food all day long it seems like they never stop eating lol

They are both athletes as well and run 3 miles 5 days a week for about half the year so during the time they run they might eat more but they still eat the same way and they have always been this way.

I realized when they were younger that they ate this way and noticed that they were always lean compared to their classmates and that this was something to be encouraged instead of stopping it(as I think a lot of parents would jmo) and it's served them well they've always been a healthy weight and I think this is why. Staying active has helped a lot too as they hit puberty.

[Asker]

Thanks =)

[madmisskelly]

Skipping meals will actually be counter productive, as will prolonging the amount of time you go without eating.

If you just want to lose some weight, there is a way to do it where you are eating a decent amount, not skipping meals, and still losing weight.

eat a 300 calorie breakfast- cup of cereal, 1 cup of milk, and an egg

then eat a snack- a cheese stick or an apple

lunch- whole wheat bread, lean meat, some veggies on your sandwhich, a piece of fruit

a couple hours later eat a piece of fruit or eat some veggies like carrots

then eat dinner and try having a bit of lean protein, veggies, and a whole grain- such as brown rice

al of this should work out to be abotu 1200 to 1500 calories which is enough to lose 1-2 pounds per week.

[Asker]

Thanks =)

[probabilist]

skip dinner if anything. What if you just eat smaller meals throughout the day instead of 3 full meals? I have done this just because its how I eat since I've been little and I've always had a problem gaining weight (it takes a lot of effort for me to do so)... good luck!

[martyfellow]

A good idea to eat later so you don't get tepted when you are home. Just have more carot sticks or fruit at school lunch, save the higher calorie food you mom makes you for when you get home.

You don't want to get really hungry right before bedtime, for sure!

[Asker]

Thanks for the answer!

[martyfellow]

You're so welcome!

[WeaponZero]

There's a reason that the nutrition plan that comes with any workout program has you eating 5-6 times a day. Skipping meals isn't a good idea. It's WHAT you eat that's the problem.

Also you need to be working out.

[Anonymous]

Not eating will slow your metabolism down more and even though you might lose weight, it will be much more difficult to keep it off. The most important thing is that you eat healthy foods and control portions of higher calorie foods. Instead of skipping lunch at school, eat a healthy snack like your veggie sticks and fruit. If you're not that hungry, then skip the sandwich. To avoid temptation just keep your goal to lose weight in mind.

Also, exercising is another great thing you can do to lose weight. Good luck!

[Asker]

Thanks for your answer! =)

[EdenBlair]

It's not about skipping meals, it's limiting how much you eat. If you're combining meals, you're binge eating which won't help you at all. You can't go hungry then hit your body with a lot of food that is the combination of lunch and afternoon snack.

You don't have to skip lunch. Eat a small thing at lunch, and go home and have an afternoon snack. Don't have a big afternoon snack because it's lunch and afternoon snack in one.

[Asker]

i meant eating my lunch with a piece of fruit after I get home because that's when I feel hungry! But thanks anyway, I liked your answer =)

[EdenBlair]

Oh OK, but that means you're still going hungry at school, and you don't have to. Smaller portions is great: you're eating less, but you're still eating enough to give the body fuel to get through the day and this will help your metabolism to work better.

[goflipaburger]

I actually don't recommend skipping lunch. Your bodys metabolism will start to slow down if you skip meals. In fact, many women say its better to eat more meals per day and just have small portions. So you break each meal into two meals, basically.

Skipping meals might cause your body to store fat. Maybe you can eat half of your lunch at school and then finish it off on your way home. Then just have a small dinner.

[Joluvscheer]

U shouldn't skip meals unless your doctor tells you to.it's better to eat three healhty meals and snack in between.sides ull end up eatin more cus you didn't eat lunch .hope this helps!

[Asker]

Thanks for your answer! =) Yes it did help!

[funkadelic5]

If you want the raw truth, don't listen to anyone who says don't skip meals or have smaller shorter meals throughout the day.

This is not supported by science.

If you want to skip any meal to lose weight, you should actually cut out breakfast.

Anyone who thinks that eating late at night causes fat gain is a joke, calories in calories out my friend.

[FierceMegan]

Don't skip lunch. Don't eat a sandwich. Bring a lot of veggies for lunch. Limit your carb intake and you need to exercise.

[WoIIie]

I'm positive that skipping lunch is a STUPID idea.

Like probabilist said, skip dinner. It's the late night binge eating that hurts you the most. Still, I do not suggest you skip meals at all. If you want to lose body fat, eat healthy and exercise. No fitness guru ever got that way by skipping meals.

[Ugliness]

If you're going to skip a class, lunch is your worst choice.