Best time to eat breakfast for weight gain

If I hear "breakfast is the most important meal of the day" one more time, I'll scream. I get it.

But here's the thing: knowing when to eat that all-important meal is really tricky.

Is it bad if I don't eat breakfast until I get to work, because the idea of eating right when I wake up makes me queasy? If I sleep in on Saturday, have I somehow missed out on the optimal breakfast time?

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And if I'm a morning workout person, when the hell do I eat? (I don't really want to have eggs and bacon before I hit the treadmill.)

I have so many questions.

So...does it actually matter what time you eat breakfast?

Yup. “When you eat is just as important as what you are eating,” says Philadelphia-based registered dietitian Theresa Shank.

Eating time schedule

She recommends eating within two hours of when you wake up.

“Eating within this window sets the pace for a healthy appetite and stabilized blood sugars throughout the day,” explains Shank. When your blood sugar gets out of whack, it often triggers hanger, cravings, and

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