How do I spread calories throughout the day?

ppdes

They say breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dine like a pauper etc etc ...which many people vouch for..

Time of the day when you work-out also becomes a factor of influence of course. Lately I have been dividing my exercise time between mornings and evenings. SO usually I do a 30 minute workout in the morning and almost same amount during evening.

In mornings I dont eat before working out and in evenings, I have small meal. I consume around 300 calories each during breakfast, lunch and dinner and the rest, sometimes upto 600-700 calories throughout day snacking in between. Is this right way of going about it?

I plan to start stronglifts from tomorrow and I will obviously have to increase my intake for that. Also I plan to start consuming a fruit before my morning workout because I feel weak midway during the workout, though not very sore after the workout. This makes me think I need to tweak my eating.

Thanks a bunch...

WhatWeWere

I would be consuming more calories before your morning workout if I were you. For each meal I would try to have at least a bit of each of the food groups. Fruits and Veggies, Meat and alternatives, Dairy and Grains.

Example for a breakfast would be:

1 slice of toast with about 2-3 tablespoons of cream cheese
1 whole fruit (banana, apple etc) or 1 cup of fruit (grapes,strawberries etc)
A handful of nuts

This is usually what I end up eating most mornings, along with a glass of water. I find that by doing this I usually manage to spread my calories throughout the day, usually staying fairly close to the calories I need.

MalinLondon

If you do cardio in the morning (power walk) this can be done on empty stomach but if you are planning on doing weights I would eat 3 egg whites or a protein shake before training. This will prevent your muscles from breaking down, after training I would eat good carbs and protein like porridge, cottage cheese topped with berries. I would not eat fruit before morning work out as this would only give your body a quick sugar kick but nothing for your muscles, save the fruit for after work out together with a protein source.

LolBroScience

There is no "right" way per say. The "right" way is whatever allows you to meet your goals and be happy in the process.

Meal timing is not relevant, nor is the time of day that you work out. Your muscle will not disappear if you train in a fasted state, many people do it (myself included), and then consume all of their calories in a post workout window. Don't fall for all the hype you read in fitness magazines and trashy blogs of people who don't even lift.