Three square meals or being able to graze all day?
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The more times I can eat, the better... I like food lol. Major grazer here0
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I feel best when I eat 100-200 calories at least every 2 hrs, trying to start off each day with high protein, low carbs.0
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I prefer 5-6 smaller meals, at least during the week. Works better for me. I tend to eat larger, less frequent meals on the weekend.0
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3 meals, dessert, snack if I have the time and calories. A lot of it is dependent on my work/school schedule as well...there have been days where I have to eat lunch at 10:15 in the morning, work from 11-5, eat something (Quest bar or jerky) at 5 on my drive between work and school, then dinner when I get home at 8:30.0
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Thanks for all the responses - it just goes to show that there is no one "right" way! Good luck to everyone0
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It depends. There are some days when I have 3 big meals, and some days where I snack throughout the day. When I'm at work I tend to snack...I'm a teacher so will eat something at break (10:30) like a quest bar, then something at lunch (13:20) like some rice cakes and an apple, then I'll have dinner later, and possibly have a small evening snack. I usually have quite a big breakfast, but I have to eat breakfast quite early.0
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It's kind of difficult to remove the deeply ingrained idea of three full balanced meals a day, but I think 2- 3 large meals a day work better for me than 4+ small meals/snacks.0
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Dinner is my family meal and it is 90% of the time my largest meal of day..
I plan the rest of my calories for a moderate breakfast (or mid morning meal after exercise) with the same number of calories for lunch. If I get hungry I readjust to fit in a snack.. I like to spread out all my calories within 3 meals and a snack basically..0 -
I'm a grazer! I have quite a hectic work and social life, so planning meals is just a waste of time as I never get to eat when I want, and most of the time I'm 'eating on the go'. So long as I eat when I'm hungry, choose healthy options and make sure I'm logging everything, it seems to work fine.
I don't tend to do breakfast, usually first eat around late morning/brunch time. Then 'lunch' can be anywhere between midday and 4pm, usually spread out over those hours. Although I usually eat dinner with my boyfriend so that is my one 'consistent' meal, and that is usually eaten between 6pm and 9pm, although I try not to eat too late as I hate going to bed feeling too full.0 -
I'm somewhere in between, but it also depends on the day. If it's a thursday I'm at university all day and I'll have a snack about 11, lunch at 1, then sometimes another snack at 6, then dinner at 8 when I finally get home. Any other day I don't eat until about 1, then have a snack at 4, then have dinner at 6, then another snack about 9. Though some days I won't eat until 4 then I'll consume most of my calories in dinner and snacks.0
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2 meals, rarely a snack. Simple and effective for me0
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Usually 2 big meals for me.0
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i eat when im hungry.
sometimes thats 4 small meals
sometimes 2 big meals
sometimes 6 small meals
sometimes 3 normal meals
i listen to my body....0 -
the 2 meals a day people right on, nice to know its not just me. My meals are breakfast/ whenever i get round to eating and my evening meal which has most of the calories. Lunch is the one thats gone out of the window for me.0
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I would like to do both.
(Can't imagine why I got fat?)
But my days vary from:
3 even sized meals plus snacks
2 large meals plus snacks
2 small meals no snacks0 -
the 2 meals a day people right on, nice to know its not just me. My meals are breakfast/ whenever i get round to eating and my evening meal which has most of the calories. Lunch is the one thats gone out of the window for me.
This is so much me usually... A breakfast/lunch type thing and a big dinner... sometimes wine and dessert.0 -
I like to eat, I love food, almost every food, but I've also learnt to like to stop eating and feel that I have eaten, that I am satisfied, and knowing that I have got what I needed. So, meals works best for me. I don't like the stuffed feeling I grew up with being the norm, so I portion out what I'll be eating and eat that; if I don't feel satisfied, I wait for the feeling to come, and it always does. I aim for 5 meals a day, but sometimes I end up with 3, 4 or 6. Appetite varies, maybe depending on what I eat, haven't been able to recognize a pattern yet. Dinner is usually the largest meal, but not always. Sometimes I'll have dessert, but not always. Sometimes I'll have something inbetween, planned or unplanned, but not every day.0
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I try to wait until I am starving to eat in the morning. So my Breakfast has gone out the window. I prefer 2 bigger meals because it works better for me and makes me feel full. For example, Today I work till 12 then will go to town, do my own oil change, and then probably eat around 2-3. Then I eat again around 7 and feel full until I go to bed. I drink water all morning to calm it down and my body is getting used to it.0
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I like less frequent, large meals. More frequent small meals leaves me hungry. Currently on maintenance so four equal sized meals works out nicely for me. If I was cutting, it'd be three good sized meals and something more akin to a snack at the end of the day. When I'm on bulking calories, I'd probably fit a snack between the four large meals rather than increase the size of what I already eat.0
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I usually eat 3 meals and an afternoon snack because I never know when my husband will be home for dinner and I try to wait for him. Breakfast and lunch are small-ish... Between 150-250 and dinner is usually anywhere from 500-700. I'm eating 1320 right now so a snack will usually be all I have left in the afternoon or evening.0
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