How and when do you eat your calories?

HikeCyclist

Hey all. I have decided to take a different approach to eating my calories today by eating a higher calorie breakfast, a medium calorie lunch, an even lower calorie dinner... Only because I feel that I skimp on my calories sometimes during the day and because of that, get extra hungry at night. This does not work with me, it works against me.

Out of curiosity, does anyone else do this? If not, when do you eat the bulk of your calories? Or do you spread them out evenly across the day? Or just eat as much as you feel that you need to, whenever you need to? And most importantly, why do you do this? Thank you!

janejellyroll

I have found that I am happiest and most energetic with a light breakfast and lunch and eating the majority of my calories at night.

jakedavies180

To be honest, I just eat then see what it comes up with XD I've been on diets before and this way worked.

auddii

janejellyroll wrote: »

I have found that I am happiest and most energetic with a light breakfast and lunch and eating the majority of my calories at night.

This is the same for me.

karyabc

Oatmeal and pb in the morning, most of my calories I eat them at lunch, by 4 a snack; usually a granola and then by the time dinner comes I'm not that hungry and could eat a light dinner.

The more calorie I eat while the day keep passing the less I eat later on, and that works for me

randomtai

I eat more at night. Save calories for much needed alcohol.

franfran1821

janejellyroll wrote: »

I have found that I am happiest and most energetic with a light breakfast and lunch and eating the majority of my calories at night.

This for me

MonkeyMel21

I eat a light breakfast and lunch and eat like half my calories at dinner. If I lived alone, I'd probably be happier doing what you're doing and just have a bowl of cereal for dinner every night, lol. But that is not the case and I want to enjoy my dinner with my family.

WBB55

Depends on the day. If it's a weekday, then I know I'd better have eaten 600-900 calories by the time I leave work. If I don't? Then I will make poor decisions about dinner and be hungry all night no matter what I eat. But even if I eat 900 at work, that leaves me with something like 700 for dinner or dinner+snack (if needed). Totally do-able if I'm not ravenous from not eating all day.

cityruss

The majority of my calories are eaten in the evening or night.

Francl27

When I'm hungry, but typically I've eaten 2/3 of my calories by 1pm.

SergeantSausage

How? Mostly with a fork. Sometimes a spoon. Rarely bare hands.

When? When I'm hungry.

bbontheb

I eat oatmeal with psyllium husk (added fiber) with fruit in the Am for about 230-250 calories. My lunch and dinner are both fairly big meals (450-520 cals) but Ive been snacking and hungry in the evenings as well and don't have enough calories left for later. I tried to try to eat bigger in the am but it didn't work-I move more later on, get hungrier. I do think that I have to cut a bit of calories off my lunch to make for a mini-meal in the evening after dinner because I'm noshing on everything lately.

KANGOOJUMPS

yep, I am in for the booze.

lemurcat12

I spread mine out pretty evenly, over 3 meals. They are weighed a bit higher toward the evening, though.

I've gradually increased the size of my breakfast since I started (up to about 450 calories) and have just started experimenting this week with eating a bit less for breakfast (but still around 250-300 calories), mostly because my breakfast and lunch are much closer together than lunch and dinner (I eat dinner around 9) and I've been trying adding in a planned snack around 5 pm without cutting my dinner calories too low.

kommodevaran

If you eat a small breakfast, you'll normally get more hungry later in the day; if you eat the majority of your calories late, you'll be less hungry in the morning. But this pattern isn't always totally logical. Some people do some kind of intermittent fasting with good results. Eat in a way that suits you and your lifestyle.

I prefer dinner to be the largest meal of the day. That's because it's what I'm used to, and what I eat for dinner are things I like to eat in large quantities.

ohmscheeks

I tried that before (eating heavy to light). It made me sad, lol. I "save" most of my calories for dinner now. The other two meals are typically at work. While dinner is when I am freeeee

HikeCyclist

SergeantSausage wrote: »

How? Mostly with a fork. Sometimes a spoon. Rarely bare hands.

When? When I'm hungry.

Hardy har har lol

Altagracia220

janejellyroll wrote: »

I have found that I am happiest and most energetic with a light breakfast and lunch and eating the majority of my calories at night.

Same here.

rybo

I eat a small lunch and a big dinner. With the occasional after dinner snack. That's it. Nice & simple

Lounmoun

I tend to eat a smaller breakfast (about 200 calories), a medium lunch (around 500 calories), a medium to large dinner (500-700 calories) and 1-2 snacks in the afternoon/night (about 200 calories). I don't always eat those particular amounts but it often works out that way.