How do you distribute the intake of calories of your meals?

Ahmed20OD

Please share how u spread out the calories you take throughout the day...

I'm not used to monitoring my calories intake, but since I started I always get confuse how I should be spreading out the calories throughout the day...I most of the times find myself bellow the amount of calories I want too.
For me it's about keeping my current weight or gaining little more and be in shape. I find myself many days taking less than 2000 calories.. I think I need to also consider taking drink shakes

What is your daily calories intake goal?
How many calories do you take for your breakfast? lunch? Dinner? Snacks?
and are you in a gain weight or losing weight diet?

please share yours!! thanks in advance ))

fxst78

Depending on the exercise I do in a day my daily calories are something like:

Breakfast - 250
Snack - 100-150
Lunch - 400
Snack - 100-150
Dinner - 500
Snack - 100

That gives a total around the 1450-1550 mark.

It would be even better if I could have breakfast higher and dinner lower but I find that a bit difficult.

I am currently trying to lose weight.

For you something like this would probably be best

Breakfast - 400
Snack - 250
Lunch - 400
Snack - 250
Dinner - 600
Snack - 100


That is spot on 2000, and if you want it higher just add to breakfast and lunch a bit.

Make sure the calories are coming from lean protein sources (eggs for breakfast etc) low processed sugars and good fats Omega 3 and 6, avocado, nuts, fish etc) and HEAPS of vegetables.

Vegebel

B 400
sn 100
L 400
sn 100
D 400
sn 100

This is the goal anyway. I got it from Self magazine which has meal plans and cooking tips for this calorie disbursement. I bet you could find something similar with men's health magazines

DrBorkBork

My daily calories usually range from 1200 to 1700. I try to eat 3 meals and 2-3 snacks. I know that dinner tends to be my biggest, baddest meal of the day, so I usually log that in first, and plan everything else around it. If you divide your intake to 3 small meals, and 2-3 snacks, you should be able to evenly distribute you calories among them.

nicolina823

I would not drink weight gaining shakes. I know lots of guys that used to drink them and lift weights to stay bigger. Now that they dont work out as much and dont drink the shakes they fatten up and have a very hard time getting the weight off.

fxst78

I would not drink weight gaining shakes. I know lots of guys that used to drink them and lift weights to stay bigger. Now that they dont work out as much and dont drink the shakes they fatten up and have a very hard time getting the weight off.

Low fat low carb WPI shakes are fine to use for extra protein when doing strength training. The fattening up once the training stops is all due to calories in v calories out and is not the fault of the WPI!