Spacing out calories through the day?

Fithealthyforlife
Fithealthyforlife Posts: 866 Member
in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
I'm making a real effort to space out my calories better. Before yesterday, I was eating my last 2000 or so within the last 4-5 hours before bed...and it was making me stay up late, feel full, etc. Now I'm trying to get in half of my food in the first half of the day. But since I'm upping my calories again the past few weeks, it makes it even harder. The physical eating part isn't a problem...I've never been one to shy away from food and can eat even when I'm full. It's the mental aspect that's hardest...

For those of you guys who are also eating a lot and doing a controlled surplus, how do you space it all out without obsessing over food, running to MFP to log a few times a day, etc.?

Thanks.

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  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    I bulk cook- I pre-weigh all my food into indvidual containers- so I know what exactly I'm grabbing.

    I pack my lunch- then log it all when I get to work.

    Easy peasy lemon squeezy- also I use the ap on my phone.
  • Fithealthyforlife
    Fithealthyforlife Posts: 866 Member
    I bulk cook- I pre-weigh all my food into indvidual containers- so I know what exactly I'm grabbing.

    I pack my lunch- then log it all when I get to work.

    Easy peasy lemon squeezy- also I use the ap on my phone.

    Thanks. How far in advance do you do that?
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    I cook on Sunday's usually 2 types of food. That gets me through till thursday- then BF is here and we eat out and I have left overs.
  • steve0820
    steve0820 Posts: 510 Member
    I'm making a real effort to space out my calories better. Before yesterday, I was eating my last 2000 or so within the last 4-5 hours before bed...and it was making me stay up late, feel full, etc. Now I'm trying to get in half of my food in the first half of the day. But since I'm upping my calories again the past few weeks, it makes it even harder. The physical eating part isn't a problem...I've never been one to shy away from food and can eat even when I'm full. It's the mental aspect that's hardest...

    For those of you guys who are also eating a lot and doing a controlled surplus, how do you space it all out without obsessing over food, running to MFP to log a few times a day, etc.?

    Thanks.

    Is there a reason you're not eating earlier in the day? You mention not having an issue with hunger.

    For me, I just always batch cook a few times a week as well. At least enough for the next 2 days. Just like anything else, it's good to keep a good routine as well, trying to eat around the same times, With Wife and 3 kids under 7, I try and make food as convenient as possible as well hahahah

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