Your biggest meal of the day ?

gatorflyer

I think this is personal choice/preference as well as what works for you. I tend to have my biggest meal at the end of the day, the caveat being, not eating after 6:30. If there are situations where I know I'm going to have a bigger lunch, then my dinner will be smaller and vice versa. I hear people say that breakfast should be the biggest meal but I also think that has to be dependent on what you do in the day. I think having a desk job, if breakfast were my biggest meal, it would be the kiss of death. So, you may want to experiment and see if one way works better for you than another.

jrusso28

This is a bit of reading, but lots of good info here....

Nutrient Timing
http://user210805.websitewizard.com/files/unprotected/AARR-Jan-2008.pdf

Alan Aragon is a contributor to Men's Health Magazine among other things.

http://www.alanaragon.com/Home.html
The key here is "unbiased critical analysis of the latest research on nutrition, training & supplementation".

Timing is NOT as important as most people think!

Thanks!
I will read through it.

Ral263

It does NOT matter what time of the day you eat your calories: if you are eating 500/500/500 at breakfast lunch and dinner or 300, 400, 800 instead-- calories or calories. If you are hungrier at dinner, eat more at dinner.

I tend to eat a huge breakfast since my morning workout is 1.5 hours; my afternoon is only 1hr or so, so my dinners are usually smaller. It's personal preference; as long as your calories are consistent, your body has no idea what time it is.

jamie1888

Just FYI -
Alan is also one of the moderators on the Body Building.com forums

schlubba

That type of question is just like eggs really, you don't know what to think because of the varied articles out there. Is it good or bad to eat at night, are eggs good or bad? Soy was apparently so good for you and now it's close to being considered a danger food by some. There has been newer research that suggests eating more of your food at night because of the way the human body is designed. Just something to look into I guess, here is an article http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Opinion/Comments/weight-loss_0122110446.html and for more research look into the warrior diet. I'm not on it or don't follow any type of diet other than staying under my calorie goal for the day. I just read a lot since my wife keeps sending me articles to read in the hopes I lose my fat *kitten*

jamie1888

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shirtswiththumbholes

Dinner by American default. But I try to make Lunch the biggest so I have the rest of the day to digest and save a smaller meal for dinner. It depends on the day.

amfmmama

I know what it should be, but my biggest meal is dinner. With my schedule I don't really have options. It has worked for me in the past.

BR1986FB

Tossup between breakfast & lunch...

anubis609

Mine are generally spread pretty evenly throughout the day.

Same here, and I exercise at night so even if I decided to have a larger meal for dinner, I wouldn't see a problem with it.

I work out at night as well. So I'll even eat more than just the standard 6x a day.