Calories per meal question

Linybean

I'm wondering if it makes a big difference if you consume a lot of calories in one meal as long as you stay within your daily limit. I ate breakfast and lunch, then exercised and was -16 calories for the day. So, I ate roughly 900 calories for dinner (majority of that came from peanut butter). Is that going to set me back? Is there something I could have done better? Thanks for your input!

joejccva71

I'm wondering if it makes a big difference if you consume a lot of calories in one meal as long as you stay within your daily limit. I ate breakfast and lunch, then exercised and was -16 calories for the day. So, I ate roughly 900 calories for dinner (majority of that came from peanut butter). Is that going to set me back? Is there something I could have done better? Thanks for your input!

It doesn't matter. You can eat one meal a day if you'd like as long as you are eating your calorie intake pertaining to your goals, and you are getting your minimum protein and fat macro requirements per day.

The Primary Laws of Nutrient Timing

•The First Law of Nutrient Timing is: hitting your daily macronutrient targets is FAR more important than nutrient timing.
•The Second Law of Nutrient Timing is: hitting your daily macronutrient targets is FAR more important than nutrient timing.

b0t23

for me I feel better when I have eaten 3 meals about the same size (400-500 calories each) or less if I snack.

if I exercise I feel like I end up needing to snack big after lunch and then eat a big dinner.

i think splitting it up is better but if you have days where you end up with 2 big meals instead, then it is most likely not a big deal.

after getting my metabolic rate up and exercising a lot more I find myself getting hungry/tired if I do not eat every few hours though.

brucedelaney

I'm wondering if it makes a big difference if you consume a lot of calories in one meal as long as you stay within your daily limit. I ate breakfast and lunch, then exercised and was -16 calories for the day. So, I ate roughly 900 calories for dinner (majority of that came from peanut butter). Is that going to set me back? Is there something I could have done better? Thanks for your input!

It doesn't matter. You can eat one meal a day if you'd like as long as you are eating your calorie intake pertaining to your goals, and you are getting your minimum protein and fat macro requirements per day.

The Primary Laws of Nutrient Timing

•The First Law of Nutrient Timing is: hitting your daily macronutrient targets is FAR more important than nutrient timing.
•The Second Law of Nutrient Timing is: hitting your daily macronutrient targets is FAR more important than nutrient timing.

^^ This

I used to worry about how eating breakfast and between meal snacks every single day and honestly it got on my nerves. Through some research and seeing the results others were having I pretty much skip breakfast and any morning snacks I do eat lunch at noon at least 4 days every week now I have an afternoon snack if I"m hungry and I usually eat a huge dinner and occasionally have another few snacks right up to bed time. What some people on here would say is poor meal timing hasn't hindered my weight loss in the least and I continue to shed the weight just as fast as the first few weeks here.