What % of your calorie allowance do you typically eat in you

gazerofthestars

...."eat in your meals"

This is more of a poll/survey. I know the time of meal is irrelevant when your aim is weight loss but I am only curious : What % of their calories are my fellow MFP-ers eating in their Breakfasts/Lunches/Dinners ? (Or however many meals you take)

Here's a typical day breakdown for me:

Breakfast: 15% of my day's calories. Heavy breakfasts make me feel bloated! I go for a nice balance for protein and carbs (usually one boiled egg with a fruit or nuts).

Lunch: 30% I need fuel for my evening workouts )

Dinner: 35% This includes post-workout refuel and just enough food to sustain myself till the morning.

Snacks/Drinks: 20% or less. Depending on how hungry I am.

jwpe

I work out early so my mornings take a lot!! (although have been sick last 10 days and not logged properly!)

10% pre workout (6 am ish usually a workout/protein bar)
25% breakfast (always my most hungry time and includes my coffee with cream and sugar....really trying to get the amount down!!)
10% mid morning snack
20% lunch
25% dinner
5% maybe - after dinner snack (which doesn't happen very often)

Unless I have the occasional glass of wine with dinner most of my other drinks are 0 cal (water, tea, club soda)

SavCal71

Breakfast: 15%
Snack: 5-6%
Lunch: 30-40%
Snack: 7-10%
Dinner: 30-45%
Dessert/Drinks: 5-20%

montana_girl

On average, my meals are generally about the same amount of calories.... just sort of works at that way!

15% breakfast
20% lunch
20% afternoon snacks
20% dinner
25% evening snacks

Yes, I snack at night... that's my worst time of day for eating. I finally figured out I just need to plan for it instead of beating myself up for eating in the evening. Seems to work for me... I'm not struggling nearly as much to maintain my weight now.

gazerofthestars

Interesting!
Bump?

secretlobster

I'll estimate... 10% breakfast, 60% lunch, 10% snacks intermittently, 20% dinner

UponThisRock

Roughly:
1/3 lunch
1/6 dinner
1/3 night stack
1/6 pre/post workout

bcattoes

I never really thought of it before but mine are generally in this range:

Breakfast -- .5 %
Lunch -- 10 - 20 %
Dinner -- 50 - 60 %

Snacks -- 15 - 35 %

GauchoMark

15% breakfast
15% lunch
5% snack
35-40% Dinner (pre-workout)
25-30% snack (post-workout)

I'm proof that it doesn't matter what time of the day you eat your calories! I've lost about 95 lbs so far using this general routine. I tend to be a night owl, so I just tend to get hungry at night and don't like to work out in the am.

runnercheryl

Mine is typically:

20% Breakfast
20% Lunch
35% Evening Meal
25% Snacks

Usually, I get as many as my snacks in before lunch as possible, so I've eaten 65% of my daily calories before 1pm.

mes1119

Personally, all of my meals and snacks are typically around 300 calories. Dinner is the only exception and I tend to get closer to 400-500.

I never really eat big meals and prefer to spread out my calories over the day.

heybales

Breakfast, Lunch, Snack - 16% each (about 400)
Dinner - 25-33% (about 600-800)
Snack - 16-25% (about 400-600)

Total slightly above 2400.

I eat back exercise calories spread throughout week - so same goal every day.

gazerofthestars

bump.