Breakfast.. how many calories do you eat?

NYAnnie33

Hi everyone!

Just trying to look at my diary and see where I can improve. Starting to look at how many calories I've been eating for breakfast. Usually it's anywhere from 200- 350. I'm starting to think it should be more. Right now I'm 5'0, weight 165lbs. Trying to lose about a lb per week.

How many calories do you guys have for breakfast? I know everyone should do it differently based on weight, just curious to hear thoughts.

Thanks

Pinkigloopyxie

I usually like being full for breakfast but that can range from 300-500 cals. Usually I like having 2 500 cal meals and the last 500 is for snacks.

wolfpack77

That depends... if you think of breakfast as the meal you eat when you wake up, then I eat 0 calories for breakfast.

If you think of breakfast as the first meal of the day, then eat that about 1pm and its usually about 750 calories, depending on whether its a workout day or not.

kingofcrunk

I prefer eating nearer the end of the day. I hate being hungry in the evenings/night so i'll generally have a smaller breakfast, a medium lunch and a medium dinner. And sometimes a snack somewhere if I'm too hungry to go on.

tbrady1991

Personally, I tend to graze at night time, and never healthy foods. So i eat about 500-600 calories for breakfast, then a light lunch, and dinner, and healthy snacks inbetween. I've found that doing this keeps me on track. Knowing that I don't have any calories left, curbs my nighttime candy treats.

jcpmoore

I usually do about 140-250. But then I also have a morning snack at about 10:30 and that's another 140-150. So my morning usually totals about 400.

WendyTerry420

It depends on your goals. If I don't eat any snacks, then I shoot for 20-30% of my daily calories for breakfast during the week, but on the weekends, I like to make a big breakfast and eat a light lunch. I don't think there are any one-size-fits-all rules.

HellsBells61

I'm lucky in that we have a great restaurant at work which opens early and servied a variety of breakfasts, so I get into the office nice & early and can take my pick. I usually target around 200-350 calories and have my main meal at lunchtimes (from the same restaurant!) of between 500-750 calories. The rest is used up in snacks, hot drinks and a light snack in the evenings. I never feel hungry as soon as a get up but by the time I get to work I'm ready to eat.

flakeandcake

I don't set a 'target' cals amount because I usually graze throughout the morning. Some days I'll have oatmeal and extras for about 250 cals, at the moment i'll have a 100 calorie cereal bar, then eat a 100 cal bag of yoghurt covered fruit a few hours later. I might have greek yoghurt with fruit and compote (150 calories) if I'm still hungry.

sarahharmintx

Breakfast: 150-250 (aim for 200)
Lunch: 350-400
Dinner and Snacks: remainder (aim for 1320 per day)

deviantcupcake

Looking through my diary, it can be anywhere from 150 (porridge) to 250/350 (English muffin with poached egg & ham/bacon).
I tend to have a couple of higher days and the rest on the lower end of the scale every week. I'm not a big fan of eating in the morning, though, so something like a small bowl of porridge or chia pudding is often all I can manage.

Jemellc

I had an apple at 6am before going to the gym. After the gym I had a EAS French Vanilla Shake. I like to keep it under 300-350 calories. I feel great!

heytherestephy

280-320 calories (i have instant oatmeal for breakfast or yogurt)

Arrabindi

I usually eat around 400-500 cals for breakfast which keeps me full until lunch despite a 30 minute bike ride just after breakfast. I net between 1300 and 1500 a day, but I exercise a lot, so most days I eat almost 2000.

RENAEJAE

I try to keep it under 300 cals. If I include protein that generally keeps me going until late morning. If you're eating up to 500 try to split that into 2 and eat 250 early morning and 100-200 mid-morning. Keeping your metabolism going is key.

TheGuyMatt

I *try* to abide by the "eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper" rule. About 450 calories for breakfast, followed at 1045 by greek yogurt, lunch around 1, snack around 4, then dinner around 7.

live_your_dreams

I normally eat about 400-500. I think of breakfast as the meal that starts off my day. Your body has more fuel in the morning and will burn more calories. As the day goes by, your body will not burn as many calories. Because of that I will have a lighter lunch and an even lighter supper. I also do my cardio exercises in the morning because of the calorie burning aspect.

Hope this helps

Paryse

Im_NotPerfect

I love breakfast and usually wake up hungry! On running days, usually between 400 - 500 but on non running, 300 - 400.

Sidesteal

The way you distribute your calories into meals may be very important for how it makes you feel, and how it makes you behave, and how it makes you stick to your diet.

But physiologically, it's not very important as it pertains to fat loss, provided we are just looking at different distributions of the same food.

That being said, I would base your decision entirely on personal preference. You could even skip breakfast and eat a huge dinner if you wanted to. Or, you could eat a massive breakfast and eat less later in the day. Or you could do something in between.


The point of this post? What other people do for breakfast will not likely have much of any relevance as to what you should do for breakfast (there's nothing wrong with asking of course). Experiment, see what gives you the greatest satisfaction and what makes it easiest for you to maintain long term.

EllaNovella

I have about 500

Zichu

700 to 800 usually.

littlenoms

I usually eat 250-350 in for breakfast (8am), then usually have a snack 80-120ish (at 1030ish). Like others have said, the more protein I eat at breakfast, the longer I go until I feel hungry.

CyberEd312

Agree with Sidesteal it really comes down to individual basis and what works for you in particular. That being said I eat 3200-3400 calories a day and I am a Type 2 Diabetic so my meal frequency is 3 Main meals and 3 snacks daily so Breakfast is always 1000-1200 calories..... I workout in the mornings and for me I am at my best after Breakfast...... Best of Luck...

jennaworksout

anywheres from 200 - 400...usually yogurt & flax, but weekends i can have pancakes or cereal, that is 400-500, but I usually dont have lunch on weekends.

AllonsYtotheTardis

my breakfast is usually around 300. That's a big breakfast to me, because I never used to eat breakfast at all.

NikkiSixGuns

Usually about 100 cal (Fiber One & Milk) for my first meal of the day about an hour after I get up. Then an apple, a cup of coffee, a piece of toast, and scrambled egg substitute distributed over the rest of the morning before lunch. So most mornings my pre-lunch calories total around 300. I like to snack all day long so I don't eat much at a time.

odessey

generally 250 - 300 cals, bowl of cereal with semi skimmed milk, cup of tea with semi skimmed milk and 1 sugar.

Stary714

My breakfast is right before I go to school and I find that if its too big (over 150 calories) I get really hungry in 2nd period and stay that way and watch the clock until lunch time.

I usually have a breakfast bar. Either nutrigrain or a quaker oats.

Hope I helped

HypersonicFitNess

Since I am sticking to a 1200-1400 calories per day; this is how a I try to allocate it (If I know I'm going out to dinner or out for lunch; I eat the minimum for the other meals so that I can stay within my caloric budget).


Min Max
Breakfast 350 375
Snack - AM 75 120
Lunch 350 375
Snack - PM 75 120
Dinner 350 400

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Total 1200 1390

77tes

I usually eat 250-350 in for breakfast (8am), then usually have a snack 80-120ish (at 1030ish). Like others have said, the more protein I eat at breakfast, the longer I go until I feel hungry.

^^this^^ except my breakfast is about 6:30 am, and if I don't get at least 26 grams of protein, By 10:30 I'm ravenous!

jeankh

On a normal day, no more then 300.