How many calories do you use each "meal"

MelisMusing

My target is 1650 but I usually stay within 1400-and 1650 per day.

Per meal...it kind of varies. I tend to keep my mini-meals at 200ish, with lots of protein. Dinner is often a lot higher.

sjohnny

I usually eat about 700 for lunch, around 1000 for dinner, and another 1000 before bed.

Dude, you are going to get FAT if you keep binge eating like this at each meal. I divide my calories up into 100 cal portions, and eat one of them per hour. It gets a little tough around 3am, but I do what I gotta do to lose the weight.

Make sure you don't hit snooze when the eating alarm goes off. That 9 minutes could shut down your whole metabolism and you could mortally die.

MelisMusing

Thanks all! I am only 5"2 so I think 1200 is right for me. Still in my first week on MFP (I am a WW dropout) so if needed I will adjust up.

I'm just barely 5'3 but I won't go below 1400. I tried 1200 and I wasn't losing. Once I upped it, I started showing consistent losses. Don't be afraid to re-evaluate and reset.

Gramps251

You can check my diary. I shoot for 1300 calories.

DavPul

I usually eat about 700 for lunch, around 1000 for dinner, and another 1000 before bed.

Dude, you are going to get FAT if you keep binge eating like this at each meal. I divide my calories up into 100 cal portions, and eat one of them per hour. It gets a little tough around 3am, but I do what I gotta do to lose the weight.

Make sure you don't hit snooze when the eating alarm goes off. That 9 minutes could shut down your whole metabolism and you could mortally die.

This one time, when Daylight Savings Time hit, my alarm skipped an hour and I went into keto

bcattoes

It varies, but generally:

breakfast: 103
morning snack: 0-70
lunch: 250 - 450
afternoon snack: 200 - 350
dinner: 800 - 1200
dessert: 0-200

This usually is about 1300-1700 net

darisey

I am on 1,250 calories per day.

I usually have three 350 calorie meals and two 100 calorie snacks,
or I will do 450 calorie breakfast, 350 calorie lunch, 450 calorie dinner. Sometimes I divide the calories of each meal up differently depending on how I feel. I usually preplan my breakfast, lunch and snack and then reassess my needs before dinner. I always enter my foods in mfp before eating them because I can always adjust them before I eat them. If I eat them before entering them, I can't take them out.

sjohnny

I usually eat about 700 for lunch, around 1000 for dinner, and another 1000 before bed.

Dude, you are going to get FAT if you keep binge eating like this at each meal. I divide my calories up into 100 cal portions, and eat one of them per hour. It gets a little tough around 3am, but I do what I gotta do to lose the weight.

Make sure you don't hit snooze when the eating alarm goes off. That 9 minutes could shut down your whole metabolism and you could mortally die.

This one time, when Daylight Savings Time hit, my alarm skipped an hour and I went into keto

You're lucky to be alive.

LoraF83

400-500 for breakfast
300-500 for lunch
400-500 for dinner
500-700 for snacks throughout the day

lilmisfit

I try to stay around 1200 on days I don't work out, and 1350-1500 on days that I do. Here's an average day for me:

Breakfast: 250-400
Morning snack: 100
Lunch: 200-400
Afternoon snack or dessert: 100-200
Dinner: 200-400

DeMarraDontStop

200-300 calories per meal...

DebbieLyn63

I generally have 250-300 breakfast, 300 lunch, 250-300 dinner, and the rest split into 2-3 snacks between meals

MelodieRSA

Thanks all! I am only 5"2 so I think 1200 is right for me. Still in my first week on MFP (I am a WW dropout) so if needed I will adjust up.

I'm just barely 5'3 but I won't go below 1400. I tried 1200 and I wasn't losing. Once I upped it, I started showing consistent losses. Don't be afraid to re-evaluate and reset.

Thanks will do

tschaff04

300-400 for lunch
400-500 for dinner
rest in random snacking throughout the day.

I nurse, so I get hungry often and need those snacks to keep me going.

mgobluetx12

I net about 1200-1400 cals, so I have a protein shake with milk every morning for breakfast (230 cals). For lunch I usually have chicken salad that I made at home with greek yogurt (200 cals). At dinner, I usually eat between 400-500 cals and then I fill in the rest with snacks. My diary is public if you want to check it out in more detail.

pinkpyjamas

I've ended up at about 1380 so far today (including eating two extra biscuits because I'm about to go out and hadn't eaten nearly enough, so would have been at 1290 before that).

Breakfast: ~250 (weetabix and tea)
Lunch: ~470 (sandwich, apple, biscuits)
Dinner: ~550 (spaghetti and tomato sauce with lentils)

Not many snacks because I work in a lab.

eileenchristine

I try to maintain 1350 to 1450 depending upon how much I exercise. Its not coming off fast 1 to 2 lbs a week, but its consistently coming off.

It would help to post your diary and people could suggest replacements for high calorie foods. I tend to eat 200 to 350 for breakfast, same at lunch and save rest for night. I eat at night alot more. I can't fall asleep if I am hungry, so I have a stash of balance bars in my room. Usually only have 1 a week, but they are there when I need em. And I am not obsessed with my calories, as long as I am under 2000 I will lose weight, just try to keep it under 1450. Some days its alot lower like 1100.

I have made a commitment to logging honestly daily and it works. I don't beat myself up over pigging out on pasta or whatever. Ok, I did it, got out of my system and back to the old grind.

I replace bread with high fiber tortillas alot. That saves calories big time and I have my snack foods. Jar of beets (80 cal), raw veggies, etc.

I am not compulsive or beat myself up over extra calories, if I go over a bit. I congratulate myself that I am doing 100% better than I was.

Now when I get closer to my goals, I do realize I am going to have to up the exercise and be more diligent about intake, but will cross that bridge when it happens.

You are worth it! You will feel so much better and stronger. Its a journey.

Christine

HypersonicFitNess

I try to shoot for around these numbers

Min Max
Breakfast 275 350
Snack - AM 75 120
Lunch 350 375
Snack - PM 75 120
Dinner 350 375
Total 1125 1340

ellgee119

I didnt read all the comments so someone may have suggested this but calculate your BMR and aim for eating slightly over that number.

I try around 1400 and I generally have 600 for dinner, 200-300 for breakfast, and 500-600 for lunch and snacks.
I should probably eat more for breakfast though so Im not snacking so much! Im always hungry before lunch.

skrullerull

About like this....

Breakfast: 330 kcal
Snack: 100 kcal
Lunch: 330 kcal
Snack: 100 kcal
Large Snacks: 220 kcal
Snack: 100 kcal
Dinner: 600 kcal
Supper: 220 kcal