When do you eat most of your calories?
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I try to eat 50% before dinner time. The other 50% for dinner and night time snacks.
I don't try to do this, but it is usually true for me as well. I have a desk job and don't get too hungry during the day just sitting around. And I like to have a real "meal" in the evenings complete with a full plate of food and wine. And since I workout right after work and I'm usually starving after that, it works perfectly for me.0 -
When: breakfast, lunch and dinner are usualy close to the same, 400 - 500 each. morning and afternoon snacks vary but try and stay under 200. easy to do with fruit/veggies. if i need help with calories on high cardio days I opt for some high calorie snacks like apple w/ PB or a half bagel w/PB. I try not to make up a big calorie deficit late in the day just b/c i would be miserable and affect my sleep.
Add some avacado to your salads and / or olive oil (good fats and high cals). Peanut butter and bagel or protein drink right after your workout would help too.0 -
Smallest meal is breakfast 200cal
lunch about 400 cal
snack 80-150 cal
dinner 600 cal
snack 80-150 cal
This seems to work best for me.0 -
Meal frequency and timing have no impact on metabolic rate or weight loss.
Your metabolism won't slow down just because you don't eat a meal. It averages out through the day.
And you don't have to "rev up" your metabolism in the morning.0 -
i eat most of them while i'm awake
Good to know! lol0 -
I eat my biggest meal at lunch so that when I workout in the evening I'm not too bloaty, but I have energy. It's fine to eat any time of day though, so long as you're meeting your calorie limit.
A word of caution though, eating soon before bed can give you tummy trouble. Bleh.0 -
If you're at all prone to acid reflux/sour stomach, try not to eat any big meals at least 2-3 hours before you plan on going to bed for the evening. That being said, I don't really think it matters when specifically in the day you eat your calories. For me, since I work in the morning and am up very early, I'm starving by 10:30-11 a.m., so most of my daily calories are eaten in the window of 11-5, since I go to bed early as well. But everyone's different, and so long as you don't feel shaky or get headaches, eat whenever you feel like doing so.0
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I don't like to be hungry in the evenings. So, I try to save as many as I can so I can pig out for dinner and feel full. Nothing like going to bed hungry, I can't stand that!!
For me, breakfast is about 180 cals, lunch around 400-500ish and the rest is one snack and dinner.0 -
I don't like to be hungry in the evenings. So, I try to save as many as I can so I can pig out for dinner and feel full. Nothing like going to bed hungry, I can't stand that!!
For me, breakfast is about 180 cals, lunch around 400-500ish and the rest is one snack and dinner.
I'm around 200-250 for bfast, 300 for lunch, and the rest for snacks/dinner. I try to save also so I'm not 'out of food' by the end of the day... It's a mental thing, I know, but I too hate going to bed hungry.0 -
Almost every day I eat the bulk of my calories between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. and I steadily lose a little over a pound a week. From personal experience, I don't think when matters.0
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i eat most off my calories between lunch and breakfast0
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