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HOW MANY TIMES A DAY DO YOU EAT?

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  • badtastebetty
    badtastebetty Posts: 326 Member
    I eat every two hours for most of the day.

    Breakfast
    Snack
    Lunch
    Snack/Protein Shake
    Pre-Workout Snack
    Post-Workout Snack (sometimes skipped)
    Dinner
    Snack (sometimes skipped)

    Weekends are a bit different, as I am usually more distracted.
  • pkw58
    pkw58 Posts: 2,038 Member
    2 to 6 times a day. Business traveling days I really focus on only eating on plan.. some airports shut restaurants down and if you miss supper catching flights with an after 8 pm lay over... well, I pack protein bars now.
  • willdob3
    willdob3 Posts: 640 Member
    I eat three meals per day, usually no snacks. I'm getting great results.

    I've also gotten great results in the past eating 5 and 6 meals per day. Whatever fits your lifestyle & needs.
  • sexymuffintop
    sexymuffintop Posts: 636
    5678234 times daily.
  • TheApocalypse
    TheApocalypse Posts: 319 Member
    This implies that at some point the eating stops...
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,368 Member
    I eat pretty much all day, lol. Basically I'll have some food when I'm hungry. Some days I get bigger meals and almost no snacks, most days smaller meals and a lot of snacks.
  • linalovekitty
    linalovekitty Posts: 187
    3x. Bfast 9am Lunch 1-2pm Dinner 6pm
    Since I eat a good amt of protein I dont find myself requiring snacks. Whenever I start to get a little hungry its usually mealtime
  • 2stepscloser
    2stepscloser Posts: 2,900 Member
    I eat 6 times per day

    Breakfast
    Am snack
    Lunch
    Pm snack
    Dinner
    Post workout/ evening snack.
  • meggyshae
    meggyshae Posts: 357 Member
    several times...gotta keep fueling the body!!!
  • Going4Lean
    Going4Lean Posts: 1,078 Member
    3 to 5 depending on the day.
  • DeeDiddyGee
    DeeDiddyGee Posts: 601 Member
    Thanks, everyone! It's good to see all the variations. Interesting, too!
  • acampbell3913
    acampbell3913 Posts: 2 Member
    I always thought I ate 3, but looking back I really ate 5-6 which would be why the scale and measurements were not dropping for me despite my dedication to my workouts. I have started to "officially" eat 5 meals a day, but now I am actually focusing on what I am eating and how many calories it is totalling up to. What an amazing difference it is making for me. By eating healthy foods constantly, I am no longer craving the snack machine and my kids snacks.
  • highervibes
    highervibes Posts: 2,219 Member
    3-5 Depending on my day. Sometimes I skip meals, sometimes I have extra
  • avskk
    avskk Posts: 1,787 Member
    Three or four times per day here, but I think I need to up it -- I only eat 100-250 calories at a "meal" and I am freaking hungry all the time. My new motto is going to be "drink less, eat more."
  • amateurdude
    amateurdude Posts: 44 Member
    It changes from several times to once. I don't care really, I just try to keep within my 8 hour eating window.
  • SadKitty27
    SadKitty27 Posts: 416 Member
    I'm not really on any sort of schedule per say, but I typically eat 3 meals and a few snacks.
  • Mdcgc
    Mdcgc Posts: 28
    Hi! I was wondering what do you snack?
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    I've recently switched to a 16:8 IF schedule, so I only eat between noon and 8pm. That's usually two meals and something like 5 snacks depending on where you draw the line between one snack and another.
  • juliegrey1
    juliegrey1 Posts: 202 Member
    starting at 6.30 and every 4 hours at least! dont really snack as such all meals adding up to 1600 cals!
  • TravisBikes
    TravisBikes Posts: 674 Member
    ONCE A DAY, FROM THE TIME I WAKE UP UNTIL THE TIME I GO TO BED.
  • silverinc13
    silverinc13 Posts: 216 Member
    I eat pretty much constantly .... breakfast at 5am, protein shake post gym at 7:30, fruit snack around 10-10:30, snack around 11:30, veggie bag around 1, lunch around 2-2:30, afternoon snacky around 4:00, nibble at the carrots while I do my prep work for the next day and make dinner, dinner around 7, dessert snacker around 9. Love the foods.
  • jlapey
    jlapey Posts: 1,850 Member
    Usually only three time a day, typical breakfast, lunch and dinner. Occasionally, not often, I have an afternoon snack.
  • GormanGhaste
    GormanGhaste Posts: 430 Member
    3-6, usually 3-4. I do just fine on three meals/day, but I sometimes have snacks if I realize I didn't eat enough at my previous meal or will have a piece of fruit from my next meal a little early.
  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
    Twice
  • DenTykkeKanin
    DenTykkeKanin Posts: 2
    I usually eat 2-3 times a day
    "lunch" (300-500 cals) at 4pm and then dinner (500-1000 cals) at 7pm

    sometimes (rarely) I have a small bf / afternoon snack, like a peach/slice of bread or something.
  • HappyElizabeth
    HappyElizabeth Posts: 231 Member
    I eat something every 2 to 3 hours between 7 am and 7 pm. I have 4 meals (Breakfast, super-sized salad for lunch, afternoon smoothie, dinner) and 1 or 2 very light snacks.
  • rabblerabble
    rabblerabble Posts: 471 Member
    I tend to eat 5 or 6 times each day. (Small balanced ones).

    Keeps the metabolism racing.
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  • ApocalypticFae
    ApocalypticFae Posts: 217 Member
    6-7 times per day.
  • ramalem
    ramalem Posts: 1,066 Member
    5 times a day - breakfast (under 300 cals) snack (under 100 cals) lunch (400-500 cals) snack (under 150 cals) dinner (400-500 cals)
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