Breakfast.. how many calories do you eat?

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  • littlenoms
    littlenoms Posts: 46
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    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
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
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    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
    jennaworksout Posts: 1,739 Member
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    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
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
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    my breakfast is usually around 300. That's a big breakfast to me, because I never used to eat breakfast at all. :wink:
  • NikkiSixGuns
    NikkiSixGuns Posts: 630 Member
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    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
    odessey Posts: 24 Member
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    generally 250 - 300 cals, bowl of cereal with semi skimmed milk, cup of tea with semi skimmed milk and 1 sugar.
  • Stary714
    Stary714 Posts: 110 Member
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    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
    HypersonicFitNess Posts: 1,219 Member
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    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
    Total 1200 1390
  • 77tes
    77tes Posts: 8,039 Member
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    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
    jeankh Posts: 68
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    On a normal day, no more then 300.
  • jodiegauv91
    jodiegauv91 Posts: 20
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    For me it also depends on what you call breakfast. I don't eat anything when I wake up, I usually work out in the morning and then eat my first meal around 10:30. It ranges from 300-400 calories depending on the time/how hungry I am.
  • shelbyfrootcake
    shelbyfrootcake Posts: 965 Member
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    Zero.

    If I eat breakfast I find myself wanting to eat all day long. I'm better off with a Berocca drink or herbal tea until at least mid morning or lunchtime.
  • Shange_Gully
    Shange_Gully Posts: 106
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    today 1500cals

    2pm tho.
  • RawVeganFlirt
    RawVeganFlirt Posts: 189 Member
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    i'm 5'2 110 and generally my meal sizes are

    breakfast: 250
    lunch: 400-500
    dinner: 300
    snacks: 400
  • NYAnnie33
    NYAnnie33 Posts: 61 Member
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    Thanks guys! Interesting to see that everyone has their own way of making it work. Some completely opposite strategies. Thanks for taking the time to put your two cents in!
  • Lina4Lina
    Lina4Lina Posts: 712 Member
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    I eat between 250-350 calories every 3 hours for a total of 1500 calories per day. My first meal of the day tends to be around 300 calories or slightly less.
  • virichi08
    virichi08 Posts: 465 Member
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    Completely depends on the day. Some days its about 3-400 cals.... other times it can be 700...
    Some mornings im really hungery and others not so much
  • omgiacobbi
    omgiacobbi Posts: 88 Member
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    It really just depends on how hungry I am. Today, the majority of my "breakfast" calories came from my coffee (more specifically, my coffee creamer). Some mornings though, I wake up very hungry, so I'll eat an egg, a piece of toast with butter or cream cheese, and spinach. Other mornings I eat oatmeal with greek yogurt mixed in. Typically my bfast cals are between 300 and 500.
  • polarlove
    polarlove Posts: 72 Member
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    breakfast: around 200
    lunch: around 300
    dinner: around 500
    snacks: whatever is leftover out of 1200
  • tennesseeleigh
    tennesseeleigh Posts: 169
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    On a normal day I aim for 200-300 calories and then have a morning snack of about 150 calories.

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