how do you spread your calories out

keelerangela
keelerangela Posts: 88 Member
in Food and Nutrition
do you try to eat an equal amount for each meal? Do you make one meal a big one and then eat tiny meals? just curious what works best for you
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  • cmcmommy
    cmcmommy Posts: 197 Member
    I try to do less then 300 for breakfast & lunch each and leave the rest for dinner & snacks
  • LMick1986
    LMick1986 Posts: 431
    I try for a decent breakfast, smaller lunch, bigger dinner. 1200 cals....so maybe 300, 200-300, and 600. I like to have the option for snacks in the evening.
  • gabriellejayde
    gabriellejayde Posts: 607 Member
    i do around:
    200 for breakfast (eggs or oatmeal)
    100 snack (homeade beef jerky)
    300 for lunch (usually a homeade wrap)
    100-200 for another snack (apple and cheese or almonds)
    whatever is left for dinner

    total: 1200 cals.
  • LisaMarie8713
    LisaMarie8713 Posts: 310
    I try for a filling breakfast and filling dinner. Lunch I keep light usually, and try not to snack lol....
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    I normally do around 450 for breakfast and lunch and around 1000 for dinner and dessert. It varies though.
  • Dee_84
    Dee_84 Posts: 431 Member
    I eat around 1800 calories a day:

    400 for breakfast
    400 for lunch
    600 for dinner
    400 for snacks and/or treats after dinner
  • Heather0123456789
    Heather0123456789 Posts: 91
    I eat 5 or 6 times a day and around every 2 or 3 hours. My meals tend to be smaller generally because I don't enjoy the feeling of being stuffed! Sometimes I still over do it ;)
  • stephdeeable
    stephdeeable Posts: 1,407 Member
    My breakfast is always the biggest, anywhere from 600 to 1000 calories usually.

    Snacks around 100-250 a pop, lunch is usually my smallest meal at 200-300 calories, dinner is usually 400-600 calories. When I can, I try to save a few hundred calories for evening snacks.
  • hannahamay
    hannahamay Posts: 77 Member
    Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are 300 or less and my snacks are 250 or less. My protein shake doesn't count as a snack though, and that's around 150 calories.
  • LisaRobyn73
    LisaRobyn73 Posts: 10 Member
    I try to stay under 250 for breakfast
    300-350 lunch
    and then 400-500 dinner
    left over for snacks....
    based on 1200 calories
  • meggonkgonk
    meggonkgonk Posts: 2,066 Member
    3-500 Breakfast
    25-120 AM snack
    3-400 Lunch
    25-150 Pm snacks (2 for a total max of 150)
    3-500 Dinner
    Small snack depending on the day

    = 1250- 1650

    Additional cals spread out across the day depending on activity
  • ClementineGeorg
    ClementineGeorg Posts: 505 Member
    I have even amount of calories throught my main meals.
    But my snack are like... 100 / 200 calories (because my second snacks is almost always some kind of nuts and they are more calorie dense).

    I am trying thought to eat more earlier during the day because I personally think it's better for my body than huge late meals.
  • aloranger7708
    aloranger7708 Posts: 422 Member
    I try for a larger breakfast and lunch, and aim to make dinner the smallest (which usually never happens.) But my daily intake looks something like this:

    Breakfast: 300
    Snack: 300
    Lunch: 400
    Snack: 100
    Dinner: 400
  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,300 Member
    I don't really try to keep a specific amount for each meal. I always prelog my dinner and work from there based off of what is left. I eat about 1600 calories give or take. Some days I eat breakfast and others I don't. I might have an after dinner snack, but I might not. It's all pretty fluid based on how I feel that day and what my overall schedule is.
  • a_mandolin_
    a_mandolin_ Posts: 336 Member
    I eat pretty light during the day. Partly because I'm just not hungry, partly because I much prefer a big dinner and night time snacking. No set calorie amounts, and if I eat more during the day, I'll just have a smaller dinner. Whatever works with how you prefer to eat :)

    Except right now, because work is over flowing with holiday snacks, so now the bulk of my eating is during work hours. Mmmm cookies.
  • today6212
    today6212 Posts: 86 Member
    i eat light meal, i like to snack alot so i usually use like 700 cal on snacks and booze(sometimes). i dont really like meals that are filling, i prefer to just not feel hungry instead of full.
  • themommie
    themommie Posts: 5,033 Member
    I usually eat around 1200=1300 a day

    breakfast......150 usually oatmeal and coffee with creamer
    lunch............300 or less
    dinner...........450 or less
    snacks whatever is left over.....I try to have at least 200 left over for a snack in the evening and usually have an afternoon snack also
  • mandiam
    mandiam Posts: 109
    I tend to eat about 1300-1600...and usually have about 300 left over.

    200 Breakfast
    350 Lunch
    100 Snack
    500 Dinner
    200 Glass of Wine
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    Totally flexible with no set pattern. I eat 'em however they come and adjust accordingly throughout the day, making sure I'm still at a deficit when it's all said and done.
  • RhonndaJ
    RhonndaJ Posts: 1,615 Member
    Totally flexible with no set pattern. I eat 'em however they come and adjust accordingly throughout the day, making sure I'm still at a deficit when it's all said and done.

    Yup. This.
  • quirkytizzy
    quirkytizzy Posts: 4,052 Member
    I try to do less then 300 for breakfast & lunch each and leave the rest for dinner & snacks

    This is what I do. Small breakfast, small lunch, and often a snack before dinner. Dinner's usually big - I sleep better when I'm full.
  • kmbweber2014
    kmbweber2014 Posts: 680 Member
    I don't try to keep any meal at a certain caloric count. I usually know before I leave for work what I am having for dinner, so I work around that. Most of the time I put my meals in in the morning and plan my day then just adjust as needed.
  • ahamm002
    ahamm002 Posts: 1,690 Member
    I've found that it's MUCH easier for me to keep my calories low by saving up about 2/3's of my daily calories for dinner and after dinner snacks (or drinks). As long as I know I have a feast coming in the evening, then I don't mind being a bit hungrier in the daytime. And I'm usually so busy at work that I don't have much time to snack or think about food anyway.

    So focus on eating very filling, high protein, high veggie meals for breakfast and lunch. Then you can indulge yourself for dinner! Although it's best physiologically to eat your carbs right before and after exercise, I find that it's just easier to eat them at night. I have some before exercise too of course.
  • JustANumber85
    JustANumber85 Posts: 644 Member
    For today- B=180, AM Snack=200, L=220, PM Snack=202, D=345, Night Snack=204 for 1351.
  • mtabh
    mtabh Posts: 128 Member
    New to this, but this is my plan and what I am trying so far:

    Breakfast: 200
    Lunch: 300
    Dinner: 500
    Snacks: 200

    I eat 1200 calories per day.
  • sunflowerhippi
    sunflowerhippi Posts: 1,099 Member
    Due to my attempt to not torture my husband with my diet, I tend to eat smaller meals all day and a larger dinner so that he can cook what he wants for dinner and I can at least eat some of what he makes. He cooks for us since I work 10+ hour days.

    300-100-300-100-700
  • ash8184
    ash8184 Posts: 701 Member
    I try to spend most of my calories at lunch because I feel like it powers me through the rest of the day (plus, I don't like going to sleep with a full tummy). But, I don't have a family so I usually just have something small for dinner (yogurt, a protein shake, a handful of nuts, etc). May not work for everyone, but it works for me!
  • rjcelmer
    rjcelmer Posts: 431 Member
    I love dinner. Also, eating a big lunch makes me want to fall asleep. So, I usually have about 300-400 for breakfast, 500-600 for lunch, and 900-1000 for dinner.
  • lewcompton
    lewcompton Posts: 881 Member
    I usually eat 6 times per day... about 200-250 @ breakfast... 150 @ brunch... 200 @ lunch... 150 @ tea... 250-500 @ supper and 150-250 @ once (Chilean meal pronounced oh... ncee).
  • kristen6022
    kristen6022 Posts: 1,923 Member
    1830 cal/daily or thereabouts:

    Breakfast - 200
    Mid-Morning - Snack - 170
    Lunch - 410
    Mid-Afternoon Snack - 200
    Dinner - 600
    After Lifting Protein Smoothie - 250

    These vary greatly, but this is what I like to do.

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