What should my eating schedule be?

I eat every 2 hours once I get to work..

8am - breakfast (usually 2 yogurts)
10am - fiber 1 bar
12am - lunch
3pm fiber 1 bar
dinner by 6pm
evening snacks of popcorn and usually a skinny cow icecream or fresh fruit around 8-9pm..
I also drink a lot of water

and I still stay around 1700-1800 cals on days I dont exercise to burn off more

My schedule is

Workout 5:30-6:30

Breakfast 7:00/7:30

11AM Snack

Lunch 12:30/1:30

3PM Snack

Dinner 5:00/5:30

Late Snack 7:30

My Daily Calorie Goal is 1,200 and there are days that I DO eat my exercise caloires

Questions to ask yourself..............

Are you feeling satisfied with the way your eating? Hungry at different times?

I don't adhere to a schedule. I eat when my body says I am hungry.

Sometimes that means I eat once in a 36 hour period and other days I may eat 1 or 2 meals a day.

If your body is happy with it, then there is nothing wrong with it.

Well...any eating schedule works so long as you're feeling good about it and taking in the right amount of nutrition.

5:00 - workout - 60 mins, some form of lifting or cardio

6:30 - post workout smoothie (replenish glycogen)
9:00 - breakfast
1:00 - lunch
6:00 - dinner

That's only 11 hours fasting between dinner and morning workout. Which, IMO, is superior and I've done it for some time. The only time I'll fuel pre-workout is if I'm doing something ridiculously grueling, like a 60 mile bike ride...otherwise, no.

If I'm hungry before dinner, I'll grab a snack. Most days, I don't because I like bigger meals at meal time.

You are going 14+ hours without eating and then get up and workout??? "EEK!" is what comes to mind here!

If you don't like something in your stomach before you workout, then you should have at minimum, a small snack or protein shake after you workout. Or have your breakfast as soon as your done working out and eat every 3 hours from there.

I know I'm not eating at the right times during the day. Here's how my schedule normally goes:

4:30 am - Workout for 70-90 minutes

8:30 breakfast

11:30 - 12- Lunch

3:30 - Snack

6 pm - Dinner

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated

I agree with Jamie - you are going way too long without something to eat. I am surprised you can get through such a long workout that early in the morning. If you can't eat breakfast, try:

4:30 am - Workout for 70-90 minutes
6:00 - 7:00 snack with protein, carbs and fat
8:30 - breakfast
11:00 - snack
1:00 - 2:00 Lunch
3:30 - Snack
6 pm - lighter Dinner
7:30 - small protein-based snack (yogurt)

Couldn't disagree more..... when you eat at regular intervals, it maintains your metabolism and blood sugar levels, etc.... your body needs fuel for your life/daily activities. If you eat once in 36 hours or only 1 or 2 meals per day, then your body is just used to living in starvation mode. That doesn't mean it's "ok" or "right" for you. It just means, your body has adjusted to what you are doing.

Sometimes I'm not hungry every 3 hours. But, I always try to eat a small snack anyway. The idea is to keep your metabolism going! The higher your metabolism, the more calories you burn, the more fat/weight you lose!! If you slow your metabolism by not eating for several hours (or more), your body is storing fat!

Questions to ask yourself..............

Are you feeling satisfied with the way your eating? Hungry at different times?

I don't adhere to a schedule. I eat when my body says I am hungry.

Sometimes that means I eat once in a 36 hour period and other days I may eat 1 or 2 meals a day.

If your body is happy with it, then there is nothing wrong with it.

I wouldn't have time to eat six meals per day and if I did they wouldn't be much of a meal!

I will stick to breakfast at whatever time I wake up, lunch at whatever time I can fit it in and dinner when I get home.

I will use my willpower to not eat inbetween and I will exercise when I can.

All these restrictions are now doing my head in!! :mad: