HOW MANY TIMES A DAY DO YOU EAT?

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DeeDiddyGee
DeeDiddyGee Posts: 601 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Historically, I have been a horrible eater. Could go all day without eating (my metabolism was DEAD), and then other days I would eat all day. I was never a breakfast eater (except on weekends), and sometime would skip dinner out of sheer laziness in not wanting to prepare it.

Now, I have not become perfect by any means whatsoever...a LONG, LONG way from it. BUT, with the help of the MFP tracking system and my MFP supportive "friends," I have been looking forward to logging each accomplishment.

I started this journey on 4/12/13.

I have been eating breakfast every day. Now that I have become more active and my metabolism is responding, I find myself actually getting HUNGRY! So to keep from binging on crap (hubby's FAVORITE pasttime that I used to willingly participate in), I am eating 6 times per day. My day looks like this:

7:30 a.m. Breakfast

9:30 a.m. Snack

11:30 a.m. Lunch

2:00 p.m. Snack

5:00 p.m. Dinner (still lazy, but try to eat a WW or Lean Cuise meal)

7:00 p.m. Snack (optional -- I usually pass this one up)

I drink 1.5 gallons of water per day. My weight requires at least 105 ounces per day.

WHAT DO YOU FIND WORKS FOR YOU??? 3 meals a day? 6 meals a day? More? Less? I am interested in learning how people are divying up their menus.

Dee :)
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  • krhn
    krhn Posts: 781 Member
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    4-6 meals ... Really depends on how many calories I consume per meal...
    Usually I need a big breakfast to keep me energised for the day/workout...

    My last meal would be somewhere around 400-600 kcal
  • missADS1981
    missADS1981 Posts: 364 Member
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    not sure how many "meals" but def eating something at least every 2 hours...
  • drefaw
    drefaw Posts: 739
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    I think I eat about 5x a day ...idk...go look at my diary, I log everything .......Like MS 1981 said, I eat about every 2 hours or so ...depends on how I feel really ...
  • JulesAlloggio
    JulesAlloggio Posts: 480 Member
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    I eat 6 times a day. Averaging about 200-300 calories each.
  • highervibes
    highervibes Posts: 2,219 Member
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    I try not to skip breakfast, but I do about 1/2 the time.
  • nanimoose
    nanimoose Posts: 60 Member
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    3-4 times.. I eat brunch, sometimes a snack, dinner and then dessert / a snack.
  • amiestokesx4
    amiestokesx4 Posts: 2
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    I eat 6 small portions in a day....Not really meals but keeping my body fueled all day with healthy options.
  • SmartAlec03211988
    SmartAlec03211988 Posts: 1,896 Member
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    Breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, snack.

    Six.
  • SlimsLiftingMoreThanLipstick
    SlimsLiftingMoreThanLipstick Posts: 122 Member
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    I eat about 6 times a day.

    Breakfast
    snack
    Lunch
    snack
    dinner
    post work out snack or dessert ( I like ice-cream after an intense workout and it works fine for me LOL)
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,874 Member
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    When my tummy tells me to. Generally anywhere from 4-7 times per day.
  • dawningr
    dawningr Posts: 387 Member
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    usually 5
  • homeyjosey
    homeyjosey Posts: 138 Member
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    Once
  • MsBobLoblaw
    MsBobLoblaw Posts: 171 Member
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    I eat at 6, 10, noon, 2, 4, and dinner (whenever that ends up being). Anywhere from 100 to about 300 calories each time, except dinner which is usually more. Feel free to take a look at my diary if you want food ideas.
  • DankaCibulka
    DankaCibulka Posts: 91 Member
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    5 times
  • lausmit4477
    lausmit4477 Posts: 30 Member
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    Usually 6 times a day. Not for any other reason besides the fact that it helps me perform better with my activity level/workouts and lifestyle.
  • Goal_Driven
    Goal_Driven Posts: 371 Member
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    uMMM.. too many times to count! lol :P
  • rebasporty
    rebasporty Posts: 287 Member
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    5-6 times a day...I usually eat anywhere between 200-400 calories per meal/snack
  • GraceB2God
    GraceB2God Posts: 8 Member
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    My Doc wants me to eat 6 times a time, I usually get 4-5 in a day. I have metabolism problems also, best wishes,
  • OkieTink
    OkieTink Posts: 285 Member
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    I eat when I'm hungry :)
  • IFlover90
    IFlover90 Posts: 62
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    Once.

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