HOW MANY TIMES A DAY DO YOU EAT?

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  • j75j75
    j75j75 Posts: 854 Member
    I eat 4-6 times a day, except on days when i fast, usually 1-2 times a week
  • sunshyncatra
    sunshyncatra Posts: 598 Member
    5-6 meals/snacks
  • deannakittygirl
    deannakittygirl Posts: 228 Member
    I eat 5 meals each day. 2 before work, 2nd shifter here, 2 at work and 1 after work. weekdays my 1st meal is always a green smoothie. weekends I usually do a variation on intermittent fasting and don't generally start eating till 2-3pm. the I.F. thing is just how things end up not by design kind of always been this way but now I eat healthy meals instead of empty calories.
  • MsBobLoblaw
    MsBobLoblaw Posts: 171 Member
    Once.

    Seriously?

    Seriously.

    Why? I'm not judging you; I'm genuinely curious. If I only ate once per day, I wouldn't be able to maintain my exercise regimen.
  • ChangingAmanda
    ChangingAmanda Posts: 486 Member
    Monday - Friday: Meals and snacks - 7 times a day. Usually:
    Breakfast
    AM snack (probably about 50% of the time)
    Lunch
    Mid-afternoon snack
    Pre-work out snack
    Dinner
    late PM snack

    Weekend - 4-5 because I usually sleep in pretty late and tend to eat bigger lunch and dinner meals and more grazing for snacks.
  • leeroxboro
    leeroxboro Posts: 142 Member
    When my tummy tells me to. Generally anywhere from 4-7 times per day.

    ^^This, sometimes get to eat a big dinner, and sometimes not...depends on how hungry I've been throughout the day....I do find that I don't eat as much during the day when I eat eggs for and save the greek yogurt and cottage cheese for snacks. I tried protein shakes for breakfast (when I "thought" I didn't have enough time to cook eggs, and figured out that even though the shake didn't have many calories, I was getting hungry more often throughout the day. Something about those eggs stick with me, I guess. Maybe it's because my parents always had us eat a big breakfast (eggs, bacon or sausage, grits or oatmeal, half glass of oj, glass of milk, toast with real butter, and dad always put jelly on his). BTW, my dad, who always ate a lot (has slowed down since turning 74) had NEVER had a weight problem and STILL eats all that stuff for breakfast!!

    I know I'm rambling, but I would like to add, my middle son used to eat a BIG breakfast (I fixed them a big breakfast, following with the "tradition") and on school days, he would eat breakfast AGAIN, at school....he wrestled in the 103 weight class (5' 7" tall, so he wasn't a real shorty) his junior year in high school and made it to the states, so he was not weak. The other wrestlers used to get ill at him when they were running around the gym trying to cut weight while he sat on the bleachers eating peanuts. A good breakfast must have something to do with keeping his metabolism going!!
  • TheStephil
    TheStephil Posts: 858 Member
    My weekends are really up in the air depending on if I'm at home or out of town (visit bf's family out of town 1-2x/month)

    But for weekdays, I make a protein shake that I sip on in the morning and randomly throughout the day.

    Breakfast: around 9ish
    Lunch: around 11:30-12ish
    Snacks: 1:30-5:00pm Usually pack two snacks and eat them whenever I get hungry. Usually around 2pm and closer to 5pm
    Snacks at home after 5:30 if I'm hungry
    Dinner between 6:30-7:30
    Dessert usually between 8:30-10

    I try not to limit myself to times though, if I'm hungry I'm going to eat. If I'm bored and want to eat I try to keep restraint.
  • phanmale
    phanmale Posts: 25
    Similar story to OP - not eating hardly anything and getting stuck in a rut - not hungry, binge, pile on weight.

    Am really trying to have 3 meals and 2 snacks a day with 2 litres of water along the way...

    When I was downing 4-5+ litres of water a day (and taking lithium at the time), I was actually warned by medical staff that you can drink too much water and to cut down a bit?

    1.5 gallons equates to almost 6 litres I think?
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I am not consistent. On the weekends I may only eat one big meal that lasts for hours if we cookout. Or I may graze all day. During the work week I am more consistent but it still varies.

    Typical week:

    7:00 a.m. Cup of chocolate soy milk
    10:00 (ish) - nothing or if I am hungry a can of low sodium V8, sometimes also a handfull of dry roasted edamame
    1:30 - 2:00 - lunch (usually about 300 calories of leftovers)
    3:00 - sometimes nothing but usually an apple and a handfull of dry roasted edamame
    8:30 - 9:00 p.m. - dinner (usually around 800 calories)
    9:30 - 10:00 - dessert - usually cocoa almonds and strawberries
  • IMD918
    IMD918 Posts: 49
    Twice for me.

    I fast until about 2pm and have a light lunch. Workout after work, and then have a big, high-protein dinner by 6pm. 4-hour eating window.

    When I switch to bulking, I'll change it to an 8-hour window so that I can take in another meal or protein shake.
  • oldy76
    oldy76 Posts: 185 Member
    I get up early so find six meals works for me.
    5am - breakfast
    8:30am - snack
    11.30am - lunch
    2pm - pre-workout snack followed by a protein shake afterwards
    6pm - dinner
    8pm - snack
  • Annie83uk
    Annie83uk Posts: 128
    i eat 4 times, breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner
  • BamaBreezeNSaltAire
    BamaBreezeNSaltAire Posts: 966 Member
    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)

    Amen!
  • dwh77tx
    dwh77tx Posts: 513 Member
    630am-breakfast

    1pm-small lunch

    5pm- small meal

    7pm- dinner

    10pm-snack
  • chantelp89
    chantelp89 Posts: 590 Member
    Twice. Coffee for breakfast, lunch(maybe) around 1-2pm, then dinner around 7-8
  • gp72dpr
    gp72dpr Posts: 16 Member
    If I exercise, I try to eat more smaller meals, 5-6.
  • tj1376
    tj1376 Posts: 1,402 Member
    none**

    **Ask me again next week and the answer will be 3 and never more than 3.
  • theblondetrick
    theblondetrick Posts: 192 Member
    3-5 times a day,but I try to make at least a 3 hour gap between every meal because I just have to let my stomach digest the food before I eat again.
  • LoosingMyLast15
    LoosingMyLast15 Posts: 1,457 Member
    7:30 am breakfast
    11:00 am snack
    2:00 pm lunch
    4:00 pm snack
    6:30 pm dinner
    7:30 pm dessert and a glass of wine YUM! (some days not all days)
  • mzsunshinez
    mzsunshinez Posts: 15 Member
    sounds like your on a great path!!! 6x a day and water got me to lose 20lbs in a month. =) all portioned of course. I ate 3 meals and 3 snacks. no juice unless I juiced it myself and I usually only juiced vegetables.
  • JJordon
    JJordon Posts: 857 Member
    Five Alive, baby.
  • laceylucas86
    laceylucas86 Posts: 120
    CONSTANTLY! lol my jaws are going 6-8 times a day but I stay within 1750-1800 calories a day for maintenance
  • tinak33
    tinak33 Posts: 9,883 Member
    My food diary is broken up as:
    Breakfast
    Mid-Morning Snack
    Lunch
    Mid-Afternoon Snack
    Dinner
    Misc. Snacks/Drinks

    I might have something in one of those snack categories that I have been munching on all day. I bring almonds to work. I might munch on half of them in the morning and half in the afternoon or something.
    I am basically always eating. Unless I just finished a meal. Then I usually wait 1-2 hrs before snacking on something...

    I am a habitual snacker. I tried to break that habit, but I find that it's a hard one to break and I don't really want to break it. So I changed all my snacks to healthy things like greek yogurt, almonds, fruit, all natural applesauce, raisins, etc...
    So I am eating all day, but it's all good.

    I don't really eat breakfast. Lately I will eat a banana in the early morning before hitting the gym. I get home, and have a protein shake. I have my coffee later in the morning. But my coffee is heated milk with instant. I don't brew with water. So even though I don't usually have breakfast, I'm still getting about 150 calories just from my coffee.

    Also, I drink over a gallon of water a day as well. :smile:
  • LoraF83
    LoraF83 Posts: 15,694 Member
    Meal/nutrient timing is irrelevant. Eat when it works for you.

    I pretty much eat all day long. Like constantly. Most of my meals are smaller because I like to snack. It works for me.

    I have other friends who prefer IF or like to eat a more structured meal plan.

    Do what feels right for you.
  • UrbanLotus
    UrbanLotus Posts: 1,163 Member
    Probably like 5-6 - I eat constantly during the week, I don't really have a set "breakfast" and "lunch", just a bunch of random things I bring to work and eat when I'm hungry.
  • A_Fit_Mom
    A_Fit_Mom Posts: 602 Member
    At least 6 times a day. As long as I am in my calorie limit, I never pay attention to how many times.
  • justal313
    justal313 Posts: 1,375 Member
    Generally 6 times, 3 meals, 3 snacks. It's not some voodoo plan to keep my metabolism going but it's an effort to never become hungry. By not being hungry I'm only eating what is necessary to fuel my body and enjoy life and I'm doing so without over eating.
  • kathy4557
    kathy4557 Posts: 4 Member
    I eat three meals and maybe two snacks during the work week, but more than likely on the weekends two meals and two snacks.

    As long as I feel good and stay within my parameters I'm ok with it.
  • pnubn1
    pnubn1 Posts: 339 Member
    I eat when I'm hungry...if that's once, fine.....if it's twice, that's fine too. Not gonna eat when I don't feel hungry..just because that's the "healthy" thing to do. Me personally...I got fat from eating all day long. It works fine for some people...but it's certainly not a "one size fits all" solution.
  • dogetta
    dogetta Posts: 61 Member
    5 plus a post w/o shake or 6. If i skip a snack or meal I add cals to dinner for a big meal as I love the feeling of being full!

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