How many calories do you leave yourself for dinner?

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  • angmarie28
    angmarie28 Posts: 2,881 Member
    I leave as many as possible, it depends how hungry I am through out the day.

    This. I typically have at LEAST 600 calories. I'm all right with having a smaller breakfast or lunch, but I can't do small dinners.
    this because i can go most the day without eating but i get supper hungry at night no matter how much i eat during the day
  • Pixi_Rex
    Pixi_Rex Posts: 1,676 Member
    900 - 1000 calories. gives me room for a decent meal and a snack.
  • Dorothy4208
    Dorothy4208 Posts: 53 Member
    I try to divide it evenly, too. Basically eating when I'm hungry throughout the day but this is only my second day on this (I already love it) and my usual breakfast ended up being double the calories I thought it was.
  • jim9097
    jim9097 Posts: 341 Member
    1600-2000. I generally start my day with a target of 1920, then I do two a day workouts which generally adds 1250 or so earned. But I try to stay around 2500 for my target regardless of burn. So I actually eat 1000 from 4 to 8 PM. Then I am done until the next morning.
  • flynnem4
    flynnem4 Posts: 22 Member
    At least 500 of my regular calories, plus whatever exercise calories I've chalked up for the day.
  • joellemorin
    joellemorin Posts: 12 Member
    I usually have around 800 left for dinner and evening snack. I like to make dinner the biggest meal of my day, even though they say we should do the opposite :p I eat early, so I have a lot of time to digest before going to bed.
  • emlott88
    emlott88 Posts: 75 Member
    500+, but I try to keep it over 700 if I can. No mean feat when you're on 1200 calories and up some days from 3.30am ;)
  • danicabrouillette
    danicabrouillette Posts: 1
    I left myself an exact total of 200 calories! I know it's not a lot but i had a bratwurst with ketchup and managed to have 20 calories left! Of course I didn't have any sides to my meal because of the little calories I had left!
  • Ozzyzmommy
    Ozzyzmommy Posts: 142 Member
    I usually have about 900 calories left for dinner and my late night snack...
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
    Usually about 300 for breakfast. 130 for a shake. 200 for a snack. 400 for lunch. That's 1030? So about 870 for dinner+dessert.
  • snazzyjazzy21
    snazzyjazzy21 Posts: 1,298 Member
    Depends on the day, really. On work days I generally only leave 300, as I get home, work out, eat, and then bed.

    On days off I like to leave 500?
  • NYgirl1990
    NYgirl1990 Posts: 180 Member
    Around 600 calories. It depends though because sometimes I'll have those 600 calories for lunch and eat less calories for dinner (like 300 calories).
  • tnsumner
    tnsumner Posts: 283 Member
    My dinner is usually around 500 calories. I eat a lot of chicken/fish which is lower in calories. I also eat a lot of veggies for dinner which are also low.
  • sdonovan4
    sdonovan4 Posts: 155 Member
    I leave about 400 to 500 for dinner. I work nights though so my schedule is screwy.
  • yaseyuku
    yaseyuku Posts: 871 Member
    I usually plan what I want to eat for dinner in advance and leave that amount of calories. Some days I want smaller dinners, some days if I'm hungry I want a bigger meal.
  • kellehbeans
    kellehbeans Posts: 838 Member
    350-700. Depends on the day. I prefer eating more for breakfast.
  • trudijoy
    trudijoy Posts: 1,685 Member
    I don't. I decide the night before/in the morning what I'm eating for dinner and I make and eat that meal for those calories. If I decide to change, the rule is I have to change for something with the same calories or fewer.

    Keeps me honest.
  • mowu
    mowu Posts: 245 Member
    I'm on a 1800-1900 caloris "budget" and typically leave 900-1000 calories for dinner
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    It averages around 1400 out of 1700 during the week, I like to run lean during the working day.

    Weekends it's a bit more balanced through the day.
  • antxoable
    antxoable Posts: 86 Member
    Cannot believe what i am reading, everyone eat the most at night?it might be because where i came from but i have a 200-300 breakfast, 600 lunch , 400 dinner and couple of snacks of about 200 each. if i eat a big dinner i cannot sleep well and my belly hurts a lot....
  • mookybargirl
    mookybargirl Posts: 165 Member
    I have a reasonable dinner. Generally dinner is between 480 and 600 calories. There are occasions that I have even larger but I need to plan it in and keep the other meal lighter to make sure I don't go over my limit. I also keep 100-150 for a snack about 9.30pm so quite a few of my calories are used in the evenings........ :flowerforyou:
  • trudijoy
    trudijoy Posts: 1,685 Member
    Cannot believe what i am reading, everyone eat the most at night?it might be because where i came from but i have a 200-300 breakfast, 600 lunch , 400 dinner and couple of snacks of about 200 each. if i eat a big dinner i cannot sleep well and my belly hurts a lot....

    see i'm on my feet a lot as a teacher during the day and if I eat a big lunch i'm uncomfortable during the day. I eat dinner around 6 and go to bed around 11 or 12 so it's not like it's sitting in my tummy :)
  • watfordjc
    watfordjc Posts: 304 Member
    250-400, usually pre-logged, but depending on sleep it might be the first or second meal after I wake up and it is rarely the last meal before I go to sleep.
  • lady_tracy
    lady_tracy Posts: 15
    I eat heavier in the a.m. than I do in the evening - I'll eat at least 400 calories for breakfast, typically 300 - 350 for lunch, 250 for my pre-dinner meal, and around the same for my dinner, with more on workout days but following the same pattern. Keep in mind I haven't even factored in snacks. For me, when doing this, I'm so full throughout the day that it's all I can do to eat some veggies or a salad at night. On top of this, obviously my water consumption helps to keep me fuller as well. I wake up very hungry, but eating a good breakfast right away helps charge me up for the day, and eating lighter in the evening seems to help me sleep better. And I figure, just because the family may be eating pizza or McDonalds for dinner, that doesn't mean that I have to. The results are in the numbers...I've lost 97 lbs following this routine. :wink:
  • BoxerLover96
    BoxerLover96 Posts: 82 Member
    Depends on the day, but usually around 500 for dinner plus about 150 evening snack.
  • megalin9
    megalin9 Posts: 771 Member
    All of them. All the calories.

    ^^My inspiration.
  • msjames1999
    msjames1999 Posts: 528 Member
    400-500.
  • chezjuan
    chezjuan Posts: 747 Member
    I leave as many as possible, it depends how hungry I am through out the day.

    This is what I do as well.
  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
    Between 800-1300 for my dinner and evening snacks.
  • Kimdbro
    Kimdbro Posts: 922 Member
    No less than 600. Back when I lived on my own I prefered to eat heavier during the day and ate very light dinner.. worked great. Since marrying and having someone else's eating preferences to take into account, I have a hard time staying light in the dinner area, so I either work my *kitten* off to create an adequate deficit or I eat light during the day to leave as much as possible for the evening.

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