Eating 500cal for breakfast and lunch, and 800cal dinner.
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kaityfarrance
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Everyday I eat breakfast, a snack, lunch and an afternoon snack. This equates to around 500 calories. I then eat a dinner of whatever my housemate cooks (pasta, steak, basically I eat anything expect takeaways). This can be anywhere between 300 - 800 calories.
Is this bad for me? I have lost weight doing this but the only reason I do this is because it really does stop me from binging. Does anyone else do this?
Is this bad for me? I have lost weight doing this but the only reason I do this is because it really does stop me from binging. Does anyone else do this?
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Everyday I eat breakfast, a snack, lunch and an afternoon snack. This equates to around 500 calories. I then eat a dinner of whatever my housemate cooks (pasta, steak, basically I eat anything expect takeaways). This can be anywhere between 300 - 800 calories.
Is this bad for me? I have lost weight doing this but the only reason I do this is because it really does stop me from binging. Does anyone else do this?
For one thing, I have no idea how tall you are, how much you weigh, what you're trying to lose/gain.... but anyway, in general, doing that with 800 calorie dinner seems fine. But if it's only 300 calorie dinner, that means you're eating 800 calories a day, and that's not enough. You really should not go below 1200 a day or you can damage your body and not get all the nutrients you need.0 -
For one thing, I have no idea how tall you are, how much you weigh, what you're trying to lose/gain.... but anyway, in general, doing that with 800 calorie dinner seems fine. But if it's only 300 calorie dinner, that means you're eating 800 calories a day, and that's not enough. You really should not go below 1200 a day or you can damage your body and not get all the nutrients you need.
I am:
163cm tall
67kg
Trying to get below 60kg
I exercise usually three times a week.
Usually I know what we are having for dinner and I eat according to this: eg. If it is a lower cal dinner I will have a higher cal breakfast/lunch. I usually average about 1250cal - 1300cal a day.
So, as long as I 'budget' my calories throughout the day this should be fine? Also, I don't eat after 8pm, I don't know if this helps.0
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