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What is your eating schedule? How many cals per meal?

Stilllosing26
Stilllosing26 Posts: 256 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Do you have an eating schedule that you follow everyday, or do you eat at different times each day? How many calories is each meal? Mine is:
Breakfast- 350-400 cals
Lunch-300-350 cals
Snack-250-300 cals
Dinner- 300-350
Post dinner snack- 200-400(depending on dinner)

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  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Totally depends on how hungry I am and what I feel like eating that day, lol. I eat all over the place.
  • Stilllosing26
    Stilllosing26 Posts: 256 Member
    Totally depends on how hungry I am and what I feel like eating that day, lol. I eat all over the place.

    There are a handful of days where I have done that, however, I find that it messes up my digestion
  • Stilllosing26
    Stilllosing26 Posts: 256 Member
    Help!!!
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    I eat sort of like this:
    8:00- 200 calories
    12:00- 300 calories
    3:00- 300-400 calories
    6:30- 800 calories
    10:00- Whatever is left of my 2000 calories.

    Sometimes I don't eat breakfast at all. Depends on if I'm hungry.
  • lcfairbairn74
    lcfairbairn74 Posts: 412 Member
    There is no right or wrong answer to this. Do whatever works for you! Some people eat all their calories within a certain time frame (intermittent fasting); some graze all day; some prefer 3 larger meals and no snacks. As long as you are within your calorie goal, it honestly makes no difference when you eat in terms of losing weight. Personally, I have some days where I am in a snacky mood and graze all day, and others where I eat 3 solid meals!
  • zeal26
    zeal26 Posts: 602 Member
    During the work week, it usually looks like:

    8am Breakfast- 200 calories
    11am snack - 150 calories
    1pm lunch - 150-200 calories
    4pm snack - 100- 150 calories
    6pm dinner - between 300 and 500 calories

    After that, I just snack how ever I feel like it until I run out of calories. It changes every night depending on how much exercise I've done. Night time is when I get hungry and crave things so I like to have at least 200 calories saved for after dinner.

    I have no structure on the weekends.
  • megsmom2
    megsmom2 Posts: 2,362 Member
    No particular structure. Take the day as it comes.
  • vismal
    vismal Posts: 2,463 Member
    As flexible as possible. Usually 2 meals 1250 calories each but really it doesn't matter much. Sometimes I crush it in 1 big meal!
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    I prelog based on what food was bought.

    My breakfast between 6am-10am could be anywhere from 300-900 calories, that defines the rest of my day. Usually a 300 calorie lunch, then a decent dinner with about 400 left over for snacks...

    I eat about 1800 a day.

    ETA: I should add tho if my breakfast is before 9am, I have to eat lunch no later than 12:30, then a snack about 3pm and dinner no later than 6pm. I get starved if I don't follow that. Now if I have a late breakfast that might mean no lunch, just a snack and a good dinner...
  • AglaeaC
    AglaeaC Posts: 1,974 Member
    Breakfast is my weak point. I should eat it, but often can't force down much. Lunch and dinner are larger, snacks smaller. Absolute amounts depend on whether I'm working out or not.
  • PurpleCupcakes01
    PurpleCupcakes01 Posts: 141
    No particular order for me.
  • FitnessLover001
    FitnessLover001 Posts: 188 Member
    I usually eat 3 meals a day but my breakfast is a big calorie meal and lunch and dinner are smaller.

    Breakfast number 1: 45 min before I work out : usually 350 cal
    Breakfast number 2: after I work out: usually 350 (protein shake)

    Lunch: 350-400 cal

    Dinner: 350-400

    I've found when I eat a big breakfast, I stay pretty full throughout the day!
  • so_sassy11
    so_sassy11 Posts: 5 Member
    My eating schedule is pretty structured during the week but on the weekends I just eat whenever really. Here's what during the week looks like:

    Mon-Fri;
    'Fast' until 4PM(more like forced fasting since my schedule doesn't allow me to eat before then)
    4PM- large snack/lunch, around 300-400 calories
    6:30PM- dinner, 500-600 calories
    Between 8 to 9:30PM- snack- 250-350 calories

    I have a Fitbit so the number of calories I can eat changes daily according to my activity, but my base goal is 1,200.
  • Allelito
    Allelito Posts: 179 Member
    Usually I try to get as close to this as possible:

    Breakfast: 300 kcal
    Lunch: 300 kcal
    Snack: 200 kcal
    Dinner: 250 kcal
    Snack: 250 kcal

    Additionally, I eat back around 50-75% of my workout calories the days I work out.
  • wpwarrior88
    wpwarrior88 Posts: 1,513 Member
    I aim for 3 meals a day averaging 500-600 cals each. Sometimes I need an afternoon snack, I try to keep it around 200 cal. I tend to eat between 1500 and 1800 cals a day.
  • RINat612
    RINat612 Posts: 251 Member
    Work Week:
    B: Nothing
    L: 190calories
    D: 1000-1100calories

    Weekend: (When not cheating)
    B: 200-300calories
    L: 200-400calories
    D: 500-800calories

    As you can tell I've tailored my 1200calorie eating schedule around 1) my work, and 2) my unique (or maybe not so unique) ferocious hunger during night time. I found that I have to eat as much as I can as late as I can or I will snack late.
  • Primordium
    Primordium Posts: 7
    I do intermittent fasting and thus don't usually have to worry about balancing out calories for each and every meal. In fact, I tend to eat most of my calories within an eight-hour period.

    It works out much better for me than when I was counting calories for each and every meal trying to make sure they were all even.
  • nixxthirteen
    nixxthirteen Posts: 280 Member
    I work afternoons so my meal times are all wonky but on an average day:

    Breakfast: 200-500 cal

    Lunch: 300-600 cal (depending on the length of my shift at work)

    Dinner: Usually around 500-600 but can be a lot more depending on if I plan to snack before bed, etc.

    Bedtime snack (1-2am): Usually as much as I have left over to hit 1900. If there's a lot left, I eat part of it in cheeeeeese!
  • Psychgrrl
    Psychgrrl Posts: 3,177 Member
    Days I work: 5 to 6 mini meals (including a 100 calorie protein shake during my after work workout. They range from 200-500. The last one is the largest 450-500 calories.

    Days I don't work. When ever I'm hungry. Always totals same calories but in fewer meals.
  • thomaswhitef
    thomaswhitef Posts: 1
    I have pre diabetes or diabetes and eat 6 times a day 200-300 cals each meal and small snack in between.
  • IIIIISerenityNowIIIII
    IIIIISerenityNowIIIII Posts: 425 Member
    I usually eat light until mid-afternoon. When I have eaten larger breakfasts, I ended up ravenous all day. Not eating much until mid-afternoon is what keeps me from stuffing my face.

    breakfast- ~200 calories
    lunch- ~300 calories
    snack- ~150 calories
    dinner- ~500 calories
    dessert- ~300 calories
  • Kamirose9047
    Kamirose9047 Posts: 21
    I'm required to eat my school lunch, which is regularly between 600-800 calories. When I'm not eating with my students (3x/wk) I'm not required to finish everything, but twice I week when I do eat with my students I'm required to clear the plate. So I have a small breakfast and dinner full of protein, and eat veggies for snacks. On the weekends I graze throughout the day.
  • IIIIISerenityNowIIIII
    IIIIISerenityNowIIIII Posts: 425 Member
    I'm required to eat my school lunch, which is regularly between 600-800 calories. When I'm not eating with my students (3x/wk) I'm not required to finish everything, but twice I week when I do eat with my students I'm required to clear the plate. So I have a small breakfast and dinner full of protein, and eat veggies for snacks. On the weekends I graze throughout the day.

    What kind of employer forces teachers to eat past satiety? That is truly bizarre. I hope that isn't a burden on your fitness goals. 600-800 calories sure would be for me!
  • picklesroofus
    picklesroofus Posts: 68 Member
    Mine depends on when I work. I like my heaviest meal post work so if I work night - brunch. If I worked days - supper.

    I wish my snacks were more than my meals because I enjoy them. I just can never find convinent snacks and my favourite snack is milk and sometimes after 2-3 cups I am too full to eat vitamin rich veggies/fruits.
  • Kamirose9047
    Kamirose9047 Posts: 21
    I'm required to eat my school lunch, which is regularly between 600-800 calories. When I'm not eating with my students (3x/wk) I'm not required to finish everything, but twice I week when I do eat with my students I'm required to clear the plate. So I have a small breakfast and dinner full of protein, and eat veggies for snacks. On the weekends I graze throughout the day.

    What kind of employer forces teachers to eat past satiety? That is truly bizarre. I hope that isn't a burden on your fitness goals. 600-800 calories sure would be for me!
    I'm an Assistant Language Teacher in Japan. The clearing the plate thing is because I'm supposed to set a good example, since the kids have to clear their plates too. Sometimes I manage to pawn some of my food off to the kids before eating, though, but if I've already started that doesn't work out.

    The meals are very nutritionally balanced but also super calorie dense. They're balanced for growing kids/teenagers, after all.

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