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At what times do you eat?

Stilllosing26
Stilllosing26 Posts: 256 Member
edited March 1 in Health and Weight Loss
At what time of day do you eat your meals? For me it's:

9:30 -10ish- Breakfast

Workout

1-1:30 Lunch time

4:00ish- Snack

7:30- Snack

9:30- Dinner

I have to eat a late dinner on most day's due to work :(
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  • FatFreeFrolicking
    FatFreeFrolicking Posts: 4,252 Member
    9-10 AM: Breakfast

    12 PM: Snack #1

    2 PM: Lunch

    4 PM: Snack #2

    6-7 PM: Dinner

    10 PM: Snack #3
  • TXGirl78028
    TXGirl78028 Posts: 37
    Breakfast - usually 7-7:30 a.m. (except on weekends - then a bit later)
    Lunch - Noon
    Dinner - 7:00 p.m.

    Snack or sweet - whenever the mood strikes and I have enough calories for it.
  • JamieJam1102
    JamieJam1102 Posts: 308 Member
    All freaking day long, it seems. Generally though:

    9:30am Coffee

    11:30am Some sort of breakfast or protein shake

    1:45 - 3pm Lunch

    5pm Snack

    8pm Dinz
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,151 Member
    Whenever. Personally I don't have set times of eating, but ensure I get in the right amount of calories and macro/micros needed on a daily basis.

    A.C.E. Certified Group Fitness and Personal Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • THECaptainObvious
    THECaptainObvious Posts: 399 Member
    4:30am breakfast

    8am- snack

    11am- lunch

    2pm- snack

    4-5pm dinner

    and then depending on if my blood sugar is dropping too low 8pm snack before bed
  • angieroo2
    angieroo2 Posts: 970 Member
    Weekdays:
    7:30ish - Breakfast
    10ish- snack
    12:00 - lunch
    2ish - afternoon pick me up
    After 7 - dinner

    Weekends:
    11ish - breakfast (post long-run feast or just regular portion)
    2ish - lunch
    evening - dinner

    I'm really not rigid and eat whenever I'm hungry. Some days I feel like i eat all day long.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    I so rarely eat an actual meal these days I pretty much just graze.

    I eat when I'm hungry or just feel like putting something in my mouth, so no special time. :)
  • ChampCrucial
    ChampCrucial Posts: 120 Member
    Every 2-3 hours with a cup or 2 of water
  • Stilllosing26
    Stilllosing26 Posts: 256 Member
    sort of like me some days!
  • amgreenwell
    amgreenwell Posts: 1,267 Member
    About every three hours is average for me. I can go longer but don't like being hungry. I drink a ton of water during the day too. I try to keep each "meal" under 300 cal and I eat back my exercise calories.
  • BlueButterfly94
    BlueButterfly94 Posts: 303 Member
    I used to have set times, now it's pretty flexible. But I usually have breakfast between 7 and 9AM, a little snack maybe, lunch around 12:30PM, another snack, and dinner around 4-5PM. On days that I stay up later, I tend to have a snack after dinner too. :)
  • 365andstillalive
    365andstillalive Posts: 663 Member
    Whenever I'm hungry, basically.
    I have breakfast anytime between 6-8am, a snack around 11, lunch at about 1pm, dinner between 5:30-7, a small snack around 8pm.
    So yeah... all the time.

    Edit: I also occasionally snack between lunch and dinner if dinner will be closer to the 7 mark.
  • mylovelyremedy
    mylovelyremedy Posts: 35
    Weekdays:

    8:00 AM - breakfast

    12-12:30 pm - lunch

    3:00 pm - afternoon snack

    7:30-8:00 pm - dinner


    Weekends:

    11:45 am - brunch

    3:00 pm - afternoon snack

    6:30 - 7:30 pm - dinner
  • Iri_2
    Iri_2 Posts: 349 Member
    I eat when I'm hungry.
  • _lyndseybrooke_
    _lyndseybrooke_ Posts: 2,561 Member
    To preface this, I don't eat at these times because I think it'll help me lose weight. I eat at these times because that's how my schedule is and I like my daily routine.

    5:00AM - Quest bar (on lifting days, 4x/week)
    Workout
    7:45AM - Protein smoothie
    8:30AM - Breakfast
    12:30PM - Lunch
    3:00PM - Snack
    6:30PM - Dinner
    7:30PM - Dessert (if I can fit it into my goals)

    Now, that's weekdays. Weekends are not nearly as predictable.
  • UncreativeMe123
    UncreativeMe123 Posts: 52 Member
    I'll eat breakfast anytime between 9 and 12, lunch between 2 and 4, then dinner around 8 or 9, with a snack around 10:30 pm. I like to push eating later to try to combat the late night snacking urges :)
  • BombshellPhoenix
    BombshellPhoenix Posts: 1,693 Member
    Whenever I feel. Some days I eat breakfast at 8am, sometimes at 12 pm. Lunch is anywhere from 11 to 2 or 3. Sometimes I skip lunch. Dinner is usually around 5. Snacks I typically eat around 9 pm when the kids are down and after my lifting.
  • alison067
    alison067 Posts: 43 Member
    Weekdays:

    Breakfast 8:15 - 8:45

    Lunch 12:30 - 1:30

    Dinner 6:30 - 7:30

    Snacks whenever hungry
  • cjacobs81
    cjacobs81 Posts: 22 Member
    6:30-Protein Shake...Just so I can have something in my system within an hour of being up
    8:00-Snack/Fruit
    9-9:30-Breakfast
    11:00- Snack
    1:00pm-Lunch
    3:00pm Snack
    6-7:00pm-Dinner

    This is only during the week while at work...The weekends are a little different
  • kait_marie24
    kait_marie24 Posts: 99 Member
    7 - Quest bar or something light
    9- Breakast
    12: Lunch
    2: Snack
    7: Dinner
    9: Tea or light snack
  • fat2skinny50
    fat2skinny50 Posts: 104 Member
    8:30/9:00 - Breakfast
    12:30/1:00 - Lunch
    3:30 - Snack (this is when i start to crave chocolate)
    6:00 - Dinner
    Like cjacobs81 this is at work during the week on the weekends it is totally different. All depends where we are and what is going on.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    I eat breakfast around 8:30 and lunch around 12:30. Then I eat around 2500 calories between 7pm and 11pm. I may sprinkle a snack in there somewhere if I am going on a long ride after work. Since meal timing is irrelevant for the most part, I don't worry about it too much.
  • ninav1980
    ninav1980 Posts: 514 Member
    breakfast 8-9am

    lunch 11am

    snack 2pm

    snack 5:30pm

    dinner 7:30-8pm

    ETA: this is not because I am on a schedule, its more of my routine within my and when my body naturally gets hungry since Ive been doing it so long
  • mom2aeris
    mom2aeris Posts: 98 Member
    I eat around my work schedule, so it entirely depends. I was working 6-12 most days, but now my schedule is going to be even more random. My daughter wakes me up at 7-730 so we'll usually eat breakfast by 8, and then we aim for lunch around noon, and dinner around 5:30 if at all possible with a snack usually after I exercise at around 230 or so.
  • j4nash
    j4nash Posts: 1,719 Member
    9am - light breakfast, if any
    12pm - lunch
    4pm - snack
    6pm - dinner
    9pm - snack
    11pm -12am - dinner #2
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    M-F

    Breakfast 7:15 AM
    Lunch 11:40 AM
    (occasional small snack at 2 or 3 PM if I have a smaller than usual lunch)
    Dinner 5:30 PM

    Weekends

    Breakfast between 7-10 AM
    Lunch around 1-2 PM
    Dinner anywhere from 5-8 PM
  • EmmieBaby
    EmmieBaby Posts: 1,235 Member
    8:00 - Morning coffee
    9:00-10:00 - breakfast
    11:30 - Snack
    1:00 - lunch
    3:00 - snack
    5:00 - 7:00 - prepare and eat dinner
  • Joanjett88
    Joanjett88 Posts: 87 Member
    Breakfast - 7:30 - 8:00 AM
    Lunch - 11:00 - 11:30 AM
    Snack - 2:00 PM
    Dinner - 5:00 - 6:00 PM
    Possible snack / dessert - 7:30 PM
  • momiles11
    momiles11 Posts: 8
    9:00 a.m. - breakfast
    11:00 a.m. - snack
    2:00 p.m. - lunch
    5:00 p.m. - snack
    8:00 p.m. - dinner

    I try not to eat for 2-3 hours before bed. I'm hungriest in the morning and afternoon anyway.
  • Alaskagirl721
    Alaskagirl721 Posts: 4 Member
    Weekdays:

    830-9am Breakfast
    10-1030am Snack
    12-1230pm Lunch
    2-3pm Snack
    6-7pm Dinner
    8-1020pm Snack


    Weekends:
    Breakfast whenever I get up and then I follow the same sort of time schedule (Meals or snacks every few hours or so) as I do during the week
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