How many times do YOU eat a day?

Sigra
Sigra Posts: 374 Member
edited September 27 in Health and Weight Loss
I personally didn't have a set amount of times, I just packed my lunchbox with tons of healthy food like grapes, strawberries, blackberries, a low-cal fat free yogurt, and my lunch. Through out the day I every 1 1/2 to 2hrs apart I would snack (times would very depending on when I woke up in the morning and ate breakfast). However this doesn't seem to be working for me since I'm not losing any weight.

I'm curious for all of you out there who have had success with weight loss, how many times a day/when during the day do you eat? And maybe even a general example of what you chow on during the day!

:) Hit me!
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  • doobabe
    doobabe Posts: 436 Member
    7 times.
  • rhiannon1979
    rhiannon1979 Posts: 166 Member
    5-6 times a day.

    I have breakfast before I leave for work (7-ish). I usually eat baby carrots and a string cheese as an a.m snack (10-ish), then lunch a couple hours later, then some fruit or something around 3 or 4 in the afternoon. We usually eat dinner around 6.
  • sdirbder
    sdirbder Posts: 159 Member
    3 meals with small snacks in between, I think it helps me be less hungry at meal times.
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    When I feel hungry, really. Usually 4 times a day, I guess.
  • cardbucfan
    cardbucfan Posts: 10,571 Member
    I eat approximately 6 times a normal day. (Weekends lately are really up in the air!)

    6:00 a.m. toast with almond butter, coffee, water
    10:15 (post workout) egg whites, some form of breakfast meat (turkey bacon, turkey sausage or canadian bacon) coffee, water
    12-1 lunch -varies, leftovers, salad, soup, sushi, around 400 calories usually
    3:30- after school snack (with my kids) most days it's an apple with peanut butter
    7:15 dinner-widely varies
    8:30-snack depends on how many calories I have left but it's usually something sweet

    Hope that helps! I also drink water all day long.
  • Mrs_TrimWaistFatWallet
    Mrs_TrimWaistFatWallet Posts: 486
    I eat 5-7 times depending on how much I work out. Right now, AHHHhhh SO HUNGRY.
  • TurtlesRule
    TurtlesRule Posts: 53
    Twice I don't have time :frown:
  • torregro
    torregro Posts: 307
    5 times a day, 300 calories per meal
    10/20/30.....10 grams of fat, 20 grams of protein and 30 grams of carbohydrates.
  • Melis25Fit
    Melis25Fit Posts: 811 Member
    6
    Breakfast 6:30am
    Snack #1 9:00am
    Lunch 11:30am
    Afternoon Snack 2:30pm
    Dinner 5:00pm

    Sometimes something light around 7- such as lite kettle corn or a banana.
  • Janworkingitout
    Janworkingitout Posts: 434 Member
    Too many!
  • Vkoons3
    Vkoons3 Posts: 122 Member
    I usually eat something small about every 2 hours if I can and then my dinner is a little bit larger but I try and drink a ton of water in between and with everything I eat this way I don't get hungry and want to eat more than I should
  • mawhite717
    mawhite717 Posts: 202 Member
    i usually eat 4-5 times a day. 3 small meals and a snack or 2.
  • Lazyboy09
    Lazyboy09 Posts: 190 Member
    5-6
  • Michelle_J
    Michelle_J Posts: 362 Member
    about 5. Usually 2 & 1/2 to 3 hours apart. But I start about 7 in the AM, kick that metabolism up early
  • Onesnap
    Onesnap Posts: 2,819 Member
    breakfast
    fruit as a snack
    lunch
    yogurt or fruit as a snack
    snack before gym
    dinner after gym
    snack after dinner if I have room in my calories.

    All snacks are whole foods and not processed.
  • katekrise
    katekrise Posts: 178 Member
    5 times....3 small meals with a snack between lunch and dinner and one after dinner.
  • TrainingWithTonya
    TrainingWithTonya Posts: 1,741 Member
    6-8 times a day.
  • TaneeisFitforLife
    TaneeisFitforLife Posts: 433
    I'm a grazer so I eat almost all of the time lol
  • MyaPapaya75
    MyaPapaya75 Posts: 3,143 Member
    I eat 3 meals a day with the option for two snacks one mid day one late night if needed
  • sm0113
    sm0113 Posts: 89 Member
    i'm trying this new thing : eating when i'm hungry!
    i know it sounds silly, but before i would just eat because it was lunch time and that's what you're suppose to do! now i'm actually going to let my stomach decide when i eat. before i open the fridge i think about if my stomach is hungry, or if i am just going to eat because it's noon and that's what everyone does.
    it's working for me so far!
  • thomaslh83
    thomaslh83 Posts: 79 Member
    I eat whenever I am hungry, which ends up being anywhere between 4 - 7 times a day. Obviously, I don't have 7 full-scale meals - 3 of them are breakfast, lunch and dinner, while the other times are snacks. If I do snack, I try to make sure it is a good proportion of carbs to protein.
  • kathyhull
    kathyhull Posts: 327 Member
    I eat just about every 3 hours but I try to get a little protein in every time I eat. Fake egs for breakfast with lots of sautee'd vegies (less than 100 cal), 2 low cal protein shakes a day, tuna or 1/2 a ham & cheese sandwhich or a giant salad with chopped ham for lunch and then a lean meat and lots of vegies for dinner, yougurt for later. I also throw in some almonds (no more than 5 at a time). I also allow myself a couple of Hershey's dark chocolate kisses a couple of times a day 'cuz I LOVE CHOCOLATE!!!!

    So, generally 6 times a day or so.
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    About 5 times... I drink protein powder with my coffee first thing, then oatmeal around 9am, then lunch around noon, then a snack of yogurt and fruit between 2 and 3pm then dinner between 6 and 7pm. Occassionally I'll have another snack before dinner or something after dinner but usually the 5 meals are enough.
  • JMCade
    JMCade Posts: 389 Member
    6 times a day!
  • jennywrens
    jennywrens Posts: 208
    I reckon I average about 4 times. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and an evening snack.

    Occasionally I'll have a piece of fruit around 3:30 - 4pm but not every day!
  • nickscutie
    nickscutie Posts: 303 Member
    6 times - my diary is open.
  • TheKitsune6
    TheKitsune6 Posts: 5,798 Member
    I eat Breakfast, lunch and dinner and make sure to leave calories for snacks in between. It has nothing to do with the "metabolism jump start/continuous burning" myth that continues to perpetuate, it just keeps me from getting too hungry and splurging during actual meal times :) I don't have a set time except for breakfast and lunch because of work.

    However, in regards to your situation, are you keeping track of how much you eat as well? Just because something is good for you doesn't mean you can't overeat with it. Calories are still what it really boils down to and if you are eating 2000 calories a day in grapes and carrots but only burning 1500 that can still lead to weight gain.

    I looked at your diary... it looks mostly good. Make sure that you are being completely honest with how much you are consuming too. Estimating everything can lead to someone going a bit lower to make the numbers happier
  • Cnava01
    Cnava01 Posts: 37
    What is your breakfast usually like? I try to eat a pretty high caloric/fat breakfast and then keep my lunch dinner and snacks under control during the day. Play around with your eating style a little bit and see if that works.

    Maybe even post what a typical day is on this message and it will be better for some people to gauge their advice. :)
  • baisleac
    baisleac Posts: 2,019 Member
    6. Breakfast, AM snack, Lunch, PM snack, Dinner, Dessert.

    I have my diary set by time, not meal name though, because any of them may be a "typical meal combo" or a "snackish" food.
  • Barneystinson
    Barneystinson Posts: 1,357 Member
    2-3. No snacks, about 4 hours between meals.
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