Anyone on around 1800 calories

I would advise pre-logging! That way you won't run out of calories early in the day. How you split it depends on when you're hungrier. Are you evenly hungry throughout the day, do you get hungrier in the evening, or do you prefer a larger lunch, etc?

Note that this is all about preference... But I eat a very small breakfast, a slightly bigger lunch, and a higher calorie dinner. My remaining calories are allocated to two snacks, sometimes one will have more calories than the other, and sometimes they'll be roughly equivalent. However, in general, my snacks and meals have almost the same calories.. So it's more like eating five small meals a day. This is just the way I prefer to eat--You might like having three large meals and no snacks, for example.

My diary is public, and although I eat less than you (1400), maybe you can get some ideas on how to portion your meals if you take a look. My last two days are pretty terrible, so you might want to look at the days before that instead!

Oh, so sorry. I make a big breakfast and usually have a lot of fat in the mornings and that keeps me feeling good all day and I don't feel the need to binge at night anymore. My go to in the morning for one person is one slice of bacon panfry and diced. Toss in some chopped onion, peppers and whatever veggies you have like broccoli, mushrooms. Then toss in 60-80 grams cooked quinoa and scramble in a whole egg or 2 whites. The bacon grease is all you need to cook everything. This makes me feel great all day. I season with a little garlic salt and lawry's too. Oh and sriracha, and sometimes fage yogurt.

I'm not one to pre-log anything, but glad it works for others. I'm usually flying by the seat of my pants (whatever that means ;-) ) and the day sucks me up before I can give thought to food! I try to add fruits and veggies whenever possible - to meals, snacks, etc. Not only does this help fill you up, but it is healthy (they contain powerful vitamins and antioxidants that fight off illness, cancer, etc!)

Best of luck to you!!

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Susieq_1994 wrote: »

I would advise pre-logging! That way you won't run out of calories early in the day. How you split it depends on when you're hungrier. Are you evenly hungry throughout the day, do you get hungrier in the evening, or do you prefer a larger lunch, etc?

Note that this is all about preference... But I eat a very small breakfast, a slightly bigger lunch, and a higher calorie dinner. My remaining calories are allocated to two snacks, sometimes one will have more calories than the other, and sometimes they'll be roughly equivalent. However, in general, my snacks and meals have almost the same calories.. So it's more like eating five small meals a day. This is just the way I prefer to eat--You might like having three large meals and no snacks, for example.

My diary is public, and although I eat less than you (1400), maybe you can get some ideas on how to portion your meals if you take a look. My last two days are pretty terrible, so you might want to look at the days before that instead!

Exactly what I do. Makes me feel sure of what I'll be eating and that way I can decline certain foods easier knowing that I already have a meal plan fir the day.

Exactly! And if you really want to have something, you know which meal you'll have to displace/sacrifice to fit it in!

Another vote for pre logging.

I try and push my breakfast back 1-2 hours after waking, and wait til I feel physically hungry for lunch, rather than seeing 12 on the clock and going for it. Drink lots. I like to have about 800-900 calories for dinner so split the rest equally between breakfast and lunch, and try to include lots of veg and fruit which are lower calorie for the bulk they provide.

Definitely pre-log, makes a huge difference. Also, remember to include snacks.

Also a pre-logger here, although mostly my breakfast, lunch and snacks so I know how many calories are left for dinner. Mine are generally broken down as 250 for breakfast, 350 for lunch and 200-300 for snacks. That leaves half of my calories for dinner and nighttime snacks. I like to save that many for dinner because then I have more choices since I usually cook only one meal for the family and they are not usually low calorie. Then I can decide what size portion to eat of the main dish (pasta, chicken, whatever) and then can supplement with veggies to keep myself full.

The great thing is if I have something special planned (a meal out, birthday, etc) it is really easy to cut out the snacking and still stay within my calorie range.

I have learned over my two months here that protein and fat go much farther than carbs and try to center my snacks around those. I am a big fan of greek yogurt, beef jerkey and string cheese for low calorie, very filling snacks that keep me full until my next meal.

I eat around 1900 - 2000 calories a day, depending on my workouts, but I do pre-log. I try to do weekly (mainly for grocery lists), but usually end up editing in the morning every day. I do it mainly to make sure I hit my macros, but it has helped me stay around my calorie limits. I think my diary is open, you're welcome to check it out if it helps you!