Do you eat 3 or 6 meals a day?

getstrongkaylen · March 2015

3 meals, 2 snacks in between... i go smaller on the meals and larger on the snacks... it works for me! granted, it's a little more work, but i premake my snacks at the beginning of the week and grab a go... i just find eating every 3 hours keeps the hunger pangs away!

cstevenson86 · March 2015

Breakfast - Body By Vi shake - 7am
Snack - Cottage cheese & almonds - 11:30am
Lunch - Body By Vi Shake - Somewhere between 1 and 2pm
Snack - Greek Yogurt - Somewhere between 3 and 4pm
Dinner - Whatever I want!
Snack - If I feel like one

snowflake954 · March 2015

As you can see everyone has their own way of breaking up the day. I do 3 big meals and 2-3 small snacks when I'm hungry. I don't like to get too hungry. I don't even think about it any more. Just do what is successful.

runner475 · March 2015

Need2Exerc1se wrote: »

I don't have a hard and fast rule about eating, but typically I eat twice a day. Once in mid-day (anywhere from noon - 4:00 p.m.). This is light. Many people would probably call it a snack. And one big meal in the evening/night.

Sometimes on the weekend I will only eat one meal.

I'm impressed. If you don't mind I would like to know

How long have you been following this lifestyle?
Is it that now your schedule has been pretty much set that you don't feel hungry in the mornings?

SuggaD · March 2015

3-5 breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner. If I have a particularly large breakfast (like today at around 700 calories), I'll skip morning snack. Same philosophy for the rest of the day. Because I need a lot of calories and am a volume eater, I have to break it up most days to get in what I need.

KarenB927 · March 2015

I eat 2 meals a day. Always have and probably always will. Monday to Friday I eat lunch and dinner. Saturday and Sunday I eat breakfast and dinner.

runner475 · March 2015

OP, To answer your question - restaurant meals make me sluggish. It's something about restaurant food for me.

But I don't eat outside much and mostly cook @ home. Maybe that's why. I don't know.

dougpconnell219 · March 2015

Three some days, two other days.

shabaity · March 2015

2 and 1 on two snacks. I'm just not a morning eater

skinnyD2308 · March 2015

3 meals - breakfast, lunch, dinner and 3 snacks - morning, afternoon, evening. On weekends, I'll usually skip the morning snack due to not having as many hours to go between breakfast and lunch, then I can add those calories to a bigger than usual lunch, dinner, or evening out.

CA_Underdog · March 2015

I eat 3 meals and 3 snacks. Some days I skip a meal or snack. I'm not "rigid" in my meal sizes or meal timings--no need to be, as long as I hit my calorie goal!

earlnabby · March 2015

ditsyblond17 wrote: »

I realize that the myth of eating small meals more frequently is widely ignored. I even tried it and noticed it made me 1.) more stressed out trying to remember to eat 6 tines a day, and 2.) more apt to binge because I never felt satisfied. Which leaves me curious as to what all you lovely people are doing. Do big meals make you feel sluggish? Do smaller meals stress you out?

I eat 5-6 meals a day: breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner, bedtime snack, and occasionally a mid morning snack. I can't eat a big meal because of a hiatal hernia so I need to eat several smaller meals. I don't pay attention to the clock, just eat when I feel like it during those times. My stomach feels better, i don't get hungry, and I don't stress or get obsessed with when I am going to eat next.

kjerome101 · March 2015

i eat breakfast always, then i have a few healthy snacks for lunch, then eat dinner, then a small snack after dinner to help curb those late night munchies!

lemon629 · March 2015

I usually eat two meals, lunch and dinner. Sometimes I have a small afternoon snack (usually nuts). The days I eat breakfast I don't usually eat lunch.

I tried the three meals + two snacks a day plan several years ago. I hated it. I found myself thinking about food all the time, felt a little stressed over all the food planning, and those small meals did not satisfy me. So I was eating a lot yet not satisfied. Plus it was hard to remember to eat so often because I am not hungry five times a day. I strongly believe you should not eat when you are not hungry unless you have some kind of medical condition that requires it.

Some people do well on the 5-6 meals a day plan. I am just not one of them. Find what works for you and then stick to it.

Bukawww · March 2015

2 meals and a snack. I usually have coffee or iced tea in the morning, a big meal at 2pm, and a moderate meal around 6/7pm. I might have a snack at 9/10 if need be (serving of nuts, etc). I am usually up till 12/1a.

For me, I need to enjoy my food and feel satisfied after eating or I obsess about eating more. I can ignore hunger during the day knowing I have a fabulous meal or 2 to look forward to. I absolutely cannot ignore hunger while trying to sleep. Saving my calories for the latter part of the day is ideal for me to stay in my calorie range.