Do you prefer 3 larger meals or snacking all day -what helps you?!
kisses71213
Posts: 97 Member
I've been snacking all day but would like to try just having 3 larger meals (that fit my calorie limit of course). I know lots of protein is important in keeping you satiated but I'm afraid I will get too hungry in between meals anyway...
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I snack all day, small meals, then the evening meal is larger.0
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I snack in the morning but I have to have a big late lunch and a big dinner. If I don't, I have found myself easily going into a binge.0
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It really depends on the day... sometimes I just do 2 meals, other times I do 3, and other times I do 2-3 and a snack. But I always just make my meals fit into my daily calories. :drinker:0
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Asher_Ethan wrote: »I snack in the morning but I have to have a big late lunch and a big dinner. If I don't, I have found myself easily going into a binge.
I will try this approach, thanks so much!0 -
I have two large meals (lunch and dinner) and a few snacks, usually at night (I’m SO hungry at night). It works for me. At the end of the day, it’s all about what suits each person. It’s worth trying a few different eating patterns to see what works best for you.0
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I eat a large lunch and graze when I am hungry on smaller things to keep me going.0
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I have a light breakfast, a largish lunch, afternoon snack, largish dinner, and bedtime snack.0
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I prefer 3 larger meals AND snacks...I just plan them into my day.0
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I take about 45-90 minutes to eat breakfast and lunch at work. I'm the queen of stretching it out, plus I get distracted by actual work. In the afternoon, after rowing, I have a large protein shake. It normally takes me the rest of the shift to finish it.0
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Most days three meals and two snacks are about right. I choose the snacks based on how much I ate in the regular meals and how hungry I am feeling. Usually a light snack after work, before dinner and a slightly larger one after aikido/before bed.0
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600 cals for breakfast
250 for AM Snack
1000 for lunch
250 for PM Snack
1000 for dinner
250 for late PM snack
Give or take...0 -
i prefer all of the above but I guess i have to control myself.0
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Skimp calories during the day so I can eat a big dinner and dessert.0
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kisses71213 wrote: »
Get a bicycle and ride it a lot0 -
I intermittent fast and eat 4 small meals every 2 hours in a 6 hour window: noon, 2pm, 4pm and right before 6pm. The first meal at noon is usually smallish, as is the 6pm meal.0
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mamapeach910 wrote: »I intermittent fast and eat 4 small meals every 2 hours in a 6 hour window: noon, 2pm, 4pm and right before 6pm. The first meal at noon is usually smallish, as is the 6pm meal.
Ah ok, nice approach!0 -
During the workweek, I find I do best during the day if a have a larger breakfast with lots of protein and good fats (500-600 cals)...typically keeps me full till lunchtime, a smallish lunch (300-400 cals), and an afternoon snack (100-200 cals). Dinner tends to make up for what, if anything I lacked in the day. Sometimes its small, sometimes large, sometimes lots of veggies, protein, dairy, etc. (around 400-500 cals). Maybe an evening snack if I want (100-200 cals).
On the weekend, I have a tendency to sleep right through breakfast, so my first meal of the day is usually "brunch"!0 -
I do breakfast, lunch, snack, dinner (sometimes desert), snack and it perfectly fits into my low cal diet0
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