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    Do you prefer 3 larger meals or snacking all day -what helps you?!

    Posts: 97 Member
    edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
    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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    • Posts: 250 Member
      I snack all day, small meals, then the evening meal is larger.
    • Posts: 2,430 Member
      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.
    • Posts: 97 Member
      sandryc79 wrote: »
      I snack all day, small meals, then the evening meal is larger.

      Thanks- I like this idea.. a little of both worlds!
    • Posts: 3,440 Member
      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:
    • Posts: 97 Member
      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!
    • Posts: 978 Member
      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.
    • Posts: 186 Member
      I eat a large lunch and graze when I am hungry on smaller things to keep me going.
    • Posts: 8,171 Member
      I have a light breakfast, a largish lunch, afternoon snack, largish dinner, and bedtime snack.
    • Posts: 41,865 Member
      I prefer 3 larger meals AND snacks...I just plan them into my day.
    • Posts: 1,119 Member
      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.
    • Posts: 1,942 Member
      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.
    • Posts: 10,322 Member
      edited April 2015
      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...
    • Posts: 111 Member
      i prefer all of the above but I guess i have to control myself. >:)
    • Posts: 97 Member
      Hornsby wrote: »
      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...

      I only wish I could have the cal intake you have!! ;)
    • Posts: 209 Member
      Skimp calories during the day so I can eat a big dinner and dessert. :smiley:
    • Posts: 10,322 Member
      kisses71213 wrote: »
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      I only wish I could have the cal intake you have!! ;)

      Get a bicycle and ride it a lot :)
    • Posts: 8,029 Member
      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.
    • Posts: 97 Member
      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!
    • Posts: 13,413 Member
      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"!
    • Posts: 26 Member
      I do breakfast, lunch, snack, dinner (sometimes desert), snack and it perfectly fits into my low cal diet :)
    • Posts: 22 Member
      During a workweek, I don't like to eat while I'm at work. I always feel tired after eating, even eating a small portion. I don't remember who posted above, but I prefer my calories for when I get home from work and doing activities. I can only speak for me, but I'm a lot more productive when I'm hungry.
    • Posts: 2,424 Member
      Meals as snacks. I eat slowly, so I make a normal sized meal, eat about 1/3-1/2 of it, save the rest for later.
    • Posts: 5,446 Member
      3 squares and a hefty snack. It winds up meaning fewer cals for dessert type treats, coffees, drinks, etc. But it also means being less hungry.
    • Posts: 41,865 Member
      Hornsby wrote: »
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      Get a bicycle and ride it a lot :)

      Yup...
    • Posts: 3,319 Member
      I eat 2 meals (lunch and dinner) and then snack as needed. Usually I only have a bed time snack and don't need anything in the afternoon. I just have never enjoyed eating in the morning (I actually feel sick if I do) and big meals feel better to me.
    • Posts: 418 Member
      I don't eat breakfast, I just drink coffee, and then I divide my other 1100 calories up between lunch and dinner.
    • Posts: 457 Member
      4 meals 2 snacks. I like 2 breakfasts.
    • Posts: 19,251 Member
      Three meals. Three snacks. Most days.
    • Posts: 2 Member
      edited April 2015
      What's been working for me usually is light breakfast with emphasis on protein, med-large lunch, medium-ish dinner. I'll snack on a little bit of fruit in between meals if I feel like it. I'm also a big coffee drinker so I think that helps me not feel like having to snack all the time!
    • Posts: 1,027 Member
      edited April 2015
      I do 16:8IF and have an eating window of 11am-7pm. I usually break my daily fast between 11-noon with my largest meal of the day. Then I may or may not have a snack late afternoon. And then I have a second meal between 6-7pm. I very rarely eat after 7pm, though I do usually have a couple evening beers on the weekends.

      Meal timing is a preference thing, just experiment and figure out what works best for you :)
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