Eating very little in the day to enjoy a nice dinner

I have tried, I just get grumpy if i go too long without eating enough. I have been at this for just over 17 months. But everyone is different. what i can advise is keep busy so you don't do mindless eating, or do some extra exercise to give your self some extra calories to eat, or you can go to a weekly calorie count.

or try some low calorie snacks.

I do. I've always eaten the majority of my calories in the evening, so I structure my caloric intake around it now. I'll eat somewhere around 300-500 calories throughout my day, and another 1,000-ish at dinner and thereafter. I've always eaten like this to one degree or another, so it's not personally difficult for me, but I have noticed that if I do not eat some protein during the daytime, I'm quite a bit hungrier earlier on.

SezxyStef wrote: »

no...I eat my normal meals and still get a nice dinner.

HOw many calories is in this nice dinner that you have to "save" a days worth to eat it?

+1

Seriously this is the kind of thing I did when I had an eating disorder. I would only drink during the day then eat one meal at night which would get progressively smaller and smaller.

I do this right now. I eat a breakfast and lunch that are 250-400 calories each, leaving me with ~900 calories for dinner when I get home. This works for me because I am very busy at work during the day, so I don't actually have time to eat a big meal or even think about eating (sometimes I skip lunch all together).

I used to eat three evenly sized meals but I found that once I get home and relaxed, I wanted to eat more. I handle this by just saving my calories for the end of the day. Again this works as I am very busy at work anyway.

So yes, I do this, but do what works for you. Don't force yourself into a calories deficit/ weird schedule if you don't like it.

I do this, I usually eat 5-600 calories during the first part of the day, and have 700-900 calories for dinner, maybe have a small dessert. I would rather eat one bigger meal at night than have 2-3 smaller, more equal meals throughout the day. But really, whatever is sustainable and works for you.

I eat less calories during the day when I'm not sure what I will be preparing for dinner. I eat most of my calories after work so it's easier for me.

My breakfast and lunch are pretty light, a snack or two in between, and dinner is usually the biggest meal, but I'm definitely not starving before dinner.

You might want to look into intermittent fasting. I follow the 16:8 schedule where I skip breakfast altogether, eat about 500 kcals for lunch, eat dinner, and sometimes a snack. All of my calories are consumed from about noon to 8:00.

It really works for me.

I bank calories so I have more flexibility for dinner. It works pretty well most days. I do get pretty hungry and run out of energy in the late afternoon and some days that is definitely uncomfortable. My diary is open. I think this manner of eating is sustainable for me since I pretty much have been maintaining for 8 years. I believe I need a bit more protein

No I try to space out calories. Usually I work out at night and don't want to eat all those calories back at 7pm so I eat a larger breakfast to compensate. If I am going out or know I will eat something more calorie dense, I might scale back some earlier meals. If I don't eat a lot of calories throughout the day, I end up binging.

I try to go easy on calories early in the day to give me more flexibility in the evening. Generally I shoot for 200-300 calories for breakfast, 350-500ish for lunch then save the rest (my daily goal is 1500) for some combination of afternoon snack, dinner and dessert. If I exercise, I get all 3 of those.

Of course that all changes when I know I'm going on a long bike ride. Then I eat more at breakfast and lunch to fuel the exercise, dinner may be bigger too.

You have to find a balance that works for you. If you're feeling hungry, try adding some more proteins or fats to your food. That may help you feel fuller.