Calorie Dispersion

ksalcido8
ksalcido8 Posts: 21 Member
edited November 23 in Food and Nutrition
Just wondering what everyone's calorie dispersion throughout the day looks like. Do you have a fairly even rate all day? Eat 80% of your daily allowance by noon? Only eat once big meal a day? I'm not asking for advice- my system seems to be working for me. Just wondering where y'all stand. :)

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  • hgycta
    hgycta Posts: 3,013 Member
    Some days it varies, but this is generally what my day looks like (I'm in maintenance with 1,600 calories):
    (I bolded what I generally aim for)

    Breakfast (around 8am): 400 calories; I aim to get around 30g protein and 50% calcium

    Snack (around 12): Bagged dry cereal; 160 calories

    Second Snack/I don't eat a stereotypical lunch (around 3-4pm): 140-190 calories

    Dinner (around 6-7pm): 500-550 calories

    Snack (around 7:45-8:30pm): 350-400 calories

  • helenrosec1
    helenrosec1 Posts: 82 Member
    Mine is spread out through out the day, usually 300 cals for 3 main meals and 200 cals for 3 snacks during day. It doesn't affect your weight loss though the time of day you eat as long as you're eating less calories than you're burning.
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    Mine is usually:

    Breakfast (7-9:00am) : 300-400 kcal
    Snack (10-12:00pm) : ~200 kcal
    Lunch (1-3:00pm) : 200-400 kcal
    Dinner (5-7:00pm) : 300-500 kcal
    Snack (9:00pm - only if hungry and my snack, lunch and dinner were on the low side of calories) : 200-400 kcal

    I eat about 1500 kcal per day but it can range between 1100 and 2200. I'm 5'8", 167lbs and losing between 1 and 3 lbs per week.
  • rumijs
    rumijs Posts: 218 Member
    I eat when I'm hungry. Sometimes it's split more evenly at 6 times like mentioned above. Sometimes I'm calorie cycling for race training so I workout on a morning fast and then get all of my calories between noon and 8p. I usually go to bed around midnight and I'm someone that can't sleep right after heavy meals and need a good couple hours of digest time which is why I have an 8-9 pm cutoff usually. But I don't bother punishing myself because of dispersion times. In other words, if I'm really hungry at 10p and notice I'm well under calories, I may eat an actual meal. I'm of the belief system that at the end of the day it's CICO ruling weight loss and it's dispersion that helps you mentally stay in the game so you don't go on hunger binges as soon as you have the chance.
  • curvy_gamer_loses
    curvy_gamer_loses Posts: 126 Member
    I aim for 1200-1400 calories a day. 5'6", 21, trying to lose about 34 more pounds. I try and aim for these numbers, but of course it varies day by day. My schedules is very busy and on the go. Sometimes I forget to pack utensils with me so I don't get to eat my snacks... like today :( lol
    Breakfast (8am):150-300 cal. Usually something grab-and-go, like a banana, oatmeal, or an English muffin.
    Morning snack (10am): 100-150 calories. Veggies, yogurt, granola bar, or fruit
    Lunch (12pm): 150-300. Left overs, wraps, salads.
    Afternoon snack (3pm): 100-150 calories. I don't always have a snack around this time, but it's usually string cheese or fruit. Sometimes it's a protein or meal replacement shake.
    Dinner (6pm): 400-650 calories. Dinner varies every day. Dinner is my biggest meal so I don't snack late at night. It's also usually the only meal I get to sit down and eat in peace.
    At night, I just eat some random snacks if I am under 1,200 calories for the day. I usually work out at 7pm so I am not really too hungry afterwards.
  • jaqcan
    jaqcan Posts: 498 Member
    Breakfast usually around 10:00am 300 cals
    Lunch at 1-2pm about 300-400 cals
    Snack 4:00pm 100-200 cals
    Dinner 6-7pm 500-600 cals
    Snack 9-10pm 100-200
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    I rarely skip meals or snacks due to my diabetic training. The meal I most often skip is after dinner. The most important are breakfast and the afternoon snack. If I short change those I tend to lose control afterwards. The longest fast is between dinner and breakfast (duh).
  • bioklutz
    bioklutz Posts: 1,365 Member
    I usually eat 60-65% of my calories after 6:00 p.m. I am not hungry first thing in the morning (in fact I feel a little nauseous if try to eat unless I have been awake for several hours).
  • pumpkinpocalypse
    pumpkinpocalypse Posts: 104 Member
    I'm 5'1 and at maintenance, and usually aim for 1600-1700 cals daily. My calorie intake andd dispersion pretty much changes every single day (depending on what i'm cooking that day, what's left in the paantry and fridge, if im going out or exercising etc)
    but as a gross estimate it looks like
    Breakfast (around 9) : 500-600 cals (a lot of it is fruit lol. its definitely not junky cereals...you can't really judge til youve seen the instagram breakfast posts :') )
    Lunch (2pm): 450-500, sometimes less sometimes more.
    Dinner (7-8pm) : 500-600-700. This one is very unpredictable, i always cook a new recipe on evenings.

    That's pretty much it, i find that it feels uncomfortable to do anything after eating, so i find it the most convenient to spend a major part of my day on a relatively empty stomach. Not a fan of snacks...I find them unsatisfying because i like eating large amounts of food at a time. Desserts are veeery occasional (i don't buy or make any, but sometimes my mom buys small pots of ice cream so i treat myself a tiny bit just to taste), and are kept under 200 calories. Small but tasty portions of stuff that is REALLY worth it.

    I never get hungry out of ''meal times'', since i basically always eat at the same hours 80% of the time, my body got used to it and sends my a hunger signal at those times only haha. It's been working very well with me so far!
  • Kexessa
    Kexessa Posts: 346 Member
    Each day is different for me except I always consume 100% of my calories between noon and 9pm. I can't eat in the morning and never do.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    Mine is usually very evenly spread out through the day, in five or six (sometimes more or less) meals.

    It's easier to eat a wider variety of food when I eat a bunch of smaller meals. Plus, I never feel stuffed or hungry and my energy is very even-keel. :)
  • ForeverSunshine09
    ForeverSunshine09 Posts: 966 Member
    My calorie dispersion is based off my dinner. I plan my dinners 2 weeks in advance so it is pretty easy.

    Dinner can be anywhere between: 400-800 cals so many different things
    Lunch: 200-415 cals Burrito bowls, grilled chicken and a veggie of some kind, Tortilla pizza
    Breakfast:200-560
    I usually have one snack and a small dessert. The snack is usually Apple, Banana or grapes.80-150 cals
    My dessert is usually an ice cream sandwich or Min swirls 160-130 cals
    My cals are 1350 for .5 lb a week loss with a goal of losing 12-22 more lbs.
  • beringmj
    beringmj Posts: 2 Member
    nvmomketo wrote: »
    Mine is usually:

    Breakfast (7-9:00am) : 300-400 kcal
    Snack (10-12:00pm) : ~200 kcal
    Lunch (1-3:00pm) : 200-400 kcal
    Dinner (5-7:00pm) : 300-500 kcal
    Snack (9:00pm - only if hungry and my snack, lunch and dinner were on the low side of calories) : 200-400 kcal

    I eat about 1500 kcal per day but it can range between 1100 and 2200. I'm 5'8", 167lbs and losing between 1 and 3 lbs per week.

  • beringmj
    beringmj Posts: 2 Member
    I have my fit bit connected to fitnesspal app. I notice that it adjusts my intake to my output. Now, it shows as "deficit" if i dont eat what i burn. Almost backwards. Is this correct?
  • annette_15
    annette_15 Posts: 1,657 Member
    breakfast 300 cal

    lunch 300 cal

    maybe a 100-200 cal snack

    dinner 300-500

    400-700 after dinner snacks lol

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