How much calories for evening meal?

I don't think you can speak of an average. Personally, I registrate my diners in the MFP-app and it depends on the amount how much I have spare for the other meals. For losing weight, it's only important to lower your calories on daily base and not specific on a specific meal.

Maybe not exactly the answer you're looking for, but I think it's different for each individual.

Dreysander wrote: »

Depends on the day. Most times I try to keep it under 500, usually it's around 300ish. Lunch is usually my largest meal.

Same

I usually have 300-400 left for my evening meal. I like to save 50 for a tangerine or a square of dark chocolate.

Dinner for me is 300-700 calories... 500-600 being most common.
It isn't a strict rule just how it works out for me.

I usually average
300 for breakfast
300 for lunch
600 for dinner
200 for snack
However if i am going out for a special occasion i save some either from each day or exercise calories and spend them all on the one meal

GillianSmith2 wrote: »

I usually average
300 for breakfast
300 for lunch
600 for dinner
200 for snack
However if i am going out for a special occasion i save some either from each day or exercise calories and spend them all on the one meal

Same, except I'll usually do 100 for snacks and 400 for lunch. If it's a day where I run or do Crossfit, I eat back about 2/3 of the exercise calories and it usually goes to dinner.

My breakdown is roughly 1/3 each for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Usually they are all within 100 calories of each other, tho dinner is usually the biggest as I usually having to play catch up to get to my gross calorie goal...still getting used to eating more now that I reduced my weight loss rate from 1.5 to 1.0 per week.

i would guess on average 600 but it varies

my boyfriend can easily do a 1000 calorie dinner

All of them. That is the only time I eat.

samrichards22 wrote: »

Thank you all for the information. So does 715 per serving of a recepie I've made and done total serves 2 does that sound about right?

Right for what? For the recipe? Not sure - you'd have to post it. Right for how many calories will fit into your day? That's totally up to you. It is all individual - as others have said here. Some people do IF and they eat all of their calories within a certain window of time. Some people prefer to eat larger meals earlier in the day. Some prefer to save up calories for a good sized dinner. It really just depends on what works for you.

Meal timing has no impact on weight loss, nor does the calorie distribution throughout the day. If your 715 calorie dinner fits into your allotment for the day, then it's right for you.

Between dinner, evening snack, and pre-bed protein shake before bed I'm using up close to half my calories. I have a lot of calories to play with, however, so that might not work for someone who is still eating at a deficit or with a lot loss.

If your goals are to build muscle, don't forget during that 7-8 hours you are sleeping your body is repairing itself. A meal of some type with protein that your body can use overnight will help to that end. Eating late (if the calories are factored into your daily goal) will have no impact on your fat loss, and might even keep it going strong by helping your metabolism stay high.