How many calories for dinner?
abillings9
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I'm wondering how many calories makes for a sensible dinner? I always run around 400 or so calories...
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I'm wondering how many calories makes for a sensible dinner? I always run around 400 or so calories...0
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That's about what I run, filling and I don't need a snack later.0
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I have wondered the same thing. I usually get 3 to 4 hundred.
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:laugh: Snacking is what kills me. I get in from work at 6:45 & by that time I'm starving. I snack the whole time I'm cooking then I'm not hungry.0
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I usually stay within the 300-400 range myself. Have been logging my food 1 day in advance (and posting it on the fridge) so it leaves the guess work out! You never go over if you stick to your plan0
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I usually stay within the 300-400 range myself. Have been logging my food 1 day in advance (and posting it on the fridge) so it leaves the guess work out! You never go over if you stick to your plan
Me too.
Also I will fill my plate up with veggies with have little calories but help fill the tummy.0 -
300-400 seems kinda low for a filling dinner. What are people eating that's low in calories and filling? The only low cal dinner I've come up with is veggie omelette, and I can't eat those every day of the week.0
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around 300+
i personally think it doesnt matter how many cals as long as u have some protein like veggies and stuff then ur good0 -
300-400 seems kinda low for a filling dinner. What are people eating that's low in calories and filling? The only low cal dinner I've come up with is veggie omelette, and I can't eat those every day of the week.
White meat and green vegetables! Maybe frozen yogurt for dessert.
I'm reminded of a quote from "Thin Tastes Better" by Steve Gullo:
"White and green are the colors of weight loss: white is light and green is lean."
They're easy to fill up on in 300 calories. And with 400 calories, you'll be FULL.0 -
I've been around the mid 400 range so I guess that's normal.
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Mine's more like 600-700 most nights. I like dinner to be my biggest meal, I eat smaller breakfasts and lunches (under 300) and whatever I've exercised is what I allow for snacks.0
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Thanks! I'm just starting and will probably need to limit the carbs and go shopping for white and green this weekend.0
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300-400 seems kinda low for a filling dinner. What are people eating that's low in calories and filling? The only low cal dinner I've come up with is veggie omelette, and I can't eat those every day of the week.
White meat and green vegetables! Maybe frozen yogurt for dessert.
I'm reminded of a quote from "Thin Tastes Better" by Steve Gullo:
"White and green are the colors of weight loss: white is light and green is lean."
They're easy to fill up on in 300 calories. And with 400 calories, you'll be FULL.0 -
I'm really screwing this whole thing up, trying to reply to a post that replied to me adn making a mess. Well, hopefully it makes some kind of sense.0
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LOL!!:laugh: I get confused posting aswell!! I usually set myself a meximum of 600 cals for dinner so they usually range from about 450 - 600.0
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Here is a great recipe for dinner, it is a chicken wrap which i eat twice a week and it is quit filling. This recipe has 200 calories.
- medium size wrap
-20g of chicken breast
- quarter of a medium avocado
-lettuce
-4 slices of tomato
-4 onion slices
-table spoon of sweet chilli sauce
place all the ingredients in the wrap as listed. If you dont like avocado you could use low fat cheese, preferably the slice cheese so you dont go overboard.0 -
Mine's more like 600-700 most nights. I like dinner to be my biggest meal, I eat smaller breakfasts and lunches (under 300) and whatever I've exercised is what I allow for snacks.
Same here. Breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack are light.
I tend to be a night time eater. I have between 600-900 calories for dinner and a night time snack.0 -
:laugh: Snacking is what kills me. I get in from work at 6:45 & by that time I'm starving. I snack the whole time I'm cooking then I'm not hungry.
The Best solution to your snacking is to just drink alot of water when you get home or just before you get home so you dont snack alot because the water makes you feel full.
hope that works for you.0 -
A year ago, I would never have believed I could be friggin stuffed from a 300 calorie dinner. But it's true!
I was really bored in my kitchen and concocted this little beauty:
- About 1/4 eggplant, sliced into wedges.
- 1/2 cup Kashi Original Pilaf
- 1/4 cup black beans
- 1/2 cup diced tomato
- 1 cup steamed spinach
- 1 tsp olive oil
About 270 calories!
I cooked it all up, having no idea what sort of monstrosity would arise. It was beautiful! I nearly cried because my camera's out of batteries. It was a work of art! The purple flushed against the tomato, the black beans adding contrast, and the vibrant green of the spinach...eugh!
When I realized the low calorie count, I felt great about getting a cappuccino later with some friends.0
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