Double calorie meals at dinner time!!!

kittyy250
kittyy250 Posts: 31 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi all
I have noticed that my breakfast and lunch meals (although they fill me and are satusfying) are around 300-400 calories. However my dinner time meal is much higher around 600-700 calpries!!!
Does this matter- should I be eating more in the day and less at night!
It's just I have a lot more time and ingredients at night to cook meals!

Anyone similar but still losing?

Oh btw. I am still on my calorie goal or just under with the big dinner

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  • Wynterbourne
    Wynterbourne Posts: 2,235 Member
    I rarely eat anything beyond lunch and dinner myself as I'm almost never hungry for hours after I wake up. I also have dinner fairly late. I've lost almost 90lbs. Timing does not matter, nor does how much you may or may not eat in one sitting. Only your total calories count.
  • CMB1979
    CMB1979 Posts: 588 Member
    Wynterbourne wrote: »
    I rarely eat anything beyond lunch and dinner myself as I'm almost never hungry for hours after I wake up. I also have dinner fairly late. I've lost almost 90lbs. Timing does not matter, nor does how much you may or may not eat in one sitting. Only your total calories count.

    Exactly this. I have one egg and water for breakfast. Then some veggies for lunch. I leave my job at 5:30pm having eaten under 300 cals for the day and then eat out with my spouse. It's not when, it's how much. I find I have more energy if I don't eat a lot during work (I teach kindergarten so you know I burn through energy).
  • CattOfTheGarage
    CattOfTheGarage Posts: 2,745 Member
    I do this deliberately as having a bigger evening meal leaves me more satisfied overall and so makes it easier to stick to my goals. Meal timing and size is a matter of personal preference, if you've found something that works for you, stick with it.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    edited July 2016
    my meals are usually 300 breakfast, 3-400 lunch, 600+ dinner, 250 snacks... with a larger dinner or supper if i've done some exercise and got more cals.

    you want to be looking at your daily and weekly goals to determine weight loss
  • alyssa0061
    alyssa0061 Posts: 652 Member
    I get 1820 calories a day and I eat 1300-1500 of those between 6pm and 8pm every evening
  • daniip_la
    daniip_la Posts: 678 Member
    I purposely save half my calories for dinner + nighttime snacks, which are usually around 1000 calories together. It doesn't matter when you eat the calories as long as you stay in your calorie allotment.
  • Ccano88
    Ccano88 Posts: 51 Member
    My calorie intake is 1,200 a day and I usually only eat about 400-500 for breakfast and lunch leaving the majority for snacks and dinner. I've seen weight loss but I also don't eat after 8.
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    I eat around 1500 calories right before bed everyday.
    I prefer a larger meal at night and smaller in the day
    I lost all my weight and have kept it off.
    Forget the myths and wives tales like you can't eat at night or carbs make you fat. It's all bunk
  • Bearbo27
    Bearbo27 Posts: 339 Member
    Personally for me I have very lopsided meals when it comes to calories. My breakfast might be 300-400 calories, I usually don't eat a normal lunch (maybe a string cheese or yogurt) 80-100 calories, dinner is 500-600 calories, and then snacks make up the remainder of my calories. I work at night so I stretch them out. I don't think it matters which way you do it, it is more of a personal preference.
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    Yep, as others have said, timing of meals and distribution of calories has little to do with weight loss.

    Mine usually goes like:
    Breakfast (300-400 including coffee)
    Lunch (400-500)
    Afternoon Snacks (200)
    Dinner (700-800)
    Wine (100-200)
    Dessert (whatever cals I have left unless I'm banking for the weekend)

    If I get to the evening and have less than 1000 cals left for dinner, wine and dessert I am bummed! I needed to plan my day better or do more exercise!


  • dlcshan
    dlcshan Posts: 45 Member
    As long as the lower calorie meals in the morning and afternoon are keeping you satisfied and you don't find yourself sneaking (or wanting to sneak) other food, then you're fine. I did this a while back with good results. About 300 cal for breakfast, 100-150 calorie snack, around 300 calories for lunch, 100-150 cal snack and then the remainder for dinner, 500-700 calories.
    At that time I lost 25 pounds in less than 6 months without doing any extra exercise for the most part.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    edited July 2016
    My breakfast is usually slightly heavier than my dinner, while my lunch is very light.

    And last week I was having my dinner after midnight.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    Doesn't matter for weight loss how you spread your calories out as you stick to your goal.
    What I usually do:
    B- 200-300 calories
    L- 300-500 calories
    D- 300-600 calories
    S-100-300 calories
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