meal planning

lframent
lframent Posts: 33
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I'm trying to figure an eating plan (meals per day, volumes of foods, etc) and am just curious as to how many meals you all eat a day? Do you have snacks? What times do you eat? I find myself getting so much hungrier than I used to, mostly due to my increase in cardio.

If you have the time or patience and could post a sample day, I'd appreciate that so much! Thanks, everyone! Hope all is well, xo

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  • webfootcajun
    webfootcajun Posts: 41
    i eat 6 times a day. mostly small meals or snacks but have at least 1 "lean and green" meal a day. chicken or fish , vaggies and salad, etc. my smaller meals may be energy bars or peanut butter on bread, etc. i dont get over hungry this way and after a couple of days it became normal.
  • MarieNevada
    MarieNevada Posts: 395 Member
    i eat 5 times a day, all small meals. my diary is open. today is the most representative except i skipped the oatmeal and protein shake for breakfast cause i was in bed, and i dont normally have a chocolate bar. lol i'm never hungry because i eat every 3 hours.
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    I eat breakfast, lunch, dinner and a couple of snacks - usually one in the morning, one or two in the afternoon and sometimes something small before I go running.
    I plan my days ahead of time -usually the night before. I put my meals in first, then make up the rest of the calories with snacks (and yes, I do eat my exercise calories :smile:).
    This works very well for me, I find it much much harder if I just log my meals as I eat them - for me this just means that I will be way over or way under at the end of the day.
    My diary is open, you are welcome to check it out to see what and when I eat.
  • milaxx
    milaxx Posts: 1,122 Member
    Typically I eat 3 meals and 2 snacks. I have a snack in the morning before I workout and then breakfast after I work out. I usually have a fairly heavy breakfast because I am my hungriest after my workout and I prefer not getting stuck with a load of calories to eat in the the evening. Lunch is usually a salad of some sort and the content always varies because I like to use different lettuces/green and veg to add in. I eat at least a half an avocado pretty much every day. It's a healthy fat & they are good for my knees. I also try to get water in before my meals and when I wake up, just because it's easier.

    I like to do food prep at the beginning of the week. I make a pot of beans, brown rice or grain & boil half a dozen eggs. I also chop of any veg and fruit I will eat off during the week. I might buy a water melon and chop that up and place in the bowl, Cucumbers get cut up, as do celery and carrots. It makes life easier through the week. I can typically through together a meal in about 15 mins.
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