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How often do you eat?

missy5277
missy5277 Posts: 88 Member
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Does anyone have any advice on how often you should eat something? I'm not a breakfast eater so i grab a gogurt and eat that on the way to the gym around 430a, I tend to want to eat again around 9ish, then lunch around 1p and dinner around 530p. Sometimes i have some sort of snack to nibble on between 9 and lunch which would be some grapes, nuts, or something healthy. Is this too much or not enough?

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  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    sounds fine to me, meal frequency is personal preference, eat as many times as you want to. total caloric intake is the most important factor in weight loss
  • getskinnyk8
    getskinnyk8 Posts: 28
    I've always struggled with eating too much to early in the day and being hungry at night, so I try to eat 3 meals a day, 300 calories each, and 3 snacks a day (some time after each meal), 100 calories each. For a total of 1200 calories. But if you're comfortably staying within 1200 calories and not starving, then it's all good!
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,354 Member
    sounds fine to me, meal frequency is personal preference, eat as many times as you want to. total caloric intake is the most important factor in weight loss

    ^^^^^^^^
    THIS

    I usually eat 3 meals a day, sometimes 2. Depending on when my workout is I will have something post-workout as well. I tried the 5-6 meals a day and found it made me hungry all the time. I don't usually start eating until noon or later.
  • SlimSadieG
    SlimSadieG Posts: 323 Member
    Too often.
  • surfrgrl1
    surfrgrl1 Posts: 1,464 Member
    I eat 3 meals and 3 snacks in a day.
  • spasticlulu
    spasticlulu Posts: 61
    I have always read that eating more will help you lose weight, 3 meals aday plus 2-3 snacks aday, that way you are less likly to cheat.
  • hamton
    hamton Posts: 245
    I have always read that eating more will help you lose weight, 3 meals aday plus 2-3 snacks aday, that way you are less likly to cheat.

    I found the opposite to be true. That old saying of eating every 3 hours or so to keep the metabolism going is just false. The less likely to cheat was just thrown in there just to help the case. I used to believe it. Eating small meals all the time kept me not quite satisfied. It kept me thinking of food and about my next meal, so I was more likely to cheat. Eat a whooping big meal makes me full and happy.
  • missy5277
    missy5277 Posts: 88 Member
    I find myself constantly thinking about food! I have to load my snacks with nothing but healthy stuff cause i just keep thinking about food and i dont want to blow it! Today i brought 1/2c homemade granola, 1c of black grapes, 1/2c of shelled pistachios, and a string cheese! I wont eat it all but it gives me a variety to choose from when i wanna cave!!
  • rossi02
    rossi02 Posts: 549 Member
    I eat all the time... here's my usual day

    get up at 6:00 am and have an english muffin
    snack at 9:00 am, usually an apple or greek yogurt
    lunch 11:00 am, usually soup, almonds apple/pear and veggie
    snack 1:00 pm, try another fruit, sometimes hit the vending machine
    dinner 7:00 pm, lean protein, veggies and fruit

    I eat more during the morning, I don't usually eat a lot at once, but I graze till early afternoon. Then I'm full till dinner. If I need an after dinner snack I try to have sorbet, or somthing along those lines.
  • HMonsterX
    HMonsterX Posts: 3,000 Member
    I get up at around 12:30pm, have somethign to eat around 16:30, "lunch", then have a couple of snacks between then and Midnight, my dinner time, which accounts for most of my calories, leaving room for a snack before bed at 04:30 am.
  • kitinboots
    kitinboots Posts: 589 Member
    I find it easier to control my calorie intake if I'm constantly eating (in the evenings especially).
    If I cook myself up a big pot of veggie curry or chilli or something that's not very calorie dense then I can keep refilling my bowl all night.
  • torionna
    torionna Posts: 16
    I try to eat three meals per day and two to three snacks per day. I also TRY to space them out every 2-3 hours. I try to keep my snacks at 200 or less calories...my meals vary from between 80-600 calories depending on the day and my mood. Add to that 8-14 cups of water and It seems to keep my metabolism going faster and faster!
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