how do you balancing your calories w/ meals

I am a big dinner kind of girl, so that is generally where most of my calories are spent. However, if dinner is on the lighter side (<500 calories), I boost my snacking during the day (Greek yogurt and almonds are staples of mine). Feel free to check out my diary if you want, it is public.

I try to eat more for breakfast and eat lighter for lunch, dinner and snacks. I have always heard to eat more earlier so you have more time to burn it throughout the day because after dinner you are typically not as active (I know I'm not:))

I need the majority of my calories at night -- from dinner onward.

i like to eat most of my calories during breakfast and lunch and snacks, and whatever is left i use for dinner. i have really long days, and sometimes don't get to dinner till 10:30pm.

I'm on 1210 Cal a day. I try to eat around 200 for breakfast, 300 for lunch, and 400-500 for dinner..& depending on what i eat, sometimes i eat an evening snack for around 110 or under. everyday is different depending on what i feel like eating that day..sometimes its harder than others to stay on track but eventually you get the hang of it...i plan my lunch and dinner out for 2 weeks in advance and it helps me stick with my plan. alot of people say youre supposed to eat your largest meal in the morning but i just dont like to eat breakfast so i'm the opposite. you have to find out what works for you

I tend to have a small breakfast and a small to medium lunch, and save the majority of my calories for dinner. My husband does the same thing, although he normally has fruit or a small snack between meals, but he has a higher calorie goal then I do. This is really just what works for our life, dinner tends to be when we are all together, hanging out with friends and family, and/or eating out. If I do not save the majority of my calories for evening, I found I either went over my goal or felt deprived...which causes me to be less successful in the long run.

I'm usually pretty busy during the day between school and taking care of my son so most of the time I just grab something light and easy for breakfast and lunch. When my husband gets home I like to have a decent sized sit down meal with him and even a couple of drinks. I tend to save my calories for the evenings because that's my chill time. It gives me something to look forward to every day and makes me feel normal lol. Sometimes I feel like I'm diet/healthy Erika during the day and I can let loose and be my old self at night.

i have a really crazy schedule. i work 3pm until 1230am, so all my meals are off scaled to a degree. i usually dont start eating in the morning until around 10am or so... and my last "snack" is around 2am when i get home from work. i generally log that for the next day under "breakfast." i try not to eat right before bed, but sometimes it happens. i do stay away from sodium right before bed, otherwise if its a weigh in day the scale can jump quite a bit.

I think I read somewhere that you are supposed to eat for what you are about to do and not for what you've already done. Meaning Breakfast should be our biggest meal and then scale down from there. Do I do that...nope. Hmmm maybe I should. *off to reconsider.