One high calorie meal

[juni]

Here's the dilemma- and please forgive me if this has already been asked in the forum. I didn't see them in the stickies (or maybe I missed).

I usually have light breakfast (fruits, some black tea, boiled egg, toast with pb), then small snack, lunch, snack. I usually eat light throughout the day so that I can save my calories for dinner (which is usually big- as I have to go meet someone for work, guests visiting, farewell party etc). Sometimes, not always, those meals turn out to be more than 500 cal (crazy how those calories add up). But dinners are usually a bigger affair. Now my question is-- is it ok to eat light during the day and save the calories for later? In the long run, is it the total amount of calories you have consumed that counts or is it the calories you have consumed each meal that matters. I try to incorporate carbs, protein and good fats (not every meal but throughout the day), but maybe that's not the right way to go. Maybe I must have enough 'macros' in every meal. Maybe I shouldn't be saving my calories for dinner and eating more only in one meal?

Insights much appreciated. Thank you in advance.

 

[ecky1]

I don't know if it is the 'right' way or not but it works for me. I often have one main meal and 3 - 5 snack meals during the day. I think the important thing for me is not to get hungry and eat the right foods over the course of a day. I'm consistently losing weight so will carry on this way unless somebody tells me there is something drastically wrong with this.

 

[size32someday]

I dont believe this is a good way to go about it. Basically your eating a heavy meal and going to bed a few hours later. I think this is bad. I am far from an expert so I could be wrong.

 

[Jericho]

I dont believe this is a good way to go about it. Basically your eating a heavy meal and going to bed a few hours later. I think this is bad. I am far from an expert so I could be wrong.

Time doesn't matter. Your body doesn't turn off just cause you go to sleep. Now there are some people who have bad dreams or finds it hard to sleep after a heavy meal near bed time but as far as weight loss...it's total calories in vs total calories out.

 

[Holly88]

hey, if it works for you then that's great.

So long as you are adhering to your calorie allowance and not finding yourself too hungry in the daytime to avoid temptation, then I don't see anything wrong with what you're doing.

The idea that you gain weight if you eat before bedtime is simply untrue.

Keep up the good work!