How Many Times Do You Eat In A Day?
By mchavez11
@mchavez11 (1406)
Philippines
September 22, 2008 12:03am CST
Our day consists of 3 meals which is breakfast, lunch, dinner, and sometimes or most of the time we include snacks, especially those who are not conscious about gaining weight. Nevertheless, we make it a point that we try not to skip meals though sometimes we tend to over eat by eating more times than the usual. So, in your daily eating habits, how many times do you eat in day?
Me, I make sure that I eat my 3 meals in a day. Sometimes I missed on breakfast because I get to sleep around dawn already. Ironic thing is that breakfast is my favorite meal amongst the 3. Lol. So as a result, in average, i eat almost more than 3x a day because I love eating snacks from time to time and I skipped on breakfast.
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@rkrish (3003)
• India
22 Sep 08
generally i take a delayed breakfas so my lunct gets later time say just before evening and dinner used to be perfect timings, i have little fud at morning and night times and heavy rice at lunchy sometimes tends to have a short sleep after lunch also
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@mchavez11 (1406)
• Philippines
22 Sep 08
Fair habit my friend. Have a good one. Thanks.
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@mchavez11 (1406)
• Philippines
22 Sep 08
Oh it sound that you're pretty busy and start your morning faster than the usual. Thanks for sharing. Have a good one.
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@marababe (2503)
• Philippines
22 Sep 08
I eat 2-4 times a day but I usually skip breakfast cos I wake up at around brunch time and so I eat my breakfast together with my lunch and then I have a little snack mid afternoon and then dinner. Most of the time though, I still eat after dinner but I try not to cos I'm watching my weight already. I just can't help having midnight snacks cos I stay up late and I get hungry.
@mchavez11 (1406)
• Philippines
22 Sep 08
Wow! Quite hefty but you don't look like you eat this often. Thanks and have a good one.
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@sumiirajj (1983)
• India
22 Sep 08
Hi friend,We have the habit of having 3 meals breakfast,lunch and dinner.I never skip any of these three.For lunch we always have rice with curry.For tea time 5p.m we have snacks with coffee or tea.thanks for sharing.happy mylotting.
@mchavez11 (1406)
• Philippines
22 Sep 08
Tea time sounds good. I do that too with snacks. Thanks my friend and have a good one.
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@mchavez11 (1406)
• Philippines
22 Sep 08
Nice. Freedom. Cool. Thanks. Have a good one.
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@red_amethyst (3518)
• Philippines
22 Sep 08
I also make it a point to eat 3 heavy meals a day, that's breakfast around 7-8am in the morning, usually this is heavy or rice meals, next is around 12noon thats my lunch and the next one is at dinner around 8-9pm. in between those meals, i try hard not to eat any because im controlling my weight now. haahaha
@mchavez11 (1406)
• Philippines
22 Sep 08
You can say that again.. i, too is trying to lose weight. Snacks really contriubtes in gaining pounds. So that is a nice habit of eating 3 times a day. At least you don't over eat by eating snacks. Thanks and happy posting.
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@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
23 Sep 08
Hi mchavez, I have three meals each day, breakfast, lunch and dinner. I try not to snack in between or to skip meals. I know that many people skip breakfast but I don't think it's a good idea at all, as it is one of our most important meals. Blessings.
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@katkat (2378)
• Philippines
24 Sep 08
I eat 3 times a day; breakfast, lunch and dinner; sometimes with snack and I am conscious of gaining weights so I eat fruits for my snack. I rarely miss eating breakfast, caused it is the important meal of the day so I make it a point to eat something for breakfast.
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@walijo2008 (4644)
• United States
24 Sep 08
I usually only eat 2 meals a day, I hardly eat breakfast even though I know its the important meal of the day. I eat lunch and dinner, and I snack in between those times.
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@IrishRose23 (542)
• United States
22 Sep 08
I eat once or twice a day. I never (rarely) eat breakfast. There will be times when my body tells me I am hungry, but then my mind tells me that i'm not. But, I will push myself to eat so I can live.
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@mchavez11 (1406)
• Philippines
22 Sep 08
Wow that is a nice eating habit. Im pretty sure that you wont gain weight with that routine. THanks and have a good one.
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@amlegend (945)
• Pakistan
22 Sep 08
me too, 3 meals a day and generally miss the breakfast not because of sleep but because have to rush for work. having meals with all the family members is also a very good habit and furhter more i don't think having 3 meals a day has any health issues. one should be selective in his or her apitide
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@mchavez11 (1406)
• Philippines
22 Sep 08
Yah I do agree with you especially in the part that you mentined that having meals with family members. Its a great habit. Thanks and have a good one.
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@zer0charly (5614)
• Philippines
23 Sep 08
before, I just eat 2x a day. that would be brunch, and snack. I don't eat breakfast and dinner. but it always made my tummy ache, and almost got an ulcer and hyper acidity, so I've force to eat 3x a day, or eat on time. and that's what I am doing right now. it helps me to do more, and not to get sick. and I wouldn't forget to eat breakfast everyday. that's the important meal of the day.
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@gemini_rose (16264)
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22 Sep 08
I eat twice a day, and that is usually something around 10.30 am and then I will have something else around about 5pm and that is it I do not eat anything else. I do not eat much as my appetite is not huge but also I have to watch what I eat as I get bad stomach from a lot of food and so I just limit what I eat.
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@phoenix25 (1541)
• United States
22 Sep 08
I will usually have a snack a few hours after I get up and will eat dinner and a snack after dinner. I usually am not hungry after I wake up and because I wake up later in the morning, I am usually hungry around lunch time. Sometimes, I will eat lunch and dinner, but rarely.
@phoenix25 (1541)
• United States
22 Sep 08
I guess it is irregular, but I am just not hungry early in the day. When I have a job, I do eat 3 meals a day because my activity level increases. Being a stay-at-home-mom now, however, I don't really need to eat 3 whole meals a day. My snacks could probably be considered as light meals. I will often eat a salad or a smoothie as my first snack. I don't really get to sleep A LOT. I stay up late at night, so I wake up later in the morning.
@mchavez11 (1406)
• Philippines
22 Sep 08
Wow that is quite irregular but Im sure your used to it. At least you get to sleep a lot.
@mchavez11 (1406)
• Philippines
22 Sep 08
Yes thats true when you skip meals it tends to make you gain more weight than usual becuase you deprive yourself and as a result you eat more.
@Annamcarra (116)
• United States
22 Sep 08
Skipping meals will actually cause you to gain weight as your body will hoard the fat in order to try and compensate for the missing calories and this will cause disruption in the natural cycle of your health. If you truly want to loose weight I suggest cutting back on meat and use alternative protein sources, eat more fresh vegee's and fruit and leave the white bread at the store. Also drink lots of water but not as a meal replacement. The sense of thirst can get crossed with hunger. This means if you are even 3% dehydrated you may think you are hungry when you truly are thirsty. Water cleans the cells, helps the fat not to cling, and keeps your thirst/hunger mechanism in harmony. I would also suggest incorporating more grains and fiber in your diet.
Skipping meals is like trying to run a car with no gas. Not a good idea.
@fasttalker (2796)
• United States
23 Sep 08
I have been doing weight watchers for over a year and my routine goes like this.
7:00 Breakfast , 10:00 snack, 12:30 lunch, 3:00 snack, 6:00 dinner, 8:30 snack. Most snacks are 0 points (fresh veggies, fruit, jello, pudding, rice snacks etc.) and I don't eat snacks always at these times but can if I want to.
So I have 3 meals a day and don't go more than 3 hours without eating something. Weight Watchers skips no meals ever! That's like the Golden rule!!! LOL
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