I eat a lot of small meals several times a day. Maybe 4-6 meals a day, most of them less than 200 calories., all at least 3 hours apart.

This was my meal schedule today:

9:30 AM: Slimfast shake (190 cal)
12:30 PM: Chicken and salsa sandwich (130 cal) and 2 peaches (76 cal)
3:30 PM: Popcorn (100 cal) Fruitloops, 1 serving no milk (100 cal)
7:00 PM: Subway 6 inch veggie sub (230 cal)

And at 10:00 PM, I will probably have my final meal: some string cheese (50 cal) and another peach (36 cal).

Total calories: 912

This eating every 3 hours REALLY helps out the metabolism. And I feel like I am always eating so I'm never very hungry except when it's time to eat again!

so i googled RMR calculator, and for the amount of activity im currently doing (im rating myself between a lightly active and moderately active person...i do turbo jam every day and i have a standing job 5 days a week). it says my RMR is 1953-2201. so if i'm consuming less than 1700 calories per day, then that should be good? my scale should be here TOMORROW hopefully! (amazon ships wicked fast)

I don't have a set amount I have for each meal or snack. I have a pretty good idea of how many calories is in each meal and just write it down and keep a running total to keep track. Sometimes I have a bigger breakfast, or dinner, depending on the day and how I am feeling and adjust the rest accordingly.

Did the above paragraph make any sense, at all? :dizzy: :lol:

I eat around 1300-1500 calories a day, and it usually breaks down like this, whether or not I plan it out:

b: 300-400
s: 100-200
l: 300-400
s: 100-200
d: 300-400
s: 100-200

If my meals are on the bigger side, my snacks will be smaller and vice versa. Sometimes I don't have all my meals or snacks (on weekends I might sleep in and just have a brunch of 300-400 calories, or I may not get hungry after dinner, or I might be too busy to have a snack). But it generallly works out pretty well and keeps me from getting really hungry (which is a recipe for disaster, of course).

I eat about 1,600 calories per day and break them down into 400 calorie meals four times a day about three or four hours apart. That way, by the time I'm hungry again, its time to eat. I never feel stuffed, but I never feel ravenously hungry either (except when I'm PMSing). The first day I ate a little more at 6 pm to last me through the night, but as soon as I got used to this plan, I didn't get hungry after my 6 pm meal anymore.

I find it helpful for me to eat this way because its so structured--something I was not used to. I can plan several 400 cal meals and interchange them if I want to. Also, then I don't eat too many calories earlier and then find out I have only 200 calories left at 6 pm or something which is what I used to do and then I'd panic and eat too much. Also, it helps me to have a definite end to the meal, so I eat slower to make it last.

I have a lot of weight to lose, but so far, I've lost 30 pounds in about four months on it. It seems to work for me. Good luck to you!