I eat 5 times a day. Breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner. Sometimes I don't get both snacks in but it keeps my metabolism humming nicely and my blood sugar stable. I find that when it's just the three meals, I have a tendency to go overboard on the portion sizes. But that's me.

Wow, reading through this I see a lot of successful people who have different methods.

The one constant I see is their meals are filled with vegetables.

Although I've just started I've noticed a pattern in my eating habits that just seemed to have developed because it worked for me.

Breakfast - this is probably my heaviest meal of the day, and the meal where I have my carbs
Lunch - lean meat, and a vegetable side
Mid-Afternoon - Vegetable snack
Dinner - Any meat I want (as long as it's properly portioned) and a huge mound of vegetables

It took me three weeks to figure out what worked best for me, it may take time to figure out what works best for you.

Munchy, I hear ya! Just saw nutritionalist yesterday to find out I am not having enough calories, and I'm deficient in protein and grains.. oy! So...the way I am supposed to be able to eat is (cause everything else I was doing was fine) in this example:
~breakfast (which is usually 5am): 2 boiled eggs, and a good portion strawberries
~snack (just grazing in between at work): 2 cups grapes
~lunch (this was the part I was missing, and around 11:30ish): turkey sandwich on wheat
~snack (grazing again while at work): a cup of cheerios (yum!)
~dinner (usually 5-6pm ish): 4 oz of either chic, turk, or fish and a mess of veggies :)
~snack in evening when sugar craving hits: sugar-free fudgicle or popsicle

That lunch one is the one I have an issue with. I am not hungry, but apparently without it I am not getting everything I need... so... time to retrain myself cause obviously what I was doing wasn't working and so far my nutritionalist has not led me wrong. But, I also do cardio 3x/work week (and then a ton of it on weekends), and strength training 3x/week... so she said I needed to insure I got 1200 calories/day. As you will see here though...everyone is different and to find the best for you and your body is the key.

I was working on refeeding because of lack of calories too, so I expected to be full.
My nutritionist wanted me to do 1600 calories, and that's entirely too much for me. I gained 15lbs since seeing her instead of losing...however, I did gain a positive demeanor and satisfaction (instead of disgust) with my body for the first time in my life. I had/have a diagnosed ED-NOS, but I feel that I'm "cured" for the first time in 17 years.

Wow Munchy! Sounds like a positive/negative balance act with your nutritionalist experience. Sounds like you have been able to overcome physical challenges with becoming healthier which is huge! That is so wonderful!!!! I am also glad your perspective on yourself improved so much! I have been fortunate with my experience. Before having nutritionalist, I was not seeing number results on scale, or in tiny portion... mine has got me losing between .8-3.2Lbs/wk, which is HUGE for me...I wish your experience would have been as fully positive as well. But still sounds worth it with the lessons and perspective you took from it :)

I eat when I want to eat, but I do usually force myself to have something (even if it is small) for breakfast.

I also try to limit foods after 9PM, although my busy schedule sometimes doesn't allow for that.

Other than that, its just a matter of limiting calories from me. I also have goals that I meet as far as protien, fat, and carbs.

I can't totally restrict myself to eating at certain times or eating a certain amount of times. Mostly, this is because pre-TOM I'm willing to eat just about anything and during TOM I have a really difficult time eating ANYTHING as my digestion is really affected...so it doesn't do well for me to force myself.

Absolutely! It has been 13 months and I'm feeling fabulous about myself. I may not be at a weight that is perfect for me, but I've never felt better.

I'm back to actively trying to lose weight again, but I've been keeping loose track of my calories and I'm definitely around or above 1200.

Congrats on your success! They certainly work magic :)