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HOW TO SPREAD OUT YOUR CALORIES
Here is a simple and easy way to distribute calories throughout the day and easily meet that calorie target!
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After logging for a few days, take a look at how many calories you are eating with each meal. If you have 1600 calories to work with and you have a large lunch and dinner but a very small breakfast, here is a good way to decide how many calories to eat with each meal.
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​Breakfast: 250
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Lunch: 500
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Dinner: 500
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Snacks: 350
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This method is handy when you are:
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​Learning how to easily stay under calories
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Eating somewhere and you aren’t in control of the food.
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Say you are eating with your family and they are having homemade ribeyes and mashed potatoes for dinner. Knowing that you can only have 500 calories for dinner, here is a good way to use your calories wisely.
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Here is an example of what spreading your calories out looks like in your food diary.
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