Am I eating enough?

[cmjohnson2]

Hello Everyone!

 

I wanted to gather some opinions on how much to eat. I can feel pretty good during the day, but come home at 5pm VERY hungry and its hard for me to make it to dinner without a snack. I hate having a snack close to dinner because I then don't feel like I get to enjoy my dinner.  Below is a breakdown of what I am eating and possible snacks I have if I am hungry. On a side note, I do work out in the morning and I find it really hard to have a post work out meal. I dont have a ton of time to get home, get ready for work and eat....so breakfast is all I get in. Also, I cant do leftover meat in the mornings. I stick to eggs, thats about all I can stomach. I am sure you all will tell me to have a postwork out snack, but what is something quick I can have?

 

Thanks for any input

 

5am Wake up to work out from 5:30-6:30.: Cant eat before I work out so I drink some water. If my stomach is growling I will take one bite of banana

 

Breakfast 7am: 2 eggs cooked in ghee, 1/2 cup frozen berries topped with 1 tablespoon almond butter and chia seeds

Snack 10am: *If needed 1/2 Lara bar

Lunch 1pm: 4-5 oz of protein (typically chicken or salmon), about 1/2 cup spinach and 1/2 cup sauteed veggies, carrots and 1 serving of guac, and an apple

**Starving by 5pm: Run home and grab a few olives and a spoonful (or 2) of almond butter

Dinner 7pm: Salmon, Grilled Veggies, 1 cup roasted potatoes

 

[ShannonM816]

Quick post workout snack could be chicken breast or tuna with sweet potato -- prep a bunch over the weekend so they're ready to grab.

Add another egg at breakfast (when eggs are your only protein source have as many whole eggs as you can hold in your hand), and instead of fruit and almond butter have 1-3 cups of veggies (aim for 3 for best results) plus some other fat like mayo or avocado or olives. If you do this you probably won't need the 10 am snack, but if you do at any point need food between meals have a mix of protein, fat, and vegetables or at least two of the three.

Lunch could probably have more veggies, and possibly more fat as well -- what's a serving of guac?

Dinner has no fat listed, do be sure to add some.

[cmjohnson2]

Quick post workout snack could be chicken breast or tuna with sweet potato -- prep a bunch over the weekend so they're ready to grab.

Add another egg at breakfast (when eggs are your only protein source have as many whole eggs as you can hold in your hand), and instead of fruit and almond butter have 1-3 cups of veggies (aim for 3 for best results) plus some other fat like mayo or avocado or olives. If you do this you probably won't need the 10 am snack, but if you do at any point need food between meals have a mix of protein, fat, and vegetables or at least two of the three.

Lunch could probably have more veggies, and possibly more fat as well -- what's a serving of guac?

Dinner has no fat listed, do be sure to add some.

 Thank you! I cant do leftover meat in the mornings. Just cant stomach it. But I will add an egg to my breakfast for sure! The guac at lunch is just the individual packages wholly guacamole. Which I had time to make my own, but gotta do what you gotta do!

[orca_chick]

I also eat breakfast right after working out but have found that the post workout "meal" is super important to my recovery and general energy level.  I can always tell if I miss it because I wasn't prepared that day.  On days that I don't have any chicken prepped (or I'm just over eating meat), I scramble egg whites with salt and cinnamon (they can be made ahead in large batches in less than 10 mins).  I pack enough that I get 3-4 large bites of egg prior to leaving the gym so I get much needed protein but it doesn't interfere with breakfast.  I don't always eat carbs after exercise but if I do, I also have a few bites of sweet potato along with my protein and will still be hungry for breakfast within 30-45 mins.