How many calories for each meal?

[Bakerboy]

Hi. I want to change from eating 8 times a day to 6 times a day and I would like to know how many calories is too much to eat in one sitting. I have been eating between 3800 - 4000 calories per day over 8 meals (so 500 calories each meal). My question is this. I am going to bump up my caloric intake to 4200 calories and I wanted to know if going from eating 500 calories to 700 calories each meal is to be too big of a jump. (700 x 6 = 4200)

New eating times- 7:30 am, 10:30 am, 1:30 pm, 4:30 pm, 7:30 pm, 10:30 pm.

 

[Tough Old Man]

Well I look at it this way. Stay with the 8 meals and up ea meal by 25-50 cals.

3800 cals..... add 50x8= 400 plus 3800=4200

4000 cals..... add 25x8= 200 plus 4000=4200

Personally I think more small meals would be better then 6 lg.

Option: 7 meals x 600 cals.......4200 cals

 

[Bakerboy]

Thanks Tough, I appreciate the advice. I think I'll go with 7 meals at 600 cals.

 

[Tough Old Man]

Thanks Tough, I appreciate the advice. I think I'll go with 7 meals at 600 cals.

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