Sometimes I have to eat out and try to find the best option on the menu. Other times it is a time constraint. I always train mid morning would it be better just to try and cram as much in at breakfast and then just have my snacks and a larger dinner?
I donāt like to use the word ābetterā here, but it may be a more viable solution if lunch itself is more of a net negative vs a positive. In order of importance, total nutrients trumps nutrient timing. There is a thought that itās better to have consistent boluses of protein throughout the day for protein synthesis vs large lumps of them, but the total impact of the difference between the two approaches is most likely not perceivable for the majority of people.
I like the idea of taking a lunch meal and dividing it between breakfast and dinner. For myself, I much more enjoy larger meals vs smaller ones: itās a more satisfying experience for me to walk away feeling gorged and then not hungry for the rest of my day. It also frees up my schedule more. I use my lunch time to get in a walk instead.
However, if this approach ends up making you so hungry you end up binging when you eat, itās less than ideal.
10/22/2025
Weight did not weigh this morning
Food- Cals/ P/ C/ F/
Leg Day
breakfast 5oz turkey 2 slices daves bread 1/2 cup egg whites fried egg juice 16oz
pre workout frog fuel
post workout 2 scoops protein & creatine
Squat 315 8x3 12x1
leg press 450 8x2 10x1
HS single leg extension 35 10x3
hip thrust 180 10x3
step ups smith machine 50lbs 10x3
inner thigh machine 130 8x3
leg press calves 360 15x3
10/27/2025
177
Food- Cals/2362 P/191 C/235 F/67
Chest/Triceps
machine fly 130 12x3
dumbbell triceps extension 35 15x3
vbar triceps pushdown 80 15x3
Incline dumbbell bench 40x 15x3
bench press 135 12x3
reverse grip bench press smith machine 70lbs 12x3
skull crushers 30s 15x3
10/28/2025
178
Food- Cals/2426 P/215 C/190 F/92
breakfast sauerkraut 3oz deer sausage 3oz turkey fried egg 1/2 cup egg whites daves bread 2 slices
pre workout apple frog fuel
post workout 2 scoops protein barebell bar
lunch 1 cup black beans and rice with venison sausage 1/2 cup of beans
snack pouch of pesto tuna barebell
tuna egg whites chips
chicken strips french fries
back biceps
back fly 100 15x3
cable pullover 100 15x3
dumbbell curls 25 15x3
lat pull down 100 12x3
deadlift 195 12x3
rope curls 80 12x3
seated cable row 100 12x3
one arm standing row 60 12x3
landmine 70 15x3
concentration curl 25 12x3
dumbbell row 45 12x3
reverse grip barbell curl 40 12x3