I started waking up at 4:45 am and working out at 5:30 am so my day is greatly extended and I’m trying to figure out my food situation.

I’ll have a pre workout breakfast at 5 which is cereal (just cheerios and lactose free milk as my stomach can’t handle anything else before a workout). I’ll have post workout meal which I guess is my lunch (?) at 7:30am which is pretty heavy since I’m really hungry after working out (chicken and rice).

I’ll have my next meal at around 11am-12pm which is similar to my lunch. Then I’m not sure what else to eat. Sometimes I’ll have a protein shake (they’re so expensive now so I’m trying to avoid them unless im really down bad for protein), protein bar, or yogurt. Usually I have work or school to keep me occupied but after that I’m really hungry until I go to bed at 9pm.

The problem is I’m in the middle of recomping and I’m aiming for 1600-1700 cals daily. After 3 meals snacks I’m already at that goal at 12pm. I initially wanted to aim for 1400-1500 but it wasn’t very feasible for me🥲

Has anyone else been in a similar situation where they have an early morning? If so how do you navigate your food schedule? I usually have really big meals, is it more productive to have smaller meals? Will adding more produce in my diet keep my fuller?