Thursday, March 8, 2012

food scheduling

Robyn said something in her 10 Things Thursday post today that reminded me of a thought/question I've been pondering for a bit.

Food/meal schedules.  I often find myself hungry (and really hungry  not head hungry)  before dinner time. like 4:30/5 o'clock.   But when I stop and think, If I ate lunch at 11 like I usually do, that's more than reasonable to expect to be hungry.  If I'm eating the right portions, then I should be not hungry for 3-4 hours right?  so totally reasonable to be hungry at 4:30.  So, I guess, what I'm thinking is I need to work in an *appropriate* snack.  I'm thinking a bit of hummus and veggies or a small portion of beef jerky or something.   There's just so much conflicting info out there. "3 meals a day!! no more! no less!!"  and then "5 small meals a day, keeps your metabolism going" .. blah blah.  I figure I just need to do what works for me.

Speaking of portion sizes, I really really need to go buy more of the 1 cup sized ziploc containers.  It's just too easy to say "one more scoop" in a bigger container.  I used that today and at first my head was like "that is SO not enough chicken salad (Costco, very yummy)!"  and I told it "remember how you felt yesterday after more than this? yes, this is enough" so we'll see how after lunch goes :)  


blah, I'm back and blogging more than ever! and more randomly than ever too I think.

<3
Sam

7 comments:

  1. I've eaten small snacks throughout my journey. I pack snacks for mid-morning and mid-afternoon each day so that I have them if I need them. My favorites - cheese stick, carrots and hummus, turkey jerkey and greek yogurt. As long as you keep it protein-based and not too high in calories you should be fine.

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  2. I have about 6 hours between breakfast and lunch so there is NO way I can wait without a snack. My day usually looks like this:

    9 AM - coffee w/ milk and Splenda
    10:30 AM - breakfast
    1:00 PM - morning snack (something like a string cheese and a small piece of fruit)
    4:30 PM - Lunch
    9:15 - Dinner
    11:30 - 100 calories of something carby with my evening pills (sugar free ice cream bar, 100 calorie popcorn, a few baked tortilla chips with salsa)
    1:00 AM - Bedtime

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  3. I do more of the 5 small meal thing. Otherwise, I just find that I get too hungry and make bad choices. You have to find what is right for you and gives YOU success!

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  4. I like the snack suggestions people left. They are all good. Usually if it has protein in it then it will keep you filled up longer. You're doing great!

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  5. I am always starving around 3 or 4 pm depending on how many calories my lunch was. I make a bunch of hard-boiled eggs on Sunday and then have them for breakfast or for a snack. They're super filling and at only 70 calories for a large egg it's not going to hit your calorie budget too hard. I also love the light Babybel cheese rounds. They're only 50 calories, protein-based and so yummy! If I need a larger snack, Greek yogurt, 100 cal popcorn or edamame are my go-tos.

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  6. I am always starving around 3 or 4 pm depending on how many calories my lunch was. I make a bunch of hard-boiled eggs on Sunday and then have them for breakfast or for a snack. They're super filling and at only 70 calories for a large egg it's not going to hit your calorie budget too hard. I also love the light Babybel cheese rounds. They're only 50 calories, protein-based and so yummy! If I need a larger snack, Greek yogurt, 100 cal popcorn or edamame are my go-tos.

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  7. I do more of a 4-meal type thing... b/c I usually eat breakfast at about 8:00-9:00 then lunch 12:00-1:00, snack at about 3:00-4:00... and then a small dinner at 6:00. I'm a machine. lol

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