I say eat the snack. My own experience: I had no trouble sticking to 1200-1400 calories (and usually on the lower end) when I was first losing weight in the 160s. I ate 3 meals a day, usually no snacks, plenty of protein and fiber. After a few months, I suddenly became ravenously hungry. I started spreading my meals out to 5-6 a day, which helped tremendously.
Then when I hit about 133 lbs I became ravenously hungry again (though I had upped my activity level somewhat). So I've been eating significantly more calories in the last part of my weight loss (I cycle my calories--my weekly average comes out to about 1550 calories a day). I still eat about 6 meals a day, and if I time things right, I don't feel hungry until I'm ready to go to bed. My weight loss slowed quite a bit for a little while, then stopped for a couple of months, but I added in just a little extra cardio a few weeks ago, and I'm back to losing a half pound to a pound a week.
I think that once you get to a certain point, your body may freak out because you have less stored fat to draw on for energy. Everyone is different, but I've become a big proponent of eating more as you have less to lose, and doing some extra cardio if your fat loss stops and you need a push.
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