[Liliann]

This day I had planned to eat healthy..was good in the morning..but towards afternoon, that is when my eating strikes..always in the afternoons,but different times..My food choices beside my morning meal was not a good..Oh well. No one is perfect and we are only human...Each day is a new begining..and a fresh start, gosh, I am always making fresh starts,than seeking for my goal. I guess it is something than giving up.

Stay strong for the weekend everyone..Weekend is a toughie when one of my sisters is home from work and have the munchies.

Good luck..

[dac328]

Why are weekends the hardest? We stay really busy over the weekend so you would think I'd decrease my eating.

good luck over the weekend. I'm still trying to figure out how to go about losing the 50 lbs. I've gained over the last several years.

Take care,
Debbie

[NotTheCheat]

If you are consistently getting hungry in the afternoon, are you planning a good snack to carry you through the rest of the day? If you are not getting enough calories earlier in the day and let yourself get too hungry, it can be all too easy to grab the first thing available.

Also, is your hunger real or is it from boredom/stress/etc.? If it isn't real hunger, then it might help to journal about why you feel the need to eat in the afternoon.

[ellis]

Liliann, I think a lot of us throw in the towel in the afternoons. We're tired and it's easy to give in to food. That time of day has always been bad for me.
If it's any help, I'll show you what my dietitian has me doing. The number of calories allowed is tailored to my own weight-loss needs, of course. You may need more or less, but this'll give you a general idea.
Something she stressed is that we absolutely need those snacks! Eat before you get hungry... our bodies need fuel throughout the day, not just when we feel hungry.

Breakfast (400 cal)
2 starch
1 fruit
1 dairy
1 protein
1 fat

Snack (100 cal)
1 dairy

Lunch (400-500 cal)
2 starch
veggies (a bunch)
1/2 dairy
2 protein
1 fat

Snack 2 (100-200 cal)
1 fruit
1 protein

Dinner (400-500 cal)
2 starch
veggies (lots)
1/2 dairy
3 protein
2 fat

Snack 3 (100-200 cal)
1 starch
1 protein

[Liliann]

Thanks everyone.