Who knew taking breaks to eat something would be so hard? You'd think taking breaks to eat something would be the best part of my day! I have even set a timer to remind myself to take breaks. Most days, though, I''m so busy I can't just drop everything for a "meal". I have come to appreciate shakes so I can quickly chug something in the hall (I'm not allowed to have food/beverage in my work area).
Sometimes it's easy because I'm hungry. Sometimes, it's not easy because I'm busy and I just don't feel hungry. It's pretty amazing how not hungry I am on Medifast.
How does everyone handle breaks and getting the calories, especially if you just can't take a break to eat as frequently as Medifast says you should?
It's my second round w/TSFL and today is day 2 for me.
I work at a desk job, and sometimes want to eat something, to break the monotony of my boring job. I'm an emotional eater as well...I want to eat when I'm happy, sad, excited, bored, tired!
I feel so bad, that you cannot have any food or drinks in your work area. That would be difficult!
I do love the ready to drink shakes, bars, puffs and pretzels, so I can eat when driving. Also, if I'm in court and we have a busy day, I can always down the RTD or a bar pretty quickly!
I always ate my MF meals on a schedule: 8am, 10am, noon, 3pm, 6pm (Lean and Green), and 8pm. You get in the habit then. The easiest ways to get them in, for me, were the ready-to-drink shakes (can drink in a minute). If I was pressed for time I could eat a bar pretty quickly too with a bottle of water. They do discourage eating quickly but sometimes you have to, and it is better than skipping a meal.
I set my timer for regular breaks 8, 11, 2. The last one is flexible, depending on my schedule. If I manage to cut away, I cut away. I rely heavily on shakes and drinks. Sometimes I end up having 2 at the same time, to get the calories in. It's nuts to try to stop and eat that often!
I agree that sometimes we just forget to eat because we aren't hungry. The one thing I've experienced so far is that I am very thirsty. So, for you to not be able to have water in your work area, would be very difficult. I guess you will have to schedule drink breaks more frequently and try to get your meals in every 3 hrs. Hopefully you don't work 12 hour shifts or 24 hour shifts. Good luck with your scheduling.
Take a Break- to eat something?
