Spreading Out Meals
 

There's a post sort of like this on the Core board and I thought I would see how you Flexers work it. I have a pretty erratic eating schedule when I'm at school, as it depends on my classes and what sort of work I am doing in between them.

How many hours do you generally go between eating a snack/meal? Do you base it just on how hungry you are or do you have a sort of routine?

I usually eat every three hours or so...

I have a regular schedule I follow - usually. Life sometimes gets in the way and I have to alter my plans, but I normally can follow it.

What does your schedule roughly look like Paint? I am trying to get an idea of some changes I should maybe be making now that I am finished school for the year.

I eat roughly every 2 - 3 hours.

Sometimes it's based on direct hungry, other times it's based on "Hrm. I should eat that snack now, because I'll be super hungry in an hour when I'm about to work out and I can't eat right before I go treadmilling." Life stuff :)

I dont have a schedule and maybe i should. I eat later in the AM for breakfast like 10:30 and then i have a late lunch around 2 and then dinner around 6 or 7. then i walk at 8 or 8:30 and then have alittle snack. and then if i have time i walk again. I wish i could make a schedule up with being on flex points i think that would hellp but i have a totally crazy life and right now a schedule is something i cant do.


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Originally Posted by freedomreins:
What does your schedule roughly look like Paint? I am trying to get an idea of some changes I should maybe be making now that I am finished school for the year.

I get up at 5:30am to work out. I have a 20oz bottle of water while I'm working out. By the time I'm finished working out/getting ready/driving into work It's 8am. I wanted to preface with my schedule so that you understood that there's a big time lapse between the time I wake up and the time I actually start eating.

9:30am Bowl of Sturms Whole Wheat Oatmeal with blueberries.
10:30am Apple
12pm Healthy Choice 4pt meal
3pm Yogurt with either Fiber One or strawberries in it.
8pm Dinner and dessert

I do probably chomp on a salad or a 1pt snack between the yogurt and dinner because that's a long time for me, but DH doesn't eat until late and I try to eat with him. I eat a lot of 1pt snacks throughout the day, that's probably why I get hungry quicker during the day than at night.

That being said, this is my weekday schedule. I vary with different foods on the weekends because let's face it, that food gets boring, LOL!

Thanks Paint! It's quite helpful to see that you eat often, as I know that generally makes sense, but when I'm on the go and not keeping track of time, sometimes I feel like, 'what, eat again? I just ate!' but it does keep hunger at bay. How do you manage four hours between waking up and eating? I'd be dead by then! lol Before WW, I was never a breakfast person, but now that I am getting up and eating breakfast within about 30 minutes of waking, I now open my eyes and am ready to eat, which is a big change from how my body used to work.

Thanks for your posts everyone! I hope others will share them too :) Do you find that getting up consistently at the same time every day helps you stay on track?

The bottle of water while I'm working out helps with early hunger. As I'm driving to work, I drink coffee which helps to keep the hunger at bay until somewhere between 9 and 9:30am. For me, the key is being able to eat throughout the day. I have always been a big snacker/small meal eater. I just use to snack on candy/junk food all day vs. stuff my body needs.

Yes, I feel like having a consistent schedule aids me with consistent eating habits.

I had the "poor me" attitude this week. Lots of thinking errors about "Woe is me, I can't have this and I can't have that." Knowing that my food was already in the fridge waiting for me help a lot with the sporatic eating I would otherwise be doing.

I try to eat every 2-3 hours as well. During the weekends, things don't work that well :)

On a work day:
6:30AM - wake up
7:00AM - hour commute
8:00AM - Special K and a yogurt
10:00AM - Fiber One bar
12:00PM - Smart One frozen meal, SF Jello
2:30PM - whole wheat pita and Laughing Cow cheese wedge
4:30PM - hour commute
5:45PM - 1-2 point snack
6:00PM - work out
7:30PM - dinner
9:15PM - dessert
10:30PM - sleep

I try to eat max every 3 hours, just to keep myself from getting too hungry/tired. Sometimes I skip a mid-morning snack if I don't have anything good with me to eat.

My day starts at 9:00pm Sun-Thurs, Sat and Sun I do alot of meal prep for my week ahead, like cutting veggies, and fruits, and if I don't have any muffins in the freezer I make those up. My hubby has my lunch all ready for me each day.

09:30 16 oz water, then 1-2oz protein
10:30 1-2 baked oatmeal muffin, or a banana, something quick
01:30 yogurt with fiber one or strawberries, or 4pts of healthty nuts
04:30 salad o/v, 4oz protein, spaghetti squash, g.beans or broc, choc pudd
07:00 fruit or some nuts, {if I didn't have them at 1st snack}
07:30 40mins of my exercise of choice
08:30 egg with veggies or a bowl of oatmeat made with skim milk
10:00 two wawsa crackers with 2% pepperjack cheese and 2-3 oz protein, or a bag of popcorn

Wake up at 6:00 a.m. - cup of coffee as I am getting ready for work
Breakfast - 9:00 - 9:30 - 1/2 cup Fiber One with WW Yougurt
Snack - 11:00 - 11:30 - Banana or orange
Lunch - 12:30 - 1:00 - Progresso Soup (whole can 2 Pts) 5 crackers Lettuce salad & veggies/raw mushrooms with 1/2 c mandarin oranges (no dressing.. this is good :) )
(by this time I have drank at least 30 ounces of water)

Snack 2:30 - 3:00 - Depending on what I have or TOM so far ... raw veggies or one of those snack packs

Dinner 5:-- or 6:00 - Various items 20 ounces of water

Snack - 8:30 9:00 (if i need something sweet) WW Fudge bars

I usually have another 20 oz of water.

3 a.m.---- visiting the little girl's room... hahaha

I have a pretty regular schedule during the week
breakfast 7
breaktime 9:30 sometimes a piece of fruit
lunch 1130 sometimes a piece of fruit
break 2:15 sometimes a piece of fruit
supper by 5 usually

I bring 3 pieces of fruit with me everyday, I eat them when I get hungry, that's why I say sometimes, if I'm having a hungry day I might eat 2 pieces after my sandwich at lunch to feel full, or whatever. It helps to have some "flex"

weekends, I pretty much try and listen to my body more, but we do fall into a habit lots of times with a later lunch, it's kind of weird to adjust after being so tied to the clock during the week.

good luck :sunny: