What time do you eat all of your meals? WW people come in - a few questions

I eat breakfast at 8am. I normally hold out until putting the boys down for a nap to each lunch (could be anywhere between 1:30-2)

I used to always snack in between that time.

Should I be eating lunch earlier now? I am def. a little hungry now but could probably wait a half hour or so.

Also, what is the latest you eat at night. Most nights I eat after both boys are in bed (so that's about 8pm) and I'm thinking that is too late to eat.

I hate eating when they are up and around because I realllyyyyyy like to enjoy my meals, but I'm thinking I need to make some changes.

Re: What time do you eat all of your meals? WW people come in - a few questions

Well, first, I think snacks are a must. They prevent you from devoring a meal.

Have fruit, veggies, yogurt, etc. There are tons of 1-2pt snack things out there.

As far as eating late, I'm guility for the same reason. I don't eat dinner till 8PM once DS is in his bed. I like to enjoy my meal. So far, eating late hasn't hurt my success.

Re: What time do you eat all of your meals? WW people come in - a few questions

Ita, SNACKS a must.
Find some good ones, that will be fit within your day. I used to carry WW bars in my bag, also LOTS OF WATER!

as for eating late, it was my big prob too but I felt as long as I kept my dinner light, it didnt affect my loss.
I normally did veggies, a salad and protein and tried to stay away from carbs at nite.

HTH
GL!

Re: What time do you eat all of your meals? WW people come in - a few questions

Breakfast is bw 8-830

Lunch can be anywhere from 11-12 depends on the day

snack @ 3:15-3:45

dinner 5:30-6:30

gym (days I go) is bw 7-8:30 so I have a light snack usually @ 9pm

Re: What time do you eat all of your meals? WW people come in - a few questions

i have coffee once i wake up around 8 am which keeps me full feeling for a while. then i spread out breakfast. i have oatmeal and then a fruit usually a banana or an apple. also i have 1 to 2 bottles of water. lunch is usually around 1.

Re: What time do you eat all of your meals? WW people come in - a few questions

I eat a late lunch and dinner also and I really think snacks are key.

Mid-morning I would do something light, just so you aren't starving for lunch. Some great low-point options:

light string cheese from Trader Joes - 1 pt

Lowfat yogurt - 0 - 2 pts depending on brand

Vita-muffins - 1 pt each

fruit

Gnu Bars (not so easy to find, but pretty good!) - 2 pts

Re: What time do you eat all of your meals? WW people come in - a few questions

Coffee 7am/7:30am
Bfast 8am
Lunch 12pm
Snack 3pm
Dinner 5pm (w/the kids)
Snack 7pm

I eat weird tho, my 3 meals are very light and I don't eat much meat so my diet consists of mainly fruit & veggies, hummus, tofu, protein shakes, yogurt, cereal.

I try to have fat free snacks to fill in the gaps but I do love my sweets after dinner like chocolate & ice cream but I try to limit it :)

Message edited 4/26/2010 10:39:58 PM.

Re: What time do you eat all of your meals? WW people come in - a few questions

I think you need snacks cause you are eating far apart from each meal.

I wouldn't worry about eating late. I sometimes eat at 9 or later. Just if you are going to eat that late maybe make lunch your bigger meal or go very light on the carbs at dinner.

Re: What time do you eat all of your meals? WW people come in - a few questions

This is my basic schedule:

6:30 breakfast
10:00 Snack (usually a 2 pt nutragrain bar)
Noon lunch
2 snack
6:30 dinner

If I have points left for dessert, I'll have that after the kids are in bed.

On weekend, I usually have breakfast a little later and skip my AM snack-I use those points for a bigger lunch or for dinner later. I also drink a lot of hot tea on weekends.

Message edited 4/27/2010 1:57:10 PM.

Re: What time do you eat all of your meals? WW people come in - a few questions

I eat 5 meals a day (about 300 calories a meal) every 3 hours starting at about 730 am and ending at about 730 pm

Re: What time do you eat all of your meals? WW people come in - a few questions

Jillian Michaels says to eat 4 times a day, 4 hours apart. Three meals and one snack. I started this on Tuesday and I have lost four pounds already.

It makes sense that constant eating throughout the day doesn't give your body enough time to work through the material.

So I usually eat Breakfast at 8, lunch at 12, snack between 3-4 and dinner around 7. I mean, it's almost impossible to stick to four hours exactly but so far this is working.