Don’t snack.

Eat a larger lunch and smaller dinner.

I have a morning snack and afternoon snack, but I also get full very quickly at meals. It works better for me to have smaller meals and more frequent snacks to prevent mid-day headaches and energy crashes. I pretty much eat anything and everything I crave, but have no problem stopping when I'm full and not enjoying it.

I never snack. My belief is that most people snack out of boredom and habit than hunger. We don’t need snacks.

nah, snacks are what put weight on.

I have 2 small breakfasts, 2 small lunches, a snack and a small dinner. Maintain 135lbs at 5'7. I have a fast metabolism and get hungry if I miss a meal or my snack. I eat between the hours of 6am and 6pm.

I always have a snack. Otherwise, I would get a headache or be so hungry that I would just overeat later.

I found it easier to manage food when I started pushing myself to eat more healthy foods rather than just cut food out. Changing my breakfast to a high fiber cereal, forcing myself to eat a fruit mid morning, sometimes having some yogurt or kefir in the afternoon. By the time I was done with the good stuff, not much room for the bad. And I love chocolate and cookies so I still have them, but I don't need to have as much.

I eat whenever I want, I just keep track of calories and adjust throughout the day as necessary.

Unless your are going for a sub 15% body fat, when you eat really isn't important.

All about total calorie management.

Started last October at 327 at 258 now. Goal was to get 250 by Jan 1, 2023 and then start to really work on cutting. Not going to get there, though I could. Really working hard to avoid loose skin, so I have been taking it very slow intentionally and if I had an unexpected weight loss, I would actually put the pounds back on.

I have been doing 18-6 fasting and I can't believe how well it works. I started at 134 lbs at 5'3" and currently at 129 with a goal of 120.
Finish dinner by 5:30 - generally not extremely healthy but always home-cooked. Nothing but water and tea after dinner.
In morning coffee with splash of heavy cream.
Lunch at 11:30 - just a normal lunch like an egg and tomato sandwich and salad
And then around 2 pm I get a snack which is usually a homemade treat like cookies or cake that I have made for the kids. The thought of this snack keeps me going.
My friend is also dieting but she is going about it the usual way - lots of working out and lots of healthy snacks - and I am having more success than she is.

I am hungry every few hours, snack frequently, and don't gain weight as long as my snacks are whole foods or minimally processed and my 3 meals are reasonable. I've maintained 115 pounds for about 2 years and I am basically always eating something.

(When my "snacks" were stacks of oreos, I weighed 150 or 160).

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Anonymous wrote:I think it’s very individual. I have insulin resistance, so I’m trying reeeally hard not to snack to limit insulin spikes to hopefully become more insulin sensitive. But some people definitely need more regular fuel to feel their best.

You mean you’re diabetic?

No, I have insulin resistance. My A1C is normal at 5.1%. But my cells are insulin resistant so require much more insulin than should be needed to get my blood glucose in check. Having huperinsulinemia underlies a lot of problems including PCOS and weight gain. If left unchecked my pancreas could eventually burn out and stop being able to produce so much insulin which will then cause diabetes.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:have an apple it will buy you about 2 hours of non hunger time

This is why I am heavier. Just an Apple does absolutely nothing to stave off hunger for me. Maybe if I have it with a cheese stick or a bit of Peanut butter. But even that--2 hours is pushing it. Maybe an hour for me if it has fat with it.

Apples turn my hunger signal ON. I cannot eat them. Cheese stick, a few nuts would be filling enough for me.

Yes. I need to eat like every 4 hours between breakfast and dinner. I usually have an apple, pretzel, nuts, popcorn (not microwaved) with a tiny amount of butter and salt.

My meals are not big because I get heartburn if I eat big meals. So, I need to snack. Otherwise, my brain shuts down. I've always been this way.

Anonymous wrote:have an apple it will buy you about 2 hours of non hunger time

This is why I am heavier. Just an Apple does absolutely nothing to stave off hunger for me. Maybe if I have it with a cheese stick or a bit of Peanut butter. But even that--2 hours is pushing it. Maybe an hour for me if it has fat with it.

I know this is the diet and exercise forum but ya'll are inspiring. I snack at 2...and at 4...

I generally don't snack.