Anonymous
Post 12/28/2022 15:57     Subject: Do you have a snack in the afternoon?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Which is true - you should just eat 2-3 meals a day and no snacks, or have a snack to stave off overeating? What do you do?

I tend to eat breakfast mid-morning, then lunch around 1. But often I can’t get dinner on the table until 7 due to my commute, and by the time I get home I’m famished and snacking on crap when I come in the door. Should I just push lunch later or have a snack? (I’m trying to lose about 40 pounds).


I would have a snack.


I would have a non-junk food snack, something covering fiber/fat/protein (egg on whole-wheat toast, carrots/hummus, etc.).

I usually get home around 6 but we don't have dinner until 7:30. If I was hungry when I walked in the door and waited until dinner, I'd eat everything in sight and then sleep poorly (and probably overeat, too).
Anonymous
Post 12/27/2022 17:38     Subject: Do you have a snack in the afternoon?
I usually don’t snack between meals.
Anonymous
Post 12/27/2022 17:24     Subject: Do you have a snack in the afternoon?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Which is true - you should just eat 2-3 meals a day and no snacks, or have a snack to stave off overeating? What do you do?

I tend to eat breakfast mid-morning, then lunch around 1. But often I can’t get dinner on the table until 7 due to my commute, and by the time I get home I’m famished and snacking on crap when I come in the door. Should I just push lunch later or have a snack? (I’m trying to lose about 40 pounds).


I would have a snack.


To clarify, not a junk food snack. I'm diabetic. When I have an afternoon snack it's usually protein and fruit.
Anonymous
Post 12/27/2022 17:20     Subject: Do you have a snack in the afternoon?
Anonymous wrote:Which is true - you should just eat 2-3 meals a day and no snacks, or have a snack to stave off overeating? What do you do?

I tend to eat breakfast mid-morning, then lunch around 1. But often I can’t get dinner on the table until 7 due to my commute, and by the time I get home I’m famished and snacking on crap when I come in the door. Should I just push lunch later or have a snack? (I’m trying to lose about 40 pounds).


I would have a snack.
Anonymous
Post 12/27/2022 17:00     Subject: Do you have a snack in the afternoon?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This thread is so depressing. I usually have a PBJ on whole wheat bread around 4 pm to fuel my evening workout, and then have a normal dinner (rice, chicken, veggies) around 7.


Agreed. Lots of tips from people with control issues bordering on eating disorders.


It's not a tip, you do you.