question about when to eat.

NOlanebryant · 02-21-2008, 02:00 PM

If you are not hungry do you eat, 'because it is time to eat'.
example you ate dinner at 8pm, it is now 8am and you are not hungery, would you still eat? what if the full satifaction last until night time. should you make yourself eat?

sfeiner · 02-21-2008, 03:32 PM

Did you just have surgery in the past few days? If so you might have to eat (or drink) at regular intervals even if you don't feel like it. If you are months post op and aren't hungery, just be sure you get your protien in and vitamins and fiber and fluids. V8 is good and v8 fusion too.

**FairyFacade** · 02-21-2008, 04:18 PM

This is really a hard one to answer, and I am positive it varies from person to person.

I am very tight in the mornings, and some days I can go all afternoon before wanting to eat. Then someone at work makes something that smells good and INSTANTLY my stomach starts rumbling! I keep good snacks in my drawers for those times, 100 calorie packs, a bag of roasted edamame, can of pineapple, etc. Other days for whatever reason I am super hungry in the morning and get a small carton of milk or chocolate milk from the vending machine.. it ties me over till dinner... and before 6pm, anytime I am hungry it is legitimate hunger.
After 6pm, I have cravings and head hunger until I go to sleep. On a good day, I say NO and drink a lot of water. On a bad day, I'll nibble on things throughout the evening.

In the evening I have the hardest time deciding if I am truly hungry or not. Sometimes I don't care, I want to eat regardless. Sometimes I can reason with myself to wait till dinner is finished.. don't snack! Etc.