What to do when you're already hungry for lunch at 11

RoseTheWarrior

I eat 5 small meals.

Breakfast around 6:00-6:30 a.m.
Morning snack around 9:30 a.m.
Lunch at 11:30-12:00
Afternoon snack 3:00 p.m.
Dinner 6:00 p.m.

I get the shakes if I don't eat often; and I can't concentrate if I have hunger gnawing at my insides. After dinner I never snack. Never hungry after dinner. I'm hungriest in the morning.

Jthanmyfitnesspal

This is all good stuff and something to think about as I approach my goal and go on maintenance. I struggle to keep it off, and hunger management is the key.

AnnPT77

For weight loss, meal timing doesn't much matter. But satiety (feeling full enough, not hungry, etc.) makes it easier to stick to one's calorie goals. So, within your calories goals, it's great to experiment with timing your meals and snacks in any way that results in you feeling more satisfied, more of the time (ideally all the time).

You might find a bigger breakfast is the trick; you might find that more protein in your breakfast helps (or fat, or fiber, or whatever); you might enjoy a mid- or late-morning snack and another in the afternoon or early evening; etc.

Try some variations, see what works for you! Sounds like you have a good start on this already.

hopeandtheabsurd

I push back as hard as I can so that I can eat at my normal lunch time, it's easier for me to be hungry then than later in the day.