Snacking

Redneckfatballz0821

I want to completely cut out snacking. I think it's the cause of my weight gain. I have a little something that has sugar in it and that triggers me. Has anyone been through this?

JaydedMiss

most of us.

Redneckfatballz0821

Has everyone cut out snacking completely?

livingleanlivingclean

Redneckfatballz0821 wrote: »

Has everyone cut out snacking completely?

I don't snack, because I prefer to save calories for fewer, bigger meals. Some people like eating 5-6 times a day so would (IMO) be eating snack sized portions. How you split up your calories is personal preference... Sticking to your calorie goal is what matters, if not snacking makes that easier for you, don't snack!

Leannep2201

I have 3 main meals and 1-2 snacks per day usually. I find my afternoon snack (which is generally protein-based) helps keep me going until dinner time.
If I didn’t snack, I’d be more likely to overeat at meals times due to feeling hungrier.
As livingcleanlivinglean said though- some people like to snack and some don’t. Everyone’s different. I do what works for me!

kommodevaran

I have practically cut out snacks, and eat 3 meals per day now. Eating 6 times per day was fine, it allowed me to eat lots of different things every day, but it also took a lot of planning, and I felt a bit trapped, in hindsight. So the greatest differences have been in how I think about food and hunger - I don't fear being hungry anymore, I know I have a nice meal waiting; and I am freeing up more time, because I spend less time eating and planning.

philipmarcuscunningham

Recently I started closely observing the calorie count of the foods I ate. I set a daily limit for myself based on my weight, height and activity level and it worked out at about 1300 calories over three meals (similar story to @kommodevaran). I used myfitnesspal to calculate and record the calorie count in all foods; their barcode scanner is great and I was able to generally understand how I was doing.

I didn't starve because I could eat as much as I wanted as long as I didn't exceed my limit; so lots of low-calorie foods. After a couple of week of this, I decided to treat myself to a chocolate covered waffle. After eating it I tracked its calorie count (should have done this before) and was shocked to see that it pushed me to my daily limit with one more meal to go. My thoughts: as tasty as they are and as happy as they make you feel, snack foods are bad, bad, bad. Like @livingleanlivingclean said, I would rather save up my calories for a healthier, tastier, more satisfying meal and look forward to having it.

I hope this helps.

mnbvcxzlkjhgfdsa12

I recently got Invisalign braces and a happy impact is I have stopped snacking completely. Taking the Aligners out to snack is just too much effort as you have to clean your teeth every time

I don’t suggest you get Invisalign to stop snacking, but it has shown me that I don’t need to snack which I would have previously disagreed with. I used to always have a snack mid-afternoon and be lightheaded if I didn’t. That is not happening at all. I think it might also be linked to the fact that my coffee consumption has also massively reduced too (you can basically only drink water with Invisalign in your mouth). I used to always have a cup of coffee in my hand, now I have a cup with breakfast and maybe one with lunch. I’m drinking lots of water instead. I think the lightheaded-ness was more linked to the coffee than being hungry.

It’s no magic pill, but I think focusing in on drinking lots of water and cutting back on stimulants is the best way to stop snacking.