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Should I snack?

megz4987
megz4987 Posts: 1,008 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I have my diary set for Breakfast, Snack, Lunch, Snack, Dinner but I don't really snack. Most of the time the 'snacks' I log are just an extention of my meal that I feel guilty for eating
What do you think?

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  • GreatSetOfBrains
    GreatSetOfBrains Posts: 675 Member
    People will argue both ways. Eating 6 small meals keeps your body working to digest. Other say 3 meals is all you need a day. . . Depends on who you ask. I normally have such a small breakfast I often have a fruit snack before lunch. Then after dinner I normally have something before bed, most often frozed crystal light!
  • BuddhaBabeee
    BuddhaBabeee Posts: 105
    Good snacks, like weight watchers.
  • aippolito1
    aippolito1 Posts: 4,894 Member
    haha A lot of times my diary is the same way! On a good day, it's breakfast, mid-morning snack, lunch, post-workout shake, then dinner.
  • MyJourney11
    MyJourney11 Posts: 97
    My diary is set up by time. before8am, 8-11, 11-2, 2-5, 5-8, after 8. It works well for me since I don't really eat set meals very often.
  • OnlyGodCan
    OnlyGodCan Posts: 91 Member
    Because you don't snack try something light such as a piece of fruit, nuts or just a handful of something to keep your metabolism going.
  • vaidaz
    vaidaz Posts: 7
    I guess it depends for each person. I cannot live without snacks. They make up 1/3 of all my calories.
  • OnlyGodCan
    OnlyGodCan Posts: 91 Member
    Because you don't snack try something light such as a piece of fruit, nuts or just a handful of something to keep your metabolism going.
  • dbrashers
    dbrashers Posts: 33 Member
    I know that when I snack, I tend to overindulge and then just eat waaay too much. So I try to avoid snacking, have 3 nice sized meals that are all between 300-450 calories, and if I'm starving before I go to bed, I'll have some cereal with skim milk.
  • suzycreamcheese
    suzycreamcheese Posts: 1,766 Member
    i just have mine set by times. 6am -10am, 10 -12, 12-3, 3-7, 7-11
  • Teeladog
    Teeladog Posts: 157 Member
    I snack. I tend to eat a decent sized breakfast, snack after teaching my water aerobics class in the morning, a smallish lunch then another afternoon snack then a decent dinner. Really what I think I am actually doing is just spreading my lunch out over the course of about 4 or 5 hours. I just get too hungry and tend to binge if I limit myself to only eating at "regular" meal times.
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