Snacking
Melany502
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Ok.. so I know you are just supposed to have 3 meals on whole30. I still snack and I can't imagine not snacking. I might try next week to eat my "snack" with my meals. Am I cheating by snacking?
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I was wondering the same thing yesterday. I did some reading on the Whole30 forums and it basically said that they discourage you from snacking and you should try to avoid it if possible. Your meals should be enough to get you through until the next meal. Personally, I think it's better to not overload on a meal but rather have a small, healthy snack in between. I'm just unsure what my snacks should consist of. I know fruit is a no-no as it should be added into meals.0
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Yeah.. i don't like the idea of having a huge meal that leaves me stuffed. And I eat fruit or nuts as snacks mostly. Sometimes eggs or veggies. Eh... I am doing this mostly to feel better which I do.0
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One of my big goals for this Whole 30 is to reduce/eliminate snacking. For me, it has become a habit that is often unrelated to my hunger levels. I come home from work, I snack. I am cook dinner, and snack while cooking. And I'm not snacking on steamed broccoli or a chicken breast, it's usually less nutrient dense but high caloric foods like almonds or nut butters, or something sugary like fruit.
In theory, if we're eating enough fat and have become efficient fat burners, we can go hours without eating with ease. Heck, we can skip meals and do intermittant fasting without having those blood sugar level crashes like before.
I still look forward to my afternoon snack, but I'm working on it.0 -
It's taken me three full weeks to get to where my meals satisfy me to the point that I don't need a snack. Three regular meals. If I go to the gym I add a fourth meal. It took some getting used to but I've done it and now I'm glad because I don't have to constantly check my watch to see when two-three hours have gone by (ding! time to have a snack!) and the worry of carrying food with me at all times is no more.0
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Reviving this topic again. I was doing well the first couple weeks, now I find I've been "grazing" more throughout the day - nuts here and there and my other new favorite for some reason - prunes (lol wtf!?) I really need to stop eating prunes or I am going to have other problems lol.
Idk this week has been sucky - I haven't gone off plan, but a lot of outside influences have affected the way we are eating this week and what times. I think I just need to refocus and make the main meals more adequate again. For some reason I was "starving" (maybe not really idk) last night and had 3 scrambled eggs with bacon, then that wasn't "enough" so I had 2 more scrambled eggs with prosciutto followed up with a handful of hazelnuts and more prunes....seriously?
So yea after just posting in the other thread how I'm fuller faster, here I am eating a ton of stuff. I think it's mental too though.
Tonight is tuna steaks, parsnips and maybe green beans. Need to fill that plate with more veggies I guess.0 -
I still eat 4 meals a day on workout days. I start my day before 6am (usually eat around 7am) and don't usually get home for dinner until around 8pm. So, my day looks something like this:
7am - Meal 1
11:30am - Meal 2
3:30pm - Meal 3
5:30pm - Gym Time
8:00pm - Meal 4
My 3:30 "snack" is very deliberate. There's a difference between mindless snacking (grabbing something just because it's there) and deliberately planning a smaller meal to get you through your workout or to make it from lunch to dinner.
That's just my 2 cents worth.0
