The snacking phenomenon..

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  • Zeuggma
    Zeuggma Posts: 157 Member
    edited September 2017
    Snacks help keep my blood sugar normal and prevents those lulls, personally. I tend to have a small one between breakfast and lunch, then another small, protein-based one after the gym, between lunch and dinner.
  • maggibailey
    maggibailey Posts: 289 Member
    I love to snack! Watching football with coffee and a snack in my Jammie's on the couch. Just describing what my Sunday afternoon will look like this week!
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    I normally have a protein bar for an afternoon snack around 3:00.
  • macclone
    macclone Posts: 85 Member
    I don't snack. Having cookies and ice cream because you work out is a bad habit. If you must snack, at least make it worth the calories. You may be under your daily goal but not putting fuel in your body. After all, that is all food is and like a car, it doesn't run right with the wrong fuel.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    I feel the urge to snack much less now that I have higher protein and lower carb meals. (I'm not low carb, but did find reducing them helpful.)
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    I try not to so that I can have a bigger dinner but sometimes I do and it's because I'm hungry or because there's some type of food available that I want to eat
  • vanilla_frosting
    vanilla_frosting Posts: 104 Member
    I snack at work but I try to make them small (fruit, etc.). It helps me feel full and not as hangry that I may otherwise get. o:)
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    I don't. I prefer not to and to just eat regular meals.
  • wenrob
    wenrob Posts: 125 Member
    For a lot of years I had some pretty intense low blood sugar crashes. Even though the doc said I was in the normal range I started eating more of a hypoglycemic/diabetic diet. Higher protein, less refined carbs and more frequently throughout the day. So I snack because I don't like those crashes, they're like hangry on steroids. I eat three moderate meals and three small snacks a day and rarely have a crash anymore.
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    I don't know. I just eat all the *kitten* time. I have like no self control.
  • LaReinaDeCorazones
    LaReinaDeCorazones Posts: 274 Member
    I only eat between 12-8 so I'll have 1 meal between 12-1 and my 2nd usually between 6-8. I'll usually fit in a couple of snacks in between and even possibly after my 2nd meal. If it fits into my cals....why not? ?
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    I snack because I enjoy it. Simple as that. Some people do best without snacking, others do best with. If I don't snack it feels like something is missing. Snacking is not a problem unless it is. If done within calories and it feels pleasant and natural to stick to calories without giving up snacks, then why would it even matter? Most of my snacking is done because I feel like it, not because I'm hungry, and I'm alright with that.
  • czmiles926
    czmiles926 Posts: 130 Member
    I never really remember to snack during the day. But I nearly always have a snack (protein shake, nuts, oat cakes...) before bed or else I can't sleep.
  • narspips
    narspips Posts: 48 Member
    edited September 2017
    My most calorific meal of the day on MFP is the one called 'snacks'!

    Most of those are post-dinner snacks with my partner but I also usually snack during the day, especially at work. I find my job quite boring and repetitive most of the time and being bored makes my mind wander onto the thought of food. I do however try to plan my snacks into my day so that I leave at least 600-700 calories for the evening meal and post-dinner snacks. My meals are generally pretty small so despite being on a calorie-controlled diet I have lots of room for snacks.

    One of the things that I've really noticed since starting to try to lose weight is how incredibly emotional my snacking triggers are. When I'm angry, stressed or sad the first thing I want to do is head to the kitchen. I'm trying to learn to control those impulses: sometimes a cup of tea can help perk me up for long enough to either get to the next mealtime or recognise that I'm not hungry :)
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    I snack when I'm hungry.
  • ACanadian22
    ACanadian22 Posts: 377 Member
    I usually snack when I am craving salt. The 100 calories popcorn bags hit the spot
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