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jessetfan
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This isn't a question of what I can have, but rather a question of if it's okay to get most of my calories from snacks rather than meals. I'm snacking on things like dried sausages, cheese, beef jerky, and lunch meat.
I'd rather pick throughout the day and not necessarily stick to a three meals each day schedule. Some days I might eat three meals while others I don't feel like breakfast or lunch but will grab a cheese stick before I go to work out. I know that I could group these into meals, and sometimes I do, but I'm just wondering if I'm going to throw off anything with a low carb eating plan by eating this way.
I'd rather pick throughout the day and not necessarily stick to a three meals each day schedule. Some days I might eat three meals while others I don't feel like breakfast or lunch but will grab a cheese stick before I go to work out. I know that I could group these into meals, and sometimes I do, but I'm just wondering if I'm going to throw off anything with a low carb eating plan by eating this way.
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Sure as long as you are counting calories it doesn't really matter how you eat them...you can also change your diary to just snacks if you would like ...0
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Jason Fung has some interesting stuff to say about ‘when’ you eat, the effect of insulin etc and that it’s better not to snack all day but I think if it works for you and you enjoy it then it’s all good. And your insulin response will be very low anyway eating lchf.0
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Even for olympic level athletes meal timing shows very little change in performance...if I remember right, it was less than 3%...so if a top level athlete can't get much from meal timing, neither can the average person...unless you have diabetes or other underlying metabolic issues, you should just eat on whatever schedule makes it easiest for you to stick to your overall food goals.4
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Great responses.
The absolute BEST meal plan and method of food timing is the one you can actually do consistently and keep doing.
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Of course do what’s right for you, but there are interesting studies about snacking and digestion health and gut bacteria. Good overview here: https://health.usnews.com/health-news/blogs/eat-run/2014/01/28/how-grazing-affects-your-digestive-function0
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Normally, I would agree with what others wrote. But I happened to notice another post you wrote in. I think it depends on when you take your diabetes medications, how much you take.
Are you following a specific low carb/keto plan calorie wise?
While I understand no two diabetics are completely the same. I have found something fairly interesting. If I do my 50-60 minutes of exercise I will say after 10PM EST and check my blood sugar. It almost always is between 85 and 105. Which in turn assists with what it will show in the morning when I get up.
But if I split my exercise time in half, (which I have been forced to due to a foot injury). And do say half in the afternoon, and the other 30 minutes after 10PM. My blood sugars before going to bed instead will be between 110 to 120. Resulting with blood sugar reading in the morning potentially above 130, which for me is unacceptable. Dr. not concerned as long as under 140. Me I want under 110.
What a T2 Diabetic eats, and when can impact blood sugar numbers.5 -
I'm not a fan of snacking because I do intermittent fasting, but if you are more of a grazer and feel like eating this way will help you comply with your plan, I'd do it but still try to stick to an eating window, 8 hours tops.1
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If you'd like to stay hyperinsulenemic because your'e eating 20 times per day, sure.0
