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imastar2
imastar2 Posts: 6,625 Member
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This is a thread for everyone. If you're new to GoaD, or to weight loss, your questions and comments are always welcome. If you're maintaining, or a long-term loser, your thoughts on the topic may be just what someone else needs to hear. If you're reading this, join in the discussion!

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Today's Topic: Scheduled eating: Do you have a scheduled time to eat your meals? Or do you just eat when your hungry?

What works best for you?

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  • imastar2
    imastar2 Posts: 6,625 Member

    I have no schedule. Even though I'm still working I have no work schedule either. I'm a real estate broker and while I'm buddy sometimes that carries over into my eating habits. Sometimes I get in 3 squares at normal times in and sonny's I don't. So in reality I'm not on an eating schedule.

  • cakeman21k
    cakeman21k Posts: 7,043 Member

    Frequently I let the clock tell me when to eat, but sometimes It does not, when it does not we will frequently be doing something at lunch time and end up having a later than normal lunch, on those days we have lately been making it a 2 meal day instead of 3.

  • steve0mania
    steve0mania Posts: 3,394 Member

    My meals are really "scheduled" around the rest of my schedule. For example, I go to synagogue in the morning, then I go out for a run, come back and shower and get dressed, and then I have my breakfast. Dinner happens either right before or right after evening synagogue services (that time shifts through the year, so my dinnertime shifts too). Lunch tends to be at noon, which is usually a combination of hunger and routine.

  • 88olds
    88olds Posts: 4,571 Member

    Schedule. Just like a baby. Full circle I guess.

  • Al_Howard
    Al_Howard Posts: 9,635 Member

    "Loose" schedule. Breakfast usually within an hour of getting up, which varies a lot.

    On WW day, after returning home. Possibly a 6pp Fiber One bar on the way home.

    Lunch around noon,

    I attempt to plate dinner between 5 and 6.

  • Jerdtrmndone
    Jerdtrmndone Posts: 6,232 Member

    Breakfast between 8:30 and 10:00

    Lunch around 1 and 2

    Dinner mostly around 6

    Evening snack around 10

  • crewahl
    crewahl Posts: 5,100 Member

    Yup, I’m a schedule eater - breakfast by 9 AM, lunch around 11:30-12, and dinner around 6.

  • whathapnd
    whathapnd Posts: 1,403 Member

    Can someone explain this word "schedule?"

  • crewahl
    crewahl Posts: 5,100 Member

    @whathapnd For me, it’s the fact I eat at certain times each day. It’s not about hunger, but rather about “this is when I eat”. Sorta like recess is followed by classes is followed by lunch.

    There’s a certain Pavlov's dog element to it, in that if I expect to eat around noon, I experience hunger around noon, even if breakfast was 2.5 hours ago. 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • whathapnd
    whathapnd Posts: 1,403 Member

    Thanks Charlie. I should have inserted a 😁 after my question. I rarely eat on a schedule, and it's probably something I should experiment with.

  • misterhub
    misterhub Posts: 7,053 Member

    Hmm…

    I do not eat breakfast until I get hungry…usually between 8am and 9am…occasionally earlier.

    Lunch is between 11am and 1pm. Depends on the day and my hunger levels.

    I usually have genuine hunger when I get home from work…so, somewhere between 5pm and 6pm.

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