Pre-planned Snacks ?
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Pre-planned Snacks ?
Is anyone using a mod with pre-planned snacks?
I don't like feeling stuffed, so I would rather eat smaller meals and have 2 snacks. Like a hanfull of nuts in the mid morning, and a carb snack between lunch and dinner (triggers insulin and helps serotonin production, makes you happier and reduces cravings for sweets).
I don't like feeling stuffed, so I would rather eat smaller meals and have 2 snacks. Like a hanfull of nuts in the mid morning, and a carb snack between lunch and dinner (triggers insulin and helps serotonin production, makes you happier and reduces cravings for sweets).
My problem in the past with diet plans that have "healthy snacks" is that I start out with great intentions (only fruit and veggies! Handful of healthy nuts! Wholegrains!), but somehow, as time goes on my snacks end up being whatever is at hand. Having to be disciplined and choose healthy food five or six times a day, rather than three, uses up more of my will power than I have available.
For now, I'm finding that a bit of hunger between meals is manageable (with the odd glass of milk when needed), and I enjoy my meals a lot more being really hungry for them.
I think I've seen the suggestion on the message board to make other planned eating sessions into mini-meals, rather than snacks, to avoid the idea that it is open season for snacking. Perhaps this could work for you?
For now, I'm finding that a bit of hunger between meals is manageable (with the odd glass of milk when needed), and I enjoy my meals a lot more being really hungry for them.
I think I've seen the suggestion on the message board to make other planned eating sessions into mini-meals, rather than snacks, to avoid the idea that it is open season for snacking. Perhaps this could work for you?
The only time I feel stuffed after meals is on Thanksgiving and maybe Christmas. I don't overfill my plates in order to not feel hungry and I very rarely feel hungry between meals.
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It depends for me on what I'm "stuffed" from. I feel rather full from my regular meals but I eat a lot of volume in freggies. That feeling doesn't stay long. When I eat out and have fewer light foods, I have to eat a lot less volume to keep from feeling too full for quite awhile. But in neither case do I plan anything but liquid "snacks."
I suggest adding about half of what you would have for a snack to your lunch and tolerating the feeling for a few days. See how well it holds you over to dinner. You may find after a time that you need even less food. And take advantage of beverages, if need be.
Or add a little more fat to your meals. I find if I forget to add my tablespoon or equivalent of fat to a meal, I really feel hungry later. But fat is so condensed, it satisfies without that bloated feeling, at least in my experience with small additions.
I suggest adding about half of what you would have for a snack to your lunch and tolerating the feeling for a few days. See how well it holds you over to dinner. You may find after a time that you need even less food. And take advantage of beverages, if need be.
Or add a little more fat to your meals. I find if I forget to add my tablespoon or equivalent of fat to a meal, I really feel hungry later. But fat is so condensed, it satisfies without that bloated feeling, at least in my experience with small additions.
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maybe try it again and keep a diet log... write down everything... if you feel 'stuffed' study the log to determine why... was there not enough protein before that feeling occurred? Was there too many carbs? Could it possibly be a minor allergic reaction that you are not even aware of?
I love honey, sunflower seeds, cantaloupe and banana, but they make me feel 'stuffed'. After reading http://www.aafa.org/display.cfm?id=9&sub=19&cont=267 it makes me wonder if that feeling isn't something to do with allergies since I am allergic to ragweed?...
I love honey, sunflower seeds, cantaloupe and banana, but they make me feel 'stuffed'. After reading http://www.aafa.org/display.cfm?id=9&sub=19&cont=267 it makes me wonder if that feeling isn't something to do with allergies since I am allergic to ragweed?...
Who Gets Ragweed Allergy?
Of Americans who are allergic to pollen-producing plants, 75 percent are allergic to ragweed. People with allergies to one type of pollen tend to develop allergies to other pollens as well.
People with ragweed allergy may also get symptoms when they eat cantaloupe and banana. Chamomile tea, sunflower seeds and honey containing pollen from Compositae family members occasionally cause severe reactions, including shock.
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I've been working on eating a planned snack at night. I have two young boys (ages 4 and 1), and I"m finding it's impossible for me to sit down and eat an actual dinner with them, because things are just too crazy (my older son has special needs, etc...). I've decided to, instead, eat a smaller meal while the boys are eating, and I'll eat a snack after the boys go to bed. Tonight was my first night of trying this, and it worked pretty well.