Breakfast:
I think I’m going to stop eating fruit for breakfast – it has no filling power compared to oatmeal. Only 30 minutes after I ate my stomach started grumbling. After an hour of grumbling I couldn’t take it anymore so…
Mid-morning snack:
- 1 TLC Peanut Peanut Butter granola bar (140 calories, 5 grams of fat, 7 grams protein, 4 grams fiber – pretty solid!)
Lunch:
- baby carrots & hummus
- 1 nectarine, chopped
- a little more than 1 whole cup greek yogurt (I wanted protein)
Snacks:
- another fresh nectarine
- about 2 cups of cheerios (plain)
Before I had my snacks, I felt “full”, but something was missing – carbs! It wasn’t until after eating the nectarine and still feeling off that I realized I needed something grainy. The cheerios were perfect and I felt so satisfied after eating them. I also had a teeny tiny bite of a scone, but it was so sugary and sweet that I’m not craving another bite. Weird.
Dinner:
What do you all think? Is it better to graze all day or to eat 3 solid meals? If you do prefer to graze, should you try to override it and switch to the 3-meals-a-day plan? Are there different health benefits for either one?
It’s all personal preference. I prefer meals, and only snacking when I can’t get to a meal. I get hungry every four hours, so snacking doesn’t really fit in there. I think that if you just eat when you’re hungry, but not overdo it, you’ll be fine!
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